School Children and the Exhibition.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1724, 24 August 1885, Page 3

School Children and the Exhibition.

To i\e £di!o>- 0/ LY- .V; naltsd. Sit.—Mr Leeth-un and myself have been endeavouring to at range that children from Wairaraj-a schools .-m/rld iiavc- i tt cilil.e» afforded them lYr visiting ti.c .Exhibition, 1: being tuieraliy certain that such an opportunity will not occur again for some veats. I send ecu copy of letter received hem the railway authorities, in order that you may publish it for the information of the various school coinmittocs, and that they may tase the necessary steps to arrange excursions if they think it advisable. Tlie trains would pr-, babiy leave Masterton or Carterton, as the case may Le—say about 7.Shot a a.in., arming in Wellington about twelve. Time of return would be arranged say for 4 or .5 p.m. The railway authorities, however, are vt-ry anxious to meet the convenience of ch.idreu and their parents, and it would the.efore be- better that the committees should seno in suggestions, after conference wall each other. I am., iu. W. C. BccneNiN. Railway Department, Head Office, Wellington, 21st August, IsSd. Dear birs,-—With reference' to the interview you had wall me this morning as to excursion Exhibition. Lzcutsious will be run if there out) chiiduu for each, at a rate of 2s per ht.td, and parents, tutors, or guardians at 7each. Liokiiity it c.-uid be arranged that chilJien oi tw . schools (say Mastertou aud Carterton) eon.d come on tile s.mie day, and children of schools situated in the Lower Valley on some subsequent hay. licked.-, to he taken out bv the Committees iu each case. Ine Department could arrange for an excursion during the week after nest, or subsequently 1 u is necessary, however, iu order to do this that I receive an intimation in good lime, so tl.it complete arrangements nj*iy Lc i-ix i-j. I urn. Dear -Sirs, Ykurs Faithfully, L L. .Um-.vviiLt., Gent r.ti Manager. ikij. Beetlum, Es.p. M.11.R, and W. c. Bucnauan. Esq., M.H R.