CATHOLICS AND EDUCATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9888, 6 November 1893, Page 3

CATHOLICS AND EDUCATION.

TO THE EDITOB. Sic—The letter of "A New Zealander" reminds one of Goldsmith's schoolmaster :— ! For c'en though vanquished he could argue still ■ He states that my arguments in support of granting Catholics a proportionate amount of the money devoted by the Govern- [ menfc to the purposes of education are unreasonable, but he advances no argur ments to prove the unreasonableness of mine. Certainly the former assertion that we (j Catholics expect more than our fellow colonists i. is repeated, though my letter, to which he h refers, clearly shows thafc we do not. No doubt , we claim to be treated differently for the reasons r stated in the letter quoted. "Where would | the matter end," asks your correspondent, "if ' Government were obliged* to give aid to all the 3 various forms oi religion in New Zealand for educational purposes ?" ,' How could it end badly if each religious sect provided schools in which secular education would be given up to the standard required by the State as the Catholics have done ? What would it matter whether the money voted annually for educay tional purposes were distributed proportionately amongst the various denominau tions or expended directly by the Government {. if the children received the same amount of secular education ? But really this has nothing t. to do with the question, for no Protestant sect l" is ever likely, to possess its own schools, . because none of them can have any serious ' objection to the State schools seeing that they send their children to them. With reference to it another statement of your correspondent, peri; mst me to remark that if the educational law I of a Catholic country were as unjust to the l * Protestant minority residing therein as the New ' Zealand Education Act is to Catholic colonists, i. I would feel indignant with those Protestants if they did not use every legitimate means to it alter such a law. "ANew Zealander" says that " everyone knows there is no satisfying the J- Catholic Bishop of Dunedin." It would be jy interesting to learn how everyone knows this. " Strangely enough, Catholics do not seem to be , ; aware of any extraordinary efforts having been made to satisfy his lordship. Really the writer . - should not despair, but, as he is apparently :; most anxious to please Dr Moran, he should h assist in bringing about a trial of the prescripj tion given in my lest letter by voting at the coming election for those candidates who are r . favourable to the proposed treatment, which is highly recommended by all tbo Catholic and I it am pleased fco say, many of the Protestant doctors who understand the complaint of Bishop lJ Moran and his people.—l am, &c, Catholic Layman. s . Dunedin, October 31.

V' -\^HAT BECOMES OF THE WATER>k This is a question often asked by the trade x ; who sell, and the public who buy fchem ■ and no one so far as we know seems ready with the answer. Before the arrival of the Duke of y- Devonshire 120,000 Waterburys had been sold in New Zealand; 3000 more were burnt afc the at Cape on the Ruahine; the Duke landed 2880 all sold fco arrive, and delivered to dealers who had been out of stock for two or three months • - and this lofc is followed by 2880 more in the Elinor Vernon, due in a month, and by two other shipments to arrive before Christmas What becomes of these watches ? The census shows an adult male population of 95 000 only and it is undoubtedly the highest tribute ever k, paid to any watch that its sale in six yea-s has , Ir exceeded the adult male population of the lis c, ololiy - by *bout a th'rd> without in the lea°t decreasing its demand We have had bare ■«* markets for many months, and our iuabilitv to Ed supply the trade has given a filip to many ruball bishy imitations imported by firms who will not er bo content with a reasonable profifc Now thafc ilr permanent supplies are again obtainable, kindly or see that when calling for a Waterbury you ar* ad supplied with the correct watch, and nlainlv ra tell any trader offering you a substitute that r- you do nofc wish to be imposed upon. Any it- dealer attempting substitution is doing so for :- the sake of excessive profit, and not because a his watch is equal to the Wate.bury, or because Se he cannot now get the correct thi™ The 2c- Waterbury is first-class value; that is why so ifc many unprincipled hucksters endeavour to L oppose it with cheaper, jerry-built stock. In he the latter case their profits are regulated only Dr oy their own ayarise, whilst wifch the Waterng bury the price is fixed by us, and we see that :n- our agent* sell at such a price that persons buyJo- ing can rely on first-class value. We stock the let parts necessary for re pairing, and by arrange- . a ment with a leading jeweller in each oity, lit ensure economical and satisfactory repair when a a pcepgsary.