CORRESPONDENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2664, 20 November 1909, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Correspondence on public matters i» welcomed at all times, but it must be distinctly understood that, this journal is in mo way associated with I,ho opin ions of its correspondents. AM letters must ho legibly written and inscribed on one side of the paper only, otherwise they will not be published. ‘An asterisk at the foot o£ a letter indicates that some portion has been excised.J

BOROUGH LOAN PROPOSALS,

[To The Editor.]

Sir, —I take' 1 up the stand, which most ratepayers will, that the inclusion of all proposals will be fatal to the necessary items which we all want—viz., sewerage and roads- Of the former there can be no question if put to the ratepayers that it would be carried by a substantial majority. Regarding roads, which are essential to the progress of our last-growing township, may I sav that the wrong steps are being taken to bring about the object which we all hope will .soon come to pass, if efforts in this direction are supported by Councillors, who are now in a minority. Yve have a ,large bill of fare before us, and if we can carry all the proposals to he submitted to ratepayers, then we must he entirely under some livpnotic influence, and not quite sane. What I remark is tins: (1) Sewerage; (2) roads. All the rest need not°troublo us for a few years.—l ant, otc

RELIGION IN SCHOOLS. [To the Editoh.]

Sir I note in your locals this moraine one which states that the Auckland Scripture Gift Association is presenting hooks as usual to the public school libraries. Mav I ask two or three questions (I) Is .our system of education a secular system? (2) It a Roman Catholic priest is not permitted to enter a school and offer Roman teaching to all the scholars, why is a Plv’uouthist allowed to leaven the children with Plymouthism hy /means of the school library, and thanked for doing it? (3) Has a school committee the right to accept books of a denominational character for the school library(4) Is this the man who came round the schools a few years ago and was allowed to address all the children during school hours on his leligiou.* fads whilst authorised teachers of religion are excluded altogether, or else allowed entrance only after school is over?—l am, etc 7: CONSIS TENCY.”