THE MINISTER FOR MINES AND SCHOOLS OF MINES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9117, 16 May 1891, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE MINISTER FOR MINES AND SCHOOLS OF MINES.

TO THE EDITOB. Sin,—l sea by your Auckland correspondent that thn Hon. Kicbard J. Seddon has received a woU-dtaerved »nub from the Railway Commissioucrs ss Minixtt r for Public Works. Will Bomo of the Otago M.H.R.'s who support him give him a hiut that he might take a little pams to conceal bin aversion to everything from Ohngo. We find the honourable Richard as v Miuister of iho Crown deolaring that when tho proj oi for importing a first-class motallurgist ii carried out the Thames Sohool will only be second to that of Ballarat. This follows just after wo aro informed that it is proposed to borrow tho Otago man. Is this not rather cool for a Minister who has never been inside the Otago school, and who knows nothing of what is bsing done in it? But what boots that. He plaiuly gave our chancellor to understand that the implied agreement to vote £500 annually for the Otago school would riot be oarried out by him; but for the Thames he will a»k Parliament to give him a voto to import a flrat-olass man unless tho poor Otago people give up theirs for half the year. See how he fooled our members over the Otago Centra!. He telegraphed that he would willingly come down and open the line, and on the sbbio day to another Dunedin man he sent word that he would be fully engaged in Auckland up to the 17 th of the present month. Has he not repeatedly promised to visit us to see about the unemployed difficulty; yet, while this was a pressing question, the Minister could continue his round of banquets on the West Coast, visit Clui3tchurch, aud then gaily leave for Auckland, where, so far as can be made out from his movements, his presence was not required at all. Mr ft. J. Seddon has, in fact, treated the Otago members as a pack of children. He would promise anything and everything to keep them from crying, but as for performing, bless jour heart, he never had any intention that way. As to the unemployed ; well, they could go and fi,h. .On the West Coast put of a gang of 50 men given work only some three or four were married men. In Otago married and single are both flouted. Well, perhaps, we deserve to be so treated. Wo elected labour members to look after our interests, and an old campaigner like Mr Seddon laughs at us for our pains.—l am, &c, May 13. A Wobker.