CORRESPONDENCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3602, 16 April 1886, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMAKU HERALD. Sir, — From tho purport of your correspondent's remarks yesterday, it would appear that the Committee of the forthcoming Industrial Exhibition do not deairo tocncourago the exhibits of any persona who arc not members of Bands of Hope. Being aware that thero is a largo amount of constructive genius in South Canterbury, which would possibly reeeivo encouragement if its productions were exhibited, tho Executive Committee caused it to be published in their prospoctus three months since, which must have escaped your correspondent's notice, that they would be glad to receive from any persons such oxliibits ns would, by their special excellence, afford to young persons an opportunity to mako comparisons and notice the shortcomings in their own work, bo that they might thereby bo induced to make further efforts towards perfection. I would ask you to canso it to bo known through the modium of your paper that the committee would also appeal to the public for loans of scientific and other apparatus, together with raro and curious articles,' from which instruction and amusement may be derived, Theso will be specially cared for. By inserting the above, you will advancethe interests of tho South Canterbury Bands of Hope exhibition, and oblige ■ I am, &c, '■ '■'■ •- ■ ' A. W. Bascand, >"' Secretary. Timaru, April 11th, If 86. A QUERY. ■ . TO THE EDITOR OP' THE TIMARIT HERALD. Could you oblige mo by answering the following question :— Oan the teacher of a publio school expel a scholar for bad behaviour, without the decision of the local committee ? - - v • - I am, &c, ' ! Enqttibbb. [According to the Public SehooU regulations, issued by the Education Department, and sanctioned by an Order-in-Counoil, a teacher is. not justified in expelling a pupil for misconduct, without permission from thelocal committee, to "whom tho matter should be submitted for that purpose. — ED.'T.iT.] THE DREDGEs .. T TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMARU HERALD. Sib, — How long havo the Harbor Board engaged the Oamam dredge ? It seems to me if she is in port for any 1 length of timb it will take the lion's share of tho last loan to keep her in repair. What a fino harvest somebody is getting out of it. In fact, Bhe is a. perfect godsend to tho unemployed. When the tax collector goe3 his rounds demanding from each property holder their share of interest on the loans, then the trouble will commence. : :r '■ • : Tarn, &c, No. 2 Wtfo Voted fob the Loan. . . P.S. — Since writing the above I am informed that the "dredge has cracked up again, More' work. -What a lime we are havmg !