BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL INQUIRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13279, 11 September 1906, Page 6

BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL INQUIRY.

| ■ * EVIDENCE OF I FARM HAND AND \ GARDENER. J [BY TFXEGRAI'H PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ' Ghristchurch, Monday. • The inquiry into the management of t!w - Burnham Industrial School was resumed • this morning before Mr. H. W. Bishop, . S.M. I Mr. Pope, the representative of tiiie Edu- ! cation Department, read a lettei which he . had received from Dr. Anderson, in refer- , ence to a statement made by the; night- , r ( watchman-when giving evidence last week. , The witness stated that he had' kept a lot r back when giving evidence at the Depart- - merit's inquiry because Dr. An'denon &aid " he wanted.it to be a friendly inquiry, and 3 if anyone showed a hostile spirit lie would' I not be slow in making his report lor his J removal. Such a distorted statement, Dr. Anderson wrote, should not be allowed to „ go uncontradicted. He hoped! steps would , t he taken to bring before the Commissioner t the remarks lie actually made at the opening 'i of the inquiry. .: f In reply to Mr. Pope, Mr. Bishop saids the best procedure would be to call evi- '. dence to the contrary. Dr. Anderson could e also be called. s Mr. Wright then resumed his cross<i examination of the attendant, Cooper. II Later on the question of Dr. Anderson's 'J statement a.b the previous inquiry came up ' again, and* Cooper said the impression he j. gained was that it was meant to intimidate I I witness. _ , Mr. Bishop said it was a serious allegation. However, Dr. Anderson would be called, and could give his version. John Power, first farm hand, «aid it a would be an improvement if thev had less il hind, but of belter quality. "The boys " ; t: t were not given inferior meat." The manage" I a gave him a free hand, and told him not to l " j send any meat to the boys thait he would r •H not eat himself. He should say that the *' | moral tone of the school had improved e . j since he had been on the staff. Some boy« ; ought never to be turned loose on society. { ! j Timothy Greanev, gardener, said he had ' 11 j no fault to find with the conditions. The i boys as a rule did not remain with him 1 ,_ | long enough to become efficient gardeners, ; j but he was satisfied that the training they : : ft j received was of use'to them in after life- I p j He got along satisfactorily with the man- '; ; at'or, and had no complaint to make apwnff || ~ j him. He had never seen the :tnana#s ■ i- i under the influence of liquor. it ; . i } 2- I , .Ui__. _=!• , ' ",