RE J. J. RAMSAY AND P. B. FRASER. TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2398, 15 February 1900, Page 39

RE J. J. RAMSAY AND P. B. FRASER. TO THE EDITOR.

Sin, — When are we to hear the last of the wretched mutual reciiminations of these antagonists? The objects aimed at in their effusions are peifectly patent. Mr Ramsay's wish is to assist Mr MacGregor into and keep Mr Fraser out of the board ; and Mr Fraser, on til's other hand, desires to secure a seat on tho board, and invokes the assistance of notoriety to attain that object.

The present personal acerbity displayed is affording food for serious thought on the part of commitleemen as to how the future proceeding's of the board will be conducted in the e\ent of Mr Fraser's election, and further as to what complications may arise li Mr MacGregor is also succcfsful m his candidatme. What King David in his haste said about all men, they in their leisure openly allege vith reference to each other. What a magnificent vi=ta of Kilkenny combats at future board meetings is opening before us l

Surely now is the time to provide for saving the board from scenes and scandals such as were exhibited when Mr Fra&er was formerly a member. Ido not for a moment say that Mr Fisser was wholly responsible for them, but I do say he contributed largely to tneir. Mr Ramsay is on the board already, and, that being so, we should do all m our power to nroserve the undoubted usefulness of each by keeping them apait. Amongst other things in correspondence, we have the Waiareka episode dragged up again. I was then of opinion, and still think, that Mr Goyen had done his duty , and, although the case was made to appear against him, yet I felt that time as a truth-finder would show who was in the light, and that Mr Goyen would have nothing to fear fioni future revelations. Had Mr Eraser kept his attention on his

school work, and refrained from parliamentary electioneering, I feel sure that he would hav§ rendered an ample return for the taxpayers' money received by him, that the school would have maintained its standard of efficiency, that Mr Goyen would not have been forced by sheer sense of duty to report as he did, and that the committee would not have been compelled, as it was, to unanimously make a request for Mr Fraser's removal. Tempus omnia revelat (Time reveals all things). — I am, etc., Pax.