FUTILE DEPUTATIONS.
SIR F. BELL'S LAMENT. NO ADVANTAGE GAINED. REPRESENTATIONS BY LETTER [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Ministerial abhorrence of being incessantly bombarded with deputations and the general futility of such an expedient was expressed by Sir Francis Bell, Minister for Education to-day, in no uncertain terms.
Addressing the conference of Education Boards, Sir Francis said he did not believe he could do better than take up his permanent residence on Mount Cook, so that he would be able to receive only ■written communications, and thus not have to repeat to deputations, as he had had to as Minister times out of number, that no man-would get any advantage through "getting his oar in." "I cannot," he added, "persuade deputations that they are doing no good by representing their case in person." The Minister went on to say he was making this statement m the hope that it would have some publicity. Personally the only effect personal representations had with him was to make him doubt whether he was being prejudiced by giving them audience. His anxiety not to be prejudiced was probably prejudicial to the man who got a hearing.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17274, 25 September 1919, Page 6
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192FUTILE DEPUTATIONS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17274, 25 September 1919, Page 6
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