John Peel's mbl. g. Rex. "Time, 1 min. 53 secs.
Stm,—I would like to ask if nearly everybody has quite finished why Roman Catholics should be called upon to stipport a non-sectarian school such as the Public School, the governing body of which is entirely Protestant? If it comes to a question of paying taxes and counting noses we have as much right to be heard as any other body, gnd if grants in aid are to become the fashion seems to me they should be based upon some other principle than the one adopted, wi ch is drawn in utter disregard of the feelings and opinions of quite a large proportion of the foreign community.
With many apologies, I am, ete., 26th February.
The coming Ratepayers' Meeting will' give our correspondent an opportunity to bring forward the question.
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