CORRESPONDENCE.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 250, 26 September 1913, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

lOut correspondents’ opinions (ire their mvti; the responsibility of. editorial items makes sufficient ballast for the editor’s shoulders. It is necessary that all letters for publication should bear the name of the writer—not necessarily foi publication, but as evidence of good faith.), BIBLE IN SCHOOLS LEAGUE MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR,

• SIR, —Kindly permit me to say, in reference to the statement in your report of the above that “the result of the second vote was not announced in figures ' from the platform,” I was distinctly under the impre'ssion that I gave the figures 19 for the amendment and 23 against it, and this impression has since been confirmed by several persons who were at the meeting. In any case, I challenge anyone .to disprove the -correctness bf the figures. Of course, as most - people are aware, putting an amendment the shape of ;a direct negative should mever have been asked £pr nor allowed, moreover, it was responsible for not a little confusion in the minds of’some of the supporters of the movement, as the disparity bet-; • ween the first and second counts abundantly demonstrated, and no *, sane person would question under the circumstances, the perfect regularity of a second vote. • While on the subject, may I also say one word about Scot’s fandango ? I am sorry that I am precluded from a reply in detail since it is not gentlemanly in tone. It certainly reflects very little credit upon himself and still less upon your correspondents’ column. Whatever ELSE it may be, it is manifestly neither witty nor manly, it is no more .justifiable than it is conspicuous for his -usual good taste. It is just about as ludicrous as a man holding up TWO hands behind another man’s back and then prating about honesty. ~ With regard to the little sing-song-(if one must give it a name), there are not many who would mistake it for Kipling’s. No born artist ever puts in TOO MUCH of the BASE element. Nevertheless justice to Scot compels me to say I have seen worse. —I am, etc., • F. W. Clarke.