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 UelivLred at the i;nnpnia of King's toll*"/!', Windsor, \.S., bj 
 Prof. HOW, D.C.L., 
 
 TIlUJlSDAY. JUNE 30th., 1870. 
 
 SiN.K ever fo hi- (•lia.);^iug his coiulitiou, ami, oti I lie wliolo, to improve it, 
 lias ah\a\> been llie destiny of man. uud it would therefore be improper to 
 say that fluuiyo is at all peculiar to tlie times we-iive in Aire cauuot be "the 
 s!iado\v of a dbiibt tliat there uever was a period to compare witii our own in 
 the rai)id, coiViiilele. and numerous chaiinres resultin.!; from intellectual activity. 
 Tlirou;.'hout the world, uuml)erl.\ss minds are busily directing' the <• 'oraies of 
 I ation.s iu cat ryin,i^ out a multitude ot uselul projects. In the .best parts of Kn- 
 lope W'e see a ]vjli.shed civilization rejoicing iu all the phases of tiiemo.st com- 
 plete life man has ever known. There is not a materi.d want allowed to the 
 sen.ses ; all that cm delight tho.se avenues of pleasure and of jjaiu, that can 
 bring health uv ea.se in sickness, or 80tji|ttSr;^ freipient agonies ol the in.n i- 
 latdf hour, is at command. Every c0De|M|>ce by which interconrse is ren- 
 dered safei. quicker, and more agreealdoispein » ccntniuallv improved upon. 
 In \arieil degrees all h vcls ofsociety, cvtitl^ilie Very lowest, part.ike of these 
 hetnlits so that there is a ditfii.sioij ol' ad\ antages ti;'' > was never yet c\- 
 luTieiiiitd. 'I'he independent St^it^ of America ant; ! ..;el Empires of the 
 
 ^^ oihl shew iaflaany portions oPtbrir va.-l extent a ii.-v . .• i;.ore than ctjual in 
 < enaii lea!nr.« to that prevailing in ilie parcHit lauds. ' ' kev and Eirv'pt are 
 tasi lu.-ing many of their distinguishing leatures. Ti. nd old isolation of 
 Ciiina and dapan lias in. died awav in the heat gereraied hy the friction ot 
 Western life, and Inmi the flood of liiejj' yellow iuili\es iiouriiig forth to the 
 centres ot that life .-uid their recaptinn of its exponents — its steamers, its rail- 
 ways, its telegia; h,-. lis miners, its cngiMcers, — at home, these countries niusi 
 partake of the general activity and so advance to a more 'devated condition of 
 existence. 
 
 These are in.t days in which old abuses <'an bear the strong ligiit thrown ii(>- 
 011 them or withstand the determined spirit iu whiclithev ari) simply dissrcicd 
 uiiit bun.'d away. Much that has been too long looked upon as right, because 
 old. or, if not ri-ht. at lea.st lol.;rable for the same reason, hasliad to give 
 place to s(mielhiM;: belter, because more adapted to the wants id onr ;iine.« 
 sin(i> il has beenfoiiiid either that (ndginal intentions have been |)er\er!ei|, or 
 hi iieved that tluir fidlilineiil would not i.! all jirol.abiliiv lia\e been insisted on 
 
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lint. So i! is til it matiy insti'iriuus liii\c bcfii \i t iijh>:i r. more siiii;il>lc foof- 
 ii];_'. ;iii(( ii li-.oie lilxTui view ol il.iu;;s geUL-iiilly lius U'lJil.-d to pivvail. Still. 
 <;r '111 is tilt' inertia ot Imii;; lived error aud acciininliilcd inisroia e|itioii, and 
 liiiTi' imi!<t Lt.' vc-ry iiiiu li more imijrovemeul lieforo mini c' i! lie f-aid to livA; 
 all lii.s lii'f ill almost any oumitry, fiml in inuny land.s, alas! ludorL- lir can lie 
 r^iiiv'. to live any ci iiside.ahle umouut of his completf existence. It is interest- 
 ing; iu tlio moantime, even it sad, to walcli the t'lUile efl'orts ui' obstructives to 
 arrest the pro^^ress ol'advaucin,:^ thougiit vvidi all its ameliorating tendencies. 
 
 As it is beyond dispute that man is now more ol' one I'amilv than he evei- 
 was, since tlie time he greatly mu'tiplied, lliut the barriers olnalional, sec! ion- 
 id. ftud local exclusiveness hiire been partially removed, an '■ that there is a 
 commuuity of leeliiiir among the best portions of all divisions ot people which 
 did not exist till recently, it is certain that tliis happy result liiis been bn iigiit 
 about to a L'reat extent by the ever iucreasing fretdom of intercourse only 
 possible of late years. Wu huve come for the most jiarl to bear with mere 
 equanimity than our forefathers did the difTcrcnces which must ever exist, /md 
 to work together as a matter ot course on t!ie broad platform of philanthro- 
 py, and this because pefiple have bceu able to meet and talk together 
 
 Ifti.c intermingling of individuals has made so(;ial lif<' less aiiirular, a;iil 
 uoi seldom turned bitterness into sweetness, how much have the mcetin;;s of 
 nations not done to advance the well-being of mankind. It may be tiiat tin'.so 
 mt^etiu^s of the nations in Exhibitions by means of representative objects col- 
 lected by their thiuker.« and workers, the Lative products of their couutrics 
 and n:anifold proofs of skill and industrv, have be.in the natural outcome of 
 widespread activity in the Arts and Sciences. It is a fact that they have 
 given an immense impulse to all those applications of science which minister to 
 the progress of civilization. Who that was fitted by education to nuderstaiul, 
 even modcrctely well, the meaning of one of those Exliibitions could fail, as 
 he looked up->n such a gath'-riug, to muse upon ti.e benefits derived from scien- 
 tific knowledge. He could not question, of course, the fact of existence be- 
 ing much more agreeable to those living among the chosen nroducts in view, 
 and capable of the enjoyment and appreci it ion of their excellence, than to those 
 less privileged, nor could he be unaware that gi-adually the good effects of im- 
 provements would spread on all sides from their birthplace, but he would, as 
 J suppose, wonder without measure at the practical answers everywhere visi- 
 ble to the question cui ho:)0 as put to tlie student of pure science. To take but 
 one, example, I can imagine him looking at the series of varied and exquisiie 
 colours produced from coal tar — theprac:ical co.isequence of the purely scien- 
 tific ev])erime;its of Faraday as supplemented by those of my old master iu 
 praelienl chemistry, llofmann. Millions of money yearly put iu motion by 
 tiio-e ^vll0 knew Iiow to a" ply accurate chemical acquaintance with a few oi' 
 the things iu coai tar '. What that means, anyone who cares that people should 
 be usefully employed will allow to be a sufficient answer to the question. — what 
 is the good of spending the time and thought of an intelligent man on such a 
 (rtuff as coal tar. 
 
 How carefully should v.'e preserve the characteristics of those people who 
 still persist in asking what is the use of studying sciericc, for they arc the 
 lingering types of beings prevailing in the pre-modern period. These curious 
 creiitures may ask this question now across the oceans and receive an aus- 
 
wo;' .ilrnot itol'ori' (In-ir ink is dry : and llir ;tiisAcr iniu'iil In; tli:U <\t:\rc is iiii' 
 iiiliiLile.l iiiid tinw is iiii- iiiDi-t! (iioliiablc. TiK'y niii\ ask (lie i|iu>.,iini in tlic 
 darkui's-i of iii^lit .iiid .^n; tliuir purlruils [irodiK-c 1 iu a liw iu'>iiiv'iit.s, ii;i<l tiir 
 ;i:!^-.v-'v n.i„'iit U;;u;ii t'lcni t!i;i: darkiie.HS is -.rit able to [.'fviit tii.' pliniu.L;r!ii>li- 
 w, wli ) usiul ti) wait lor l>ii lit .siiii<liiii«, iVom \v»)rkiiil( by iii^^ht as l>y day. 
 ,\.::<i >t) \n: Kii^lit ^n iiii tiirliii;; .iiiswors alilins; .^tit'.iciciit ti> roiiviiicc; tiielil 
 liiat MUiiiico is iioi witlioiii valiio even Irom liu'ir hah point ot \ iew. 
 
 I do no know that \vi; can tiud a luoii! strikingly iiileroslini,' ilhi>'.iatiuii ol 
 llic praclic i| u>o !n;'.de ol' |iikruly s( lent';!.' dir-rovciles lliau 1)V reierriii.^ a;::iin 
 to liii'.l •• uM-'al hi'.;!i prie.-.! of natnrc" Faraday, 'riiirty'ye.ir-' uiiir 'f liad 
 witnessed tlie Ijirlli Irom his o\in i)rain(jl niaum'to-elfclricity as a iwlile ioree, 
 aide to delkei u dcliraie .ie'edle, he was va->tly moved to liud i:s developed 
 power e(|ii,il to the ineltiui,' ol a lodol iron. l[e lived to 1) diold iiiis one or 
 his discoveries •• ^row into a nii^diy power; ho .^aw it everswhere uiployed 
 and fortunes founded on it.s free use ; lie saw it adopted tor iidei^rapiiy and the 
 hiMirv of private telegraphs made po-sihlr hv its means ; he saw it used on ii 
 Urand ; cale lb.' eli etro-iiulailnrjjv ; he •^aw 'I ^eneratiuL.' ozone, and thereby 
 reliniuu; su^ar ; lie ^'iw it- li;,dil it>ed by the piioio^rapher to eidai-;;e his nejra- 
 li\e-; aiid, linally. Ite s;iu- ji diine like a niidniizht sun over the reefs aronud 
 tiie coasts ot Hnghmd." There was no child of his body, but lie had this most 
 noiile projeny of 'j;ra!ui ciiildren and i^'reat j^rand children from thisom^ ol the 
 iiitants of his brain to rejoii'c over as he saw it developinj; its marvelloi's ca- 
 paoiiilies of ailaptation to the service ot liis leljow creatures. 
 
 Iu tact the luiswer wliich ilie m; joiilv "f sciontitic men mi,dit give to the 
 question 1 am speaking ol luight well be : The material adva;ita!»e.s derived 
 from our l.ibonrs, so far as they beuelit all, we share, but the greater part of 
 them is lorother.s only : thev turn ourjthotights into motley and live more or 
 less In.xiiriously while we are no better olf than the junior.s iu .some gord mcr- 
 cantil(! establi hiiv.nl. People are gln<l enough to pick our brains for they 
 make much money of them, llioiigii they do not think them wo'ili more than 
 a trifle to ourselves. To keep to the ?aseoi Fara'lay : when he was rii^iiig to the 
 very heiglit ot his fame, all the commit eeof the Royal Institution, where he had 
 uchii'ved his great triumplis. could say wa-s, •• that certainly uo reduction 
 oould be made in his salary of t'lOO per year, with rooms, coals, aud caudles."^ 
 .Many a foreman conducting a lm^iue^^ within a short dislancc of the scene ot 
 Faraday's laliouis would have felt insulted by the suspicion that he earned 
 less than four or five times as much as the philo.soplRu . Since tho British 
 (ioveriiment, like most governments, u eds all credit due for any otticial en- 
 couragement of science, it 11UISI be added that Faraday actually received a 
 pension of 1*;3UIJ a year, and, linally, at the hamU of our truly noble <iueeii, a 
 residence at Hampton Court. He was well aware how little our nation ap- 
 preciates deep ami pure philosophical pursuits, for he said : " For its own 
 sake our C4overnine. t should honour tlie incm who do honour and service to 
 their country. 1 lipve, as a scientific man, received from foreign countries and 
 .sovereigns honour whi(h pa.ss, in iny opinion, auytliing which it is in the pow- 
 er of own to i)estow." Tlu'se foreign hf uours amounted to about (it) in num- 
 ber, in his own country lie may have received perhaps half as many. Such 
 honours are the main delight as they i've the chief reward of the man of pure 
 .science, over and above, of course, the love he has for hi,^ work on the one 
 
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 lu; > 'ii |i:s 'ollnv'.s. 
 
 'I'll.- (|iic>ii.,!i— ..)• ulint L'oo.I is s,.i,.„o.._i> jinsv.'crcd hy maiiv in n very 
 .lifi'oroiit WMv iVoni tliMt in which 1 !i v- :is wt a:isuviT.l i? tr,-,]t\v. Vu-w,;] 
 111 ciuiioofioii will- (MliicMtioii. they say it. i-".,( luiicli ;.,.o,|. |„tIi;.|w ,,(' ini.n- 
 -■wmI than any other suLJcct of stn.ly. Si,l,. hv siih- will, tii*; Kxiii! 
 \\liii-ii clianLrid tlic (jcc of th 
 
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 v.iili tilt; l-iXiiiiiitions 
 wore hclil (li-('iis>i,,i|.s (,ti snu'lrv l(!pics 
 II itMially starti'il on th.' nic.'Sn',' of niany acl i\ >■ iiitril. c's rii cn.a nnd.M- div rr.S(>, 
 '•onditions to ih.' roniprrl.onMon ..f tlio-c ■.'iilii-'ri-iL's ot thi- riciies of i hi> earth.' 
 ;inil thn M/ns of miin's (loh-.ratod i^v/.n- to nsc an.', improve them. Tlie re!;-- 
 !ion of Seienre to K.itiealion mnll har.Ily fail to f.)rm on., of tho-^e topics an.i 
 >o partly no dmiiit has arisen ;h.- strontrl'v e.\|)ress.Ml o;,ini.)n tliat the teachiu- 
 of natnral srience is an essential in .MhuMtinn. Xothin;: can woii ho clearer 
 tliaii liiat this suhji^ct demamls tim instant an.l most careful attenli.ni ...' iho-o 
 wlio have the diroclion of e.lncation. ami tlial all Councils nf Puhlie Instruc- 
 tion. (;-vf.:-nor^ of Collerre-!. and Trustees nf Private S,h'>.)ls. ami tho'^e who 
 liave yonni: p.-opie t.) I.e hr.-iiL-Iil up as intelli-eut meuihers of society shouhl 
 I'e familiar with its details and hearin-s. It is impossihie fr. .io nore on this 
 occasion than tourh verv li-htly on its most salient teiliires. for it .,-xten.ls ov.u' 
 ;;r(:un(l so very wi.le that a lotv_' lecture or two miirht well fail to exhaust it. 
 when troat.M] as it shouhl he for the consi.lerath.u of tho-o whose <luty it is 
 to un.leistand the vastly chan^rcd asp.-et of the e.lu.'ational worl.I. Ta(2re is 
 a!! .)pinion alrea.ly wide-spread and hist izainin;^ :n fori'e thai tlie wIdIo sys- 
 tem of education is wroni: : not only that the subjects usually hel.l to ho ne- 
 c.-ssarv an.] preferable are not so. and that of these classic? ospe.'iallv sh-ul.l 
 liive more place to natural science, but that neither lauiruaL^cs uor'scieuces 
 are taujrht in the ri-ht way. A -reat deal has been sai.i. of course, on the 
 viunous points raise.], and some m.st influential bodies have t.dt .'ompelled t.. 
 make very ur^ont r.-presentation of th. ir views. A petition wa> >eni. for ex- 
 ample, from the Chemical So.'icty of London urgin;^ the claims of physical 
 scu'uces, esnecially chemistry, to be iutro.Iu.'e.l as a compulsory .study "in all 
 s.'hool.s nr..ler the control of (;overnmcnt. It has also been rejieatedly iu.si.sted 
 on that Natural Science should stand on precisely the same level as Classics 
 and .Alathematirvs, roccivin;! the same attenti.m a-.!.! reco'j;niti.)n, an.l au e.pial 
 share of all honors, prizes, an.] emoluments, in all pMiera! educational estab- 
 lishments. The question of scientiii.- cliwation must be viewe.] in tw.) dis- 
 tiiici aspects, that of eoneral and that of technical e.lucation. The onlinary 
 .Mimol, collcjie, and university, dealing with t!:e form.>r, have to do with pure 
 s.'ieuce without reference to any uses it may admit of. just as uith Ureek 
 and L'iin : it has never been pretended that these lantrna'jjes are of any use 
 11! liie daily life of most who learn them, hut the very ac.piirius of them is 
 ihonudif beneli.dal ;o the mind ; so it is witii puie physical s.-ience. and it is 
 further elaiire.l that faculties arc edn.'ated by it.s stu.ly whidi are not alFected 
 by the stn.ly of lanf;ni.jTes. Technical education requires the spe-ial directi.)n 
 of scientific studies for particular purposes, as in chemistrv for the nie.lical 
 man. for the apothecary, for the mefailur^'isf, for the mineraloirisl. for the 
 .uo.doo;ist, for tlie farmer, and for the s.'ientific, practical, ami analytical 
 ihemist. 
 
 To speak a tew wor.ls only on liio results of the agitation of the question.'* 
 
re alH.;Z t.. th... ■ l.ranci,... of ,.,lMr,ui„„. It n.uy I.; ^ai,| il,;.t all il,. ,.!,| .-I,,- 
 tMtinnal ,..;,, bh^lumMtH wn- fnun-l unf„|lv ..n..,,„al to .|,o m..,v .Mi.- o| ,|„. 
 »->', UM.I 1,. tl, pmI.I,.. sHMH.h u,„i nniv.T.lii,.., i,av.- hau to m,„lllv tlnir ,.la.M 
 .vrv .•on-.,].^ra',!y Not so very r...,,nlly a. in.port.M.t step was'.ak.M, in tlu- 
 l"M... a.m., .! . u, Lo.uJo,, UnivxTsity. M.-ny In.-o prosnU ,.,„ :,o ,loul., ,-..- 
 men, , or whor. .Ins was srotf^: 1 at l.y Can.I.ri.i.^. an,l Oxfo.-,! a;:,l .Ikm,- a.In.ir.rs. 
 rnr.y years a::o the ca-H Mates (or a-Inussio,, were "i.'Mast vearih-v were 
 14..(.. A '.ery respectaMc K-,,ow!e,^r„ ..,t H.-nns.rv an,l narnVal pl.il.Vso-.hy, 
 '■M-ltI.epay,nentot a fee of £2 are re.p.ircl f,.- tl.e Kn.rauc-e or Malricula- 
 Uoi. Kvmn.naion. 1 |,e .le,M-ees, amo,,^. oti, -r,,, oC l.ael.elor an,l .loetor of 
 ■'.•leiice may suhseqiiently l)e obtained, il.e iatter ader 
 Miiiiiiatioits aij(I the payment of £'i>() ji, fees. 
 i-n.h,:, |-)nver,sity is no lon-cr <o l,e .h-spj;,,], it js a pmver in the ian.I. The 
 
 passniL' thri.'e more ex- 
 The-ie, det lils need no comnioiit. 
 
 I'loa.sant ..anie ol Stinkomaloe nsed to I.e applied to it in derision. I have 
 nn ol.served t lat that epithet is inscribed a.nonu^ the st.tnes ot Plato. Ai is- 
 t".K;, i.aeoM Newtun, Galileo, Loeke, Lapiare, Daw an,l others whieh adorn 
 so !:ttM,Jy that superb sirnetnre reeently ope,,ed l.v^he (^neeti, who-,., amon- 
 ''tl.-r tlun-s, she heard from .he Chancellor of the" ULdversitv : "We veninre 
 
 '> interpret your Majesty's consent to open this bnildin-, pr'esenled to ns bv 
 1 an. anuMi; as a personal ,-eco;:nition on tin part , f yonr Majesty of the 
 prouM-es: wh.eh the L.iive.-sity has made i.i n.i.nbers and in reputation, and of 
 .N snceess in developm- an u..la.-ed svstem of ed.ication amon- ail (das.e'-, 
 races and cree.ls of yonr Maj^-sty's s.ibjeets in every qnarter of the -dobe." 
 Vompl.nmtsot the -vant of instrnrt.on in Science and' of enconra-e.nMit' -iven 
 to .ts study ,n Colle-e.s and ll.iiv -rsities in Britain have called !orth detinite 
 Mate.i.ents Inuu ma.iy authorities all most anx.ons that ihe wo.'ld shonld 
 know ihe.r inst.tntions not to be gnilty of the dcli^nencies laid to th.ir char-e. 
 
 t .s pnt torih that a: all the la.-.ire Colleges and Universities in Endand, li-e- 
 .;ii.<l and Scotla.id, air pie provision is made for the study of scienci, and in 
 most perhaps p.'actical ns well as theoi-etical instruction is -iven, while m 
 many cases s,.,entilic scholarships are awarded us well as prizes and certiti- 
 cates. h,l,nb.iri:h alo.ie, however, has foil , wed the example of London in 
 u.Miiz the de-.eos ot bachelor and doctor of .science, and the question is nat- 
 ui'ally asked— v.liy shoidd Oxford and Cambridsre and the other old Uuiver- 
 s.lies withnold honour where there is no profit, offer facilities in instruction 
 and \et deny the student the highest reward of merit they can afford. Why 
 .ot grain degree, purely for science. Fro.-n their great privileges they should 
 
 , , , • ■' - -- -.. great privileges tuey 
 
 lead ralher than follow in every intellectual moveraeut of the times. 
 
 They 
 
 must look to this : the:r day of simply lettered ease has passed away, their 
 lea. ni.ig is not cough to offer now ; more is wanted than the old routine 
 by v/li,CM men got l/iru- s;a.np of merit. They must awake from their dream 
 ot sec.inty an.l superiority or f.ey will be left behind ; wheu they do so, to 
 
 each we may say — 
 
 Nor ii 
 
 !-'l;all ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep 
 
 Wliieli riioii owed'sf yesterday." 
 
 ^'ol poppy, nor inandragoia. 
 Nor all the drowsy syiii|)s of the world 
 
 In a new country like this no institution should servilely copy any model, 
 tJio circumstances we live in are new nml ..ro c1..t,u »..i-,. .u,. i.,,. fr _ii ... 
 
n 
 
 ^■I'l' iitnl V ;i 
 
 l'„i!i-h 
 
 |,1.,,1. ,,t -.^Mi. Im ir.rU,,! Ihi^ N'VV Wurl.l ll.i;l- IV.tIv 
 
 .,„„., i„ ,i„. !,u-... i:„:v,r>,ii.- nf .!..• I .\u:\ S ,u... ilu. ,l,../n-o. .1 \Ur\v' 
 
 i,„. ,>..,i , 1, „.>..!•'.(■.■•:, .Mr.. ;n-.' ■•lVrM.,Uia i,l *<.ni.M)f tll.MU .Ml! M^'ly H'Arl ni.'ll.M.l- 
 
 •n.'rsonr.ai.nr .l.i.tut T.mv v^u\.^.h woul.! !.■ vain lu .xp.Tt t„ put Vu-ral 
 Snt-n.'.' ip it- prnpn- .,!:,.•,■ i„ -•l.-ol. till ;!:.• .■va.ui'U- i^ ^''.t tn.,n th.' Iu-Ikt 
 i;,.lit,ri.M,'.. Kxpn,,,;-,. liu. iMVM fullv ,n-M. nt tl.- r,m.!iun.Mit:,l ...ror, roai- 
 ,H,M, to MlMUwt all who lr,,v.. 1,..,.,, l.rnn.ihr up nn t!„- rxHuMV.-ly .l.iSMc-o- 
 „,:,.tl„.,na!i.'al sN-nn. of vli-wi,,.,' natnnil -. iot.r,. u- :u, ainn-nn.Mit, .„■ a l.oM 
 a. a ^nlM.-t -ipm. wl,i,-h to vlro^h tin- iniiul ^Irain.-.l i.y wluit i,a-y tamk ex- 
 ,.!,.Mv,-iv ^crinns intollrrtcal lalM,„r, rath.T than as an in.li<pon«al.K' uu'au< n| 
 ,Ml,iralinn and onlv to \u- tan-lit pinprrly at a n.nHi -ivalrr .'Xp^Mw.- 
 than is v.t arowiMl lor it. an. I tiuni mly < n a i.la.i s,.l,|om a.lnpto.l in 
 .rUnuK' rr nut - V .Mva^i^ n.al l.M-tnn-, .-am hy prnf.-sK.nal n.on. In.l hf 
 a,..„al workini: nftl,. srholar^. In la-t. ^-i-.H- sl„.nl.l I..- ;^s tl.ornn.hly 
 ,an..ht a.. K:r;lidi. L^i". <>r (iiv.'k. and .nvvy srhnM -l...nl.l hao' i;s la,,..ra- 
 t,M-yan,lm.,M.nmasai,.-..lnt(.|y n,..v^sary i.n- tin- .•.>.«.M.lete o.hfiUmn ..! th- 
 
 (aciiltiix .if the scholar. , ,• ,■ ,i . .i , .■ 
 
 It w.n.hl take- t.K, h.ni^ t,> l:■i^. all th. .Tas.ns l„r tho hrl,.! (hat th- p .- 
 vailin.'svst.nn.f ..lurati.in i. v r„n-. On tornun- ,,rnis.nn_s I luiv.- sp.iK.n, 
 ou tlu'snhj.M.i ol s,.i.:ntilir M. ration and it is ^ratityin- to lin.l a U'wh'U'v t.. 
 the accoplan.v of it at something ap Toa.'im.- its vain, m .n.Toa-.nvly .u.m.T- 
 „ns qnrxrters. h.it a.nch. v.rv ,ni:ch, rcnnains to l.o ,io,u>, an. I ..'.i ot.ly repoal 
 tl,at it is tin. -t-.tv, it.stant anil h^^y>.vnu^,, .-f all ,rov, rnin^ ...Incattonal centre., 
 to SCO that thcy".iiulcrs:ana the respon>ihili:y that lies npon the;.-, in this ron- 
 
 "'"I'h'l^.' l:nt a monient or two to -i.e to the s,-cvm,.1 hrannh of : ;nontifi.' K.i- 
 lU-atinn that. vi/... vl.ich is pra.'ti.-al-T.chnical K.hioatioii as it ,s ralle-l. 
 No.lon1.t..\<Typracliral man will .•onshLr it tar mofo unpnrtant than iho 
 (uh.M-, an.l this is a conntrv in which practical men shonl.l form tin. majority. 
 The Mtcccssivc cxliihitions of late years have thrust np.,n l.ritam the very 
 painful con..lnsion that she is by no means lirst in in.lnstrn.l arts, that o.her 
 pecple than her own can turn to better a.lvantaL-e the pr.aeip es of science 
 She has had to ackt.owlcdjre that it has been only from her hem,:, lavore- 
 with most abi-n.latit tjatnral rcsr.urccs^mincr.il wealth-au-l not from best 
 knowin- how to use thorn, that .he for Ion- lud.l the first place as a manutae- 
 tiirer. "she CihIs on enquiry that the reason other nations, especially t rai.ce 
 an.l l^rnssia. are ennallinir at.d .nrpassin- her is that they provu.c b.^tter 
 facilities for scientific educati-ni. Not only are l..-.- worktnen and mtu.a-crs 
 rrenerallv inst.flieieutly acquainted with ,-eie'-cc. but their employers as a rule 
 arc nearly equally so, and simply because in the great ma.,onty of c vses hey 
 were not tau^t 'cience at school, a fact which some of then, publicly .leploi. 
 It mi.dit easily be shewn that scientific education is a national necessity t.. all 
 peoples nor barbarians, as it is recognized to be in some parts of hnrope. 
 Thus in Berlin a laboratory for the study of chemistry has been newly ere.'t- 
 cd at a .'..St .d' ?i2as,.-.0n ; in l?onu. another, costing .S02,2.)(» ; tn Leipsic, oi e 
 is being built at an estimate of $\:>i),Wn\. ^'.\<V'":'i'"'!"'' ?."!!!!!!.r!!;l'T!^ 
 
 nic School iias been put up i.> n. < .•Viur.-Mir.Ti- ■■■:■.: ■ ■.;;;:-.-::;r. ■,--: - 
 
]iiirc Iv lffli,.ir:il I 'iii\ cl ,>il ii-^i, liriliiiii liii^ nut uiic. ll !iii- rr-iillcii tiuiii :lic 
 iiiiv inii.-i ciMjuirii'.- into lli'> lUiitttM- lliiit >tri)ii;: tllir(.-. arc ln-iii;.' niiili' to .'ii|ijily 
 (Iclicu'iicics in iJrili^'li tMliication i:ii\v >n lliornniililv ('xposcd, 
 
 IIkw is it in this CDiinlrv ? ''Iio (•i)iii|)iiii-<i>n Ij^twiM'n it iiiul lOniUunl i-< 
 (lli'ii inaili.', ami i;i/(ni ^rijiunl-. i.\l.-^i inr IIiiumh;; iin-iii 'Ihhmu m .' >ni>- it~|KTt^. 
 'i'lii'V arc boili I it'll in iiiinoral ix'soiirfos, ami it the oMc-r- rinuilrv lia-* ciwcil licr 
 i-n|iori(ii ity to this i)ii\ iU'Lje fatli t than to skiliul ajipliiation of .-ciiMititii- Uddw- 
 icd^'c, it is oertaitilv so lufo. Why should it \>r so. Why slmulij i;,.! thi.H 
 iiioN iiKt' have, if not its own School of Minos, its In«iilnti' oT i'rac'ical S( i- 
 tiH-e. It has licou ))i()|)f SL'fl to caiiy on vaiions native inani'.riictiirc.-' and 
 iiuriv (;i a clifinical n ■tuie iiii;_di' he pioJOciitccl willi ad\ antau'f- TIhT'' is 
 liowL'vei, no sntlu-ienl diffusion of scicnlilic idi'a-« lo in.ik'' an;- sncli i>roji'cts 
 jiopnlar. Au<l yet what riches wait to l>i' ^raiiicrcd troni the appli'-atio:) of 
 .-cirniilic knowK'diiC ; and well used riches mean ihe ;_'eneral weli-beii.;.'. this 
 a>i\ luicemeul, liie ele\ iition of a |)eo|ile. T. oii'jh we have Ion:: 'eased to 
 woijij !• at the ;:itis eontinnally jioured loitli in all diredions from tlie op.-ii. 
 'avish l.,';iid of scieiue, wc cannot lo^e 'jur interest in llieni. Oov interest 
 ine,eii:-es. of course, ihc nearer especial benelit comes lo onrscdves, and one 
 of liie latest discoveries in cheuiisiry may i)o>>ildy enrich nv.iiers (d' coal, iu 
 this I'roviticc. 1 iilliided J!i>t m W to the aiiiazinL; variety "1 colors obtained 
 Iroia ci^al tar and their great money valiiL'. Yet another mater al has just 
 lieeii jiroduced Iroin coal tar which promises to be at least ccpially valuable 
 with any heretofore obtained. Germany — the liiid of scientific educutiou — 
 has the honor of tiiis triumph. Tw > chemi-^ts have produced artitlcially from 
 coiil tar the colouring; .-iibstunce ol' madder, which has been used as a dye 
 Ironi lime immemorial, aud isemployed in eiiormo is (piautities. The discov- 
 ery is obviously of the <rreatesl possible value. 'II. 's is ;'videiit wlieu we see 
 that the lot;il annual jrrowtli of madder is wo'lh ?^l().7.")(),(l()0. Hn.^land 
 ii^es about half this madder, so tliAt a sum ol ikH less thai) 8"j,<)U(>,()()0 is paid 
 tiiere Ibr foreign madder every year : this will uovn- go, in part at least, to 
 the people of the c^ uutry as they can turn their own coal into madder. If 
 Knudand can do this, why not Nova Scotia with her uulimited supples of 
 bituminous coal. 
 
 It must always be a matter of becoming pride to the Gmeruors of this 
 iustiiutiou, the oldest Ir'rotestaat University in the IJritisli Colonial Empire, 
 that it was here the ecieuces in question were lirst taught in this province. 
 Desirous that the institution entrusted to them should beetjual lo the demands 
 ol the times, they have for K! years had various brancdies of Chemistry aud 
 IS'alnral History included in tiie course of instruction open to students. The 
 example has been followed in all tlie younger Provincial educational estab- 
 lishments, aud cveu iu the common schools a very good little treatise on 
 Chemistry is occasionally used. So far well for a begiuning, but, if what I 
 have sai^! truly represents a rather (jeueral feeling on the subject, it is clear 
 tliat miieii more must be done before sc'entific education is pUced on a proper 
 footing, and the returns it would so certainly make if it were done justice to 
 can be expected. 
 
 As regards our own course our governors must be delighted that it has be- 
 come tlio rule, rather than the exception, for branches of Chemistry aud Na- 
 
 M..r..i 
 
 
TMjIiiI lljr ll 
 
 ■■- CMIIllilUT^ IIWll <'ai| 
 
 '•a'l !-• ;.'nt. j.i.l.'iiiiMii (ii'M'.-i.-ilv Ih> (M,ni,.| ||,,mi 
 
 I .0 .viH.rt. <,| th,.<,. ,'..,.t|v„„.,> as lo ,|k. n-sults ut >v|.Ht t.'.a.'l.i,,., ! ,,, |,,.,„ 
 
 ;'"'",/ ' ^-:': "".'1 ;:>^! w.Tk .xami,...! li.. HU-wers „l ,l.e -l.^.^o ,.„„.,i.la- 
 
 7- '':','.,'''"",• ""- "'"' """'!""'"' '" -IMrMioris .et l.v l.irn.s..I| i„ 
 
 LlMMiiiral 1 livsu's. li,.,r-,,n.c an.! Or.'ani,. ("Iirniislry. i.„.l I, iiii.l il,at tluv -ill 
 
 ^"' '";"-\':'.',"".' '"^"■'^^ '''"'' ""■^- '•••.I'.iiv.ltor the >taiMlap]tl,..v ai.ncl af/a.ul 
 Ih^t Mr. (.il,,n, ,!„i ,..,., ally well in Mint ralo-v. I -an uLi that ..vor an,I 
 a un,. llus Mr. (;,|,,i„ s|„..v,.,l tl.at !„■ ha.l tl... k:.„^vlo.l^N. in |.,s lu.ul aa-1 tl... 
 ^kill 1:1 Im- lina.l. lu ti ,1 ||„> ,.„„;..|,-s „t thro.- l.oUle. of soii.l n.„ip..in.,l s„|,. 
 .\:un-rs M-Iv,-I,.,l at riUMli.ni l.y lie l'r<-.i,l,.|i' as a lost ii, practical -•l.^Muistrv 
 aTi.l so l..-..l.tar r,\ (h,. |,i,r|„.„ |,„„ci.r on tl..- wl.-.lr snl. [rets lie .-i,,.],,,] j,, ,|,J 
 .IcparMii.Mi!. ;1,>- mr.ianr L.owr as ■,,,/;„,: I luu e ^..mi -la.l lirlo-v now i„ 
 ni.'iitiui) ihu.M. „l „„■ students ul,, have nut lail.'d t„ a,-kn..wl,.,|..f. ,1,,. h'.-H.v 
 ivsultsol our i;aniir;,- a- ,.x,HM'i.-n<M.,l on their parsuina special st.i.lies ahr.'a'i 
 li.e ,,,n„r.s„t haiMlsomr pri/es liave .-xpres.ed their satisfaetio,. at th- 
 w^rk «!'•■.'•";';: 'li''n- rep.ate,! uinM-Jn^s, ,ui,l espeejaliv will D, Dat.ean and 
 IreiUT. 1 ANilliains he reniernhcre-ifur their lilu-ralitv in the eanse of Srien- 
 tilie Ivlnealmn. The hol-lers ..four prizes an-! .vriitirates of.-orit have tro- 
 • p.eutly received theendorsemen; orjuihli,- approhatio.i her.-, and, unless I tni 
 tlecuvcd. It v.dl he so to-day. We.e our means ^.-r.^Uer— and p.)v,M-tv. as ne 
 ail know, .s our endur.n- -ri.d', as it is that ofall the other IV.vin.ial C..IK-res 
 —our results n i,-ht laudy I,., exp.'cted to he -reater aUn. hut. sue;, a,' we u-e 
 Me have covered so luucli -roun.l m our traiuin- that we u>av aimusl sav ol 
 the L niversity : — ' "^ 
 
 '• ( >niuo fere uenus <U>rrii'h IetiL.'il," 
 She has takeu in hau.l almost everv kin.l ot tea.hiui,'. 
 and if we cannot ad. I 
 
 " Nihil (juo.l teli;.Mt lion oinavit," 
 She has left nothinj,' siie has toii.-he.i un.nil..dlish.M|, 
 It IS for the Examiners to point out, and for the (ii,vernur , to sui^plv wlm 
 Js waatin";. 
 
 PUINTKJ) AT THK OFFIPK OK t„k- - AV,M,8o,i MaiI," WINDSOR, N. P. 
 
n'l ca- 
 
 ;i-< in-ar ua lit- can ifcdlli-ct. A\ t- 
 
 I ' 'fill il; ni HI - 
 
 tiiiK- Hi I »eto)>fei- 
 c()iin»an(i sfNeiai 
 
 10;i- I. dry I. \I. ,1.-11 Ci.l).. t. I •'■.;(. .t\ \un\ 
 Mr. Hi>h.,p 
 
 .■rllC. Uft In- il 
 
 HI l>'uVfiiii.ii, I ,..^.„ 
 
 papci-s with a icnlstrv in a bonk, awl f'uunil m.-vciuI iin-giilaiitiu- 
 jjiincipull} in niiv-pLlltMl wor.ls Did iii,t knuw wliat Mr A. 
 object was in asking nn- to !..• piv^fnt. Cannut positively iden 
 tify the book i)ro<luced as tlie one in which the registry wa 
 iiiaile. Was jjresent again a night or two afterwards 
 Station J. No. -"^ '"• ■ o > - - • > ■• 
 
 •23. 
 No. as 
 No 4:i 
 
 Misspelled Words reduced Iroi" 12 to G. 
 3 misspelled Won Is. 
 
 (Jrade made io\\er than it should have 
 been. 
 No. 4'). G misspelled Wurd> instead of 'J. 
 On charge No. G : 1 have .ven day after day examination 
 jtapers taken out of the ottic by Mr Hunt previous to the date 
 of the examination. Miss Kate Midnto.sh, of this city, told him 
 that previous to the date of the last examination she was in the 
 office and toM Mr. Hunt she was intending to go up ior grade 15, 
 so a.s eventually to go up for graile A, and therefore wanted a 
 high average on grade H, an.I that Mi'. Hunt told her if she would 
 come to the otHco he would give her the examination papers. 
 Miss M. never went uj). 
 
 Just before the examination of ls75 Mr. Mulholland assembled 
 the cla.S8 previous to the examination, nd drilled thi;m in tlie 
 same questions which afteiwards proved to be the examination 
 questions. 
 
 Mr. Thos. Robertson told me last summer that Mr Hunt had 
 given him examination papers previous to tlie examination fur a 
 candidate in Barrington, and that there are many othir cases of 
 wliich ho has suspicions, liut which will re(iuire to be proved by 
 the parties thenrselves. 
 
 The foregoing are all the charg('s. 
 
 Pri.vintiai. Secretary's Offki:, 
 
 Halifax, N(jva Scotia, 
 
 April is, 1877. 
 
 Pvesent: Hons. V. C. Hill, J. McKinnon, Robert Rob,.rt.sun, 
 and Alonzo J. White. Also, Mr. Hunt and Mr. S. Archibtdd. 
 
 Mr. Thos. Robertson produce<l by Mr. Archibald as a witness : 
 
 Examined by Mr. A.— In repl^- to cpiestion, Did y.-ii nr did 
 you not inform me that Mr. Hunt had given you cxan.iiiatiou 
 questions prior to an examination f 
 
 Ans. I may have said so, but I cannot say it was prior Im un 
 
 ^ '- 1- !tiis:a'.ivj:. i '^:\j ill"., i eilieili OCI" Llie LilliiJ aL ail. v'5.1ii'njl 'n \ 1 1. 
 
 .ajiii 
 
 Q. Did Mr, Hunt give you what Ik represented as 
 
 iL. 
 
 •xumina- 
 
 ./ 
 
that exa.nPnftion. , J^;::]^, ,' rtl't^^J^Z, Z 
 the oxaminatinn. ^ i».\t.i ucni uj) lor 
 
 Mr. Archibald had <n\en me n .rr..nf ,i ,ni ♦• • r 
 papers in the ofRceJr c^ a itlf )i VirHlr^^^^ 
 inadvertently said n/or. Than I int de da"" ' tt' fW ^ T'^^ 
 stated, and then told him the- u-hn . T fi i ., 1^^ ''^^:' "^^"'"'^ 
 
 Mr Hnnt ,„ir^ ' ""'"■'■ •"''"■'tfl any assistanco Im,,,, 
 
 Mr Hunt, an. !„■ never «ab m n position t„ ,1^^ n„. am 
 
 Provincial Skcrf.tary'.s Office, 
 
 Halifax, N. 8, April il, 1S77. 
 
 ■it R(i];crt.-,nn. Al.vi Ml 
 
 Present: Uom.V. C. mil and K,..,,. 
 Hunt and Mr. Archiiwid 
 
 Miss Alice Malo..n : 1 hold grade V ]ie. nse. I .ot this in July 
 
 l"^toio gc#. ,r uj), nor of any porti.-n of them. I never saw the 
 papers until examination day ] took 100 n.nrl.T . 
 
 I did better than I expected^ ' 1 to'f le^ n " ft. "if S ,? 
 
 iScient i r'l -r ''^'^'i' ^">'^^'l^ '-^-^ I'^-inj,' l-articularly 
 
 Mi.ss Thaha A. Maloan : I liold a lioens.. .rade C. obtained iii 
 Ju y, 1S.(,. I ,vas nut in the Education oth'ce before the exan 
 nation have not been for two or throe year.s. exce'^t to, j'^t' 
 l-efnre the vacation ended ; it was aiter the examination, i 1 
 
 ver hi f ' '^'^ VT''''' '"■'■^"■^^ '^'' examination. No om 
 cAei lianded me a set ot the .lue.tions. No paj^^rs were s.-nt t, 
 
 - --• • •"••• ""> u* tijc panors. i neve i knew nnv 
 
 Er.iiuo^i: v°'' '"''"^ ^"■'■" '" '"' " ■■'™- " "•• ""™'"' " 
 
 2 
 
10 
 
 Josopli McLauclirm, of All.ro stivrt M'hool : 1 hold a liccnwe, 
 jrrad.'s A an.l 1!. ! oLtainrd -lado A in IST-V 1 havr :iothiiijr 
 to ilo with iiivj.ariii;.; the i|U.'4ions for ixamiuatioii. 1 doiit 
 know \vliosc (liuv it i,'. 1 kiK.'V iiothiiiL; v. ht-tluT Mi' Hunt has 
 oLtaini'd tlu'se Mii.-tioiis with or withMul a^-istan(■(■. 1 ncwi' 
 ].n'iiaiiMl anv i|iirNtions and sulunitt.Ml tlirni to thf Sn]HTintiMid- 
 vut I ni'V('r had a cojiy "( tli" iiucsHoii ^ li.ton- any .xanuna- 
 tion, or of any ]iart oi' tin in. I know n.thinL;' of Mr. Hunt 
 ^■ettinii,- jK'Oplf "to |nvi)ari' nuostions |nr him. 1 know nnthin,n'_ot 
 anv t,(^clu'i'.s goini;- up for fxaniinatiou who liad ivcri\cii (_'o|)ics 
 of the (int'-^tions : 'ni'\ei' licard of any such tliir.-'. 
 
 Aveline Mcrulluch : I liold a lic'cnsr, niadc i). Url.i -rad^t. (' 
 bc.orc i,^oin^' tip for L':rad<' T'-. I ,l;ot invade ( ' in;' la-^t_f.\annn-.tion 
 inMr. Kands tiniiC Mr, Iliinrs name i-, on tiic liecnsy, as Ik' 
 came in inmicdiatt ly aft'r. Mr. ll-nit camr in in Keliruaiy 
 isyo. At tliat tiiiir'tliciv v.iri' two r.vaminatiMn- in tlie year- 
 one in Septcmlrjr and one in March. Mr. Randi held the exami- 
 nation.s in Sepienihcr hrfoiv 1 eame, !>ut i-;w'd no lic.'n.ses ; 1 
 <h» not think more than one or two at V.k' iitmo.-.t. 1 had the 
 Memo, from Mr. Rand, hni not a licence. It was wruten on the 
 memo, that th,. Insi.ector of tlie County, Mr. AVelton, had state, 
 that 1 ha<l used text hooks at my examination. Mr. Hand (hd 
 not refuse to eive mo a license. 
 
 Mr. Wclton's letter is proihiced : lie does not .-tale the cliareo 
 on his own anthoritv, or as havinu' heen a witnes- of it. 
 
 1 ohtained ^■rade 1! in Is?."-. I tli'l not s..e any of the exami- 
 nation (piestions previous to the examination, nor had 1 any 
 knowledi^e of the (piesti(jns. 1 did not know anythm^i; aliout 
 the .|uestions till I went u\) for examination, and Mr. Condon 
 handled thorn to me'. 
 
 ?Kn\-[\-r| \I. Sk< l!F,T.\I!V's ()Ki- l( i!, 
 
 Halifax, N. S., Aj.ril -11, l.^TT. " 
 
 Pre,^ent: Hons. ?. (". Hill, Colin Camphell, Donald McDonald, 
 llobert llobertson, and Alon/.o J. White. Also, Mr. Archiludd. 
 
 Mr. Archihahl produces certain M. S. ([uestionsof an exannua- 
 tic.i of 1^71. written in Mr. Major's and .Mr. McLaui;hlin'.- hand 
 writine ; also, the printi d (piestions of the s;uiie (•xamination eoi -^ 
 respoiidiuL;- ^vith the M S lJuestion^. d'hese were in possession of 
 a party — not those wdio prejiared theiu. Tliis Mr. A. ■^uhiuit.-^ is a 
 state of thing's which .-hould not exist. 
 
 Mr. Donalil Archihald stated that he had <ih-;.Mie.l thr ahnve 
 papers from a ^h. Smith about a week a-M : 1 knew nothiiii- aliout 
 them until Mr. Smith handed them to nie. 
 
 Over two years ago my attention wa^ first call-'d, to irre^'ulari- 
 *:,,.^ ;,, f],,. ,,vo,>.;i.Q,f';,,!> f.aoi.rs ; im\ bnitluT calh'd my attention 
 to these matters. At that 'time I rnnucd'id him to say nothin;^ 
 about it ; 1 did not './ant to make any troubkv until Sepleuiber last 
 
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 th. r .^nlanties wuv .u ;,a..iu. that I then advised him to^c^ 
 ,uau t tl e (.ov..rnua.nl. Th ■ pap.r.s more iunardiatelv brou.>ht 
 ' w TT H ""' ^"'''^^fy ''■'^'" ^''^' ^^'""nal .School, StatiouV. 
 
 h..v cauK. into tlu. o r.c- 1 ^vas then shown the envelopes with 
 uuhla ,ons. Al . . the n.e.nos. wore nuade out I was .iLn the 
 
 rtcou. Ih two s,ts did nut a-ree, these were i.ar.crs oC ex- 
 amination oi 1,S7.;. 1 tlnnk it was the same week, U t Wcto 
 posin-eahout the time, that my brother showed me three en- 
 
 re^nVl"'"-;; ;;■'' ^" rV'^ ="^ '■^•""'- ^^-^ •'^^ove^and whicli cor- 
 espon,l«d with t iree sets then in the oltice. /. .. they were mu- 
 
 tdate,Und the elian^ed ii;,„,vs corivspon.led with those <^i H^ 
 M> atten ion was called to tlu- papers three or four times in all, but 
 to record dul not a,n-e,; with the hgmc. as altered, but as ori' dn- 
 ally made by the examiners. ° 
 
 PiluVlXclAL SwiiKTARv's OffiC.'K, 
 
 llaliiax, N. H., June 5, 1,S77. 
 
 n I'Ti""^ ?"u-, ^' ^' ''"'• •'"■'" ^'^'"plndl, Robert Robertson 
 
 Z Dalv w. ''"" ^"^"' "^■- """^ ^'^^1 -^l'' ^^■^•I'i^-I'J- Rev.' 
 Ml. Uiii^ was also present, 
 
 .fi\''" !'';?'' TT\ ^T ''"'''"'^■' ^'^'"1 ^■■■^'led upon Mr. Dalv to 
 state whether he had alterated envelopes at thi rciuest of^Mr. 
 
 Mi^^l)./^'''h"!'^ ^^^f ''''"''; 'T '""'^'^ '''' ^1'^^'"^ ^'^^'^^ ^Sainst 
 Jli.Ualy; ii«' merelv stair | that -'•■■'•^n;., -- i- i ^ . • •• 
 
 caro^i ; i,ow, Jie .lid not know ' ""'" " '"^^^ ■"'" "''"^"" 
 
 Mr. liuliertson stated that after Mi. IJrowns death he came in 
 tuice into the Ireasurer-s ofhce and looked over papers- artet- 
 wards ,e ca.ue m wiih Mi_. Hunt lor the same purp'ose, but could 
 not hnd what he waUe<l, ;. ... the torn envelopes 
 
 Mr. Daly .stated n reply to Mr. Archibalds statement, that if 
 any papers wer,. duplicated, they must either have been for JiJ 
 or papers ot another year. ui„,.iit,s 
 
 Ml. Archibald bei,,;^ ask.d ir he had any questions to ask Mr. 
 ualy , lepliril that lie had none, 
 
 Mr, Hunt then submitted a written statement. 
 
 I 
 
 AKTt:iiNi»(>\ SKSSIOX, 
 
 Mr. Hunt ealled Mr. .MeLan-liJni. of tli. Ail.ro .street school i. 
 a witness, and sui.nntt.d to hm, th. paper, previomsly put' in 
 :v.de..-^e as received Iron, M,-. .s,„i,h. SomeotVhese papers F am 
 (ami i!ii- wit I ^,,1,1,, .,,,, „... I i . » ■ 'tMi 
 
 tainilinr wjtli ; siMiic ! 'aw. !>:■.• ! 
 
 toi a teact-r at his own rcpiest : that t.^achei was -oing up to 
 
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 an examination, and was naturally anxious to get all the inform- 
 ation he coul<l. This writing was done from live to seven years 
 ac: they v.-ere copied from the printed ones after the examina- 
 tion. Tiny were written at the request of the teacher. If I had 
 a ];)rinted co]>y I would not have parted with it, a.s it might be 
 the only copy left. There is only one copy printed and bound 
 for the ofhce, and one for each of the examiners. The ([ucstions 
 are old ones, wr'tten after the examination. 
 
 Mr. Hunt then proceeded to state his charges against Mr. 
 Archibald. 
 
 Mr. Hunt submit.-, a letter from Mr. McDonald, the agent of 
 Collins, of (llasgow, l)Ook.seller, dated ISth September, 1876; and 
 also a telegram from the-same, dated iSth Septembei-, enquiring 
 why no answer had licen received to his letter, which was ad- 
 dressed to the Secretary of the Education OtKce, Halifax, and 
 which Mr. Hunt stated he had not seen when the telegram ar- 
 rived, which Mr. Archiliald had o])ened and kept to himself. 
 Also submits a letter from Dr. Parish, Inspector' at Yarmouth. 
 Also, telegrams from 'Slv. Archibald to Dr. Farish. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archibald to Jlr. Calkin. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archil)ald to ^Ir. McDonald. 
 Also, telegrams from ?tlr. Archibald to j\Ir. McKay. 
 These telegrams were charged to the Government, but Mr. 
 Archibald sui»seipiently repaid the amount paid for the same. 
 Mr. Hunt submits liill Irom telegraj)!! office. 
 Mr. Hunt ^ ,ts in a letter irom the booksellers of Halifax. 
 Also, a written statement relative to the books. 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that in the matter of the Dartmouth 
 controversy with the county about the school assessment, Mr. 
 Archil lald had interfered imjiroperly, by writing letters on official 
 paper to various parties, of Avluch the Warden of Dartmouth and 
 other Justices of the Peace complf^intd in very strong terms. 
 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that Mr. Archibald had taken papers 
 out of the office and kept them for a long time. 
 
 Mr. Ai'chibald stated, in repl\-, that he had nothing to say in 
 reference to Mr. Hunt's charges; that there was a certain basis of 
 tiutli in the statements, but that they were exaggerated and not 
 true to the extent urged by Mr. Hunt; and that lie (Mr. A.) 
 attached very little weight to them in any case, and left the 
 whole case to the Council of Public Instruction. 
 
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 MK. HUNTS PROOFS 
 
 TEI.ECKAMS. 
 
 Halifax, Novc'inbii 7tli, 1,S7G. 
 Tu (.;. J. Kaiusu, M. D., IiisiH-ctMi-, Yarinoiitli : 
 
 Please send witli your own, names of siioli teartlieis and utlieiv 
 tor petition tu Council to-day, as want lioyal Readers on pre- 
 
 Samukl Ahchiiui-d. 
 
 Halifax, November Ttli, 1S7G. 
 To J. li. Cai.kin, Escj., Truio: 
 
 Please send with your own, names of sucli teaclierri and otiiers 
 tor petition to Council to-day. a., want Pv..yal Pleaders on T.re- 
 
 Samukl Archibald. 
 
 Halifax, November Ttli, 1870. 
 
 To D. McDoN-ALn, Inspector. New Glas^row, or, if absent, Princi- 
 pal of School : 
 
 Please .send with your own, names of such teachers or others 
 lor petition to Council to-day, as want Royal Readers on pre- 
 
 ■'^^'■^beJ list. ^ S.VMUEL AnCHIIiALf). 
 
 Halifax, November 7th, 1876. 
 To Mr. McKay, Principal of Academy, Pictou : 
 
 Please send with your own, names ,.f such persons for petition 
 to Council to day, as want Royal Rea<lers on prescribed list. 
 
 Samuel Archibald. 
 
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 RECEIPT FOR TELECiRAMS. 
 
 Halifax, N. S., 1st March, 1,S77. 
 
 Education Department fo Westeiix Unk.x Telegraph Co. Lr, 
 
 For telegrams sent and received durin^f the montli 
 
 ended i^Sth Febrnarv, 1S77 ,<| g^ 
 
 Amount refunded by Mr. Archibald."".".'.".!!."..'."!,']*.".', "'l 5() 
 
 Certihed jkI- Geo. Leslie, Cashier. 
 
 r.3- 
 
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 LKITKU rUn.M TilK UduKSKLl.KKS nV ll.Vl.II AX. 
 
 IIami "AX. .Jainuvrv ."iO, l.s77. 
 
 Sin,— llavini;- learnt IVum ^uud antlioiity tliat a clerk in yniir 
 oH'ce has taken nmliie allvanta^■(J of his re.siionsiMo ])<).sition ami 
 ac(|uaintance witli the private liusiness of the utiice, to enter into 
 corre.spondonce with Teaeher.s and others for tlie jturpuse of iii- 
 ihienc'ing tlic sale of a particular School Euok, without your know- 
 led^'o or approval, implyinj^ thereby that you were privy to his 
 pioceeilings, and believing that there exists in Halifax a nefarious 
 design to perpetuate tho present Book monopoly, in s]iite of your 
 endeavors to restrict it, and that the reprehensible conduct we 
 liave alluded to is intended to favor that design : 
 
 The undersigned beg to remind you, that agreeably to a reso- 
 lution '.f the Council of Pulilic Instruction prescribing the Col- 
 lins' S< lies of Readers, ami at your reipiest, they have imixnted 
 largely (jf that Series; ]>ut regret to say by a subseijuent action 
 of the Council. aj>]>areutly in the interests of the monopoly, the 
 Koyal Keoders were entered u]K)n the pre.scri lied list; thereby 
 ]»lacing m jeopardy the use and .sale of the excellent Series which 
 had previousl} been adopted and stultifying their own action ; 
 and they lot^k with surprise and indignation ujjon the conduct of 
 your clerk, ly which their interests have been tamjiered with, 
 and the integrity of your othce sacriliced in a culpal)le manner. 
 
 They cannot believe for a moment that you at all apjirove of 
 S'jch procee<lings, inju' ions to educational morality, confirming and 
 stren'^'thenin''' rather than aliiiting tho existing monopol}', aiid ig- 
 noring the scope and effect of the resolution of the Council of Public 
 Instruction, imdcr which at your personal request, and with a view- 
 to meet the exigencies of proliable demand, they have acted, and 
 they therefore hope, and have a right to expect, that you will 
 make strict cn(piirv into the allegations against your clerk, and 
 take such other measures as are neces.sary to lay before the Conn- 
 cil of Public Instruction the true merits of the case, and so to 
 pre.scrvo the inteu'rity of vuur utllce and the just rights of all con- 
 cerned. 
 
 We remain, Rev. Siiv 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 William (lossir. 
 
 M A. l]i'( Ki.K.v (fe Co. 
 
 'J'Hos, I.'. (JoNNdLLY. 
 A, W Niriidl.s.iy 
 
 IJie Itev. 
 
 The Superiatendant of Ivlucation. 
 
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 i.i:'iri:i! i'vjim mi?. (•K.Lixa 
 
 J./jnf.hhinyl,, C,:.,>t,hcll Ci)., Viiyliild, - 
 Sriifnnhfr JS'f/,, ishl. j 
 
 l)i;.\i: Sii;, lu i'liiiiiM- tn my eninmimicatiniKlntiMl 1 Itli of this 
 luoiitli n:;ai(liii-' scries of sfhoul l>n,,lv.s pulilislicl liv nur linn, I 
 lia\.; jiist l.ciii iidviscd tlitit a lu-H- aiid nilai'^vd ciitimi of tl,,' 
 •■ N-w illustiiiU-d Kii-lish il..;id.crs' Ikiv.' just been piililisli.-d, a 
 suinplL' si-t of which V.-.' shall he -lad t ) send you for iiis]K'cti(in. 
 ^ It lias occiinvd to in.', that instead of waitiiie- for a reply from 
 Glasgow, should there he auv iiiioi'uiatinii \ou may desire to have 
 and in my power to furnish," I shall he -lad to ivplv at once to 
 any communieatiou you may fivor me with at above address. 
 
 I shall have oeeasion t^ vi^it Halifax- on business connected 
 with our tii-m late in .\(»vemlier ot this year, when i shall have 
 the pleasure of waiting ii]ion yon. Should you jjivfer to see me 
 eai-lier, lujwev.r, 1 could witliMit the sli-htest personal inconve- 
 nience proceeil to Halifax at once, and if my doini,' so would in 
 any way facilitate deliberations on the subject, J would much 
 jirefei' to wait u]ion you now. 
 
 A reply by ivturn mail tn alxjve address, if convenient. wouM 
 greatly (jbliye. 
 
 We ai'e. dear Sil', 
 
 ^ our nliedii'iit '^ei'vants, 
 ^'P- V-^ \Vm. Collins, Sons k Ox 
 
 fSi-Tled 
 
 Jamks McDo.NALir 
 
 The Secretary Kducafi on OfTiee. 
 
 Halifax, X. S. 
 
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 Lv.\(iii;ri;.;if. \"a.. :i8th September, lyTC. 
 Secietary Ivlucatioii Otlice. Halifax : 
 
 I'loase answer letter whether mv presence in Halifax would be 
 "^^''"' ""^^"' J.vME,s McDonald. 
 
 LKTTKH FROM DR. I'ARISII. 
 
 Varmotth, December I'G. Is7(! 
 Kpv a S HrNT : 
 
 ^ My Dear Sir--] have Just leceivtd voiir note lespeotin-' the 
 Heading Books, and mu.^t confess that 1 am puzzled what to think 
 
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 ,>\' it, ill tli' iaco of a ti.'lc;,'iam tVuiu tin- Ivliicatioii (jlli' >', of UfO. 
 (1. I will just 1(11 y<.u tile wliol.- story, jHTliaiis you cm unravel 
 t!u; whole iiiystcrv, If ! I ivi- in any way acted coutr:v.y t(j your 
 wishes, he assured I thou^^dit 1 was complying with «, our orders. 
 
 Alx.ut the 1st Se|.teud.or, 1 received from Mack inlay, a parcel 
 containing a s.t of tho RoyiU Headers, 1 to (J inclusive, and a sot 
 of the Wall Cards, with a re,|uest to introiluce them into tho 
 Schools, stating / think, that they would ho prescrihed. 1 have 
 mislaid tlii> letter and am not sure of his words. However, un- 
 der tlie im[)res-^inn that they were to he prescril)ed, 1 went to the 
 liookseller an<l asked him' if ho -\vo\dd import tliem ; ho said, 
 " (h'cide<lly not ; he ha<l a cart-loa<l of Nelsf)ns on hand, and he 
 wished to' get rid of them first; he would do nothing to injure 
 the sale of those on hand ; he was willing to e.cchauge with Mac- 
 kinlav for the new ones, iiothing else. " 1 wrote to Mackinlay, 
 and s'o did the Hookselhr to that effect, and there the whole mat- 
 ter drop]>ed. 
 
 Dmiii'f the autumn I i'ro(piently spoke to all the teachers of the 
 Town Schools ahout iho hooks, and they unanimously expres.sed 
 themsrlvt ~ pleased to have an addition from which to select rea<l- 
 ing hooks, (If) soon its they were vreserlhed. I had only once acci- 
 d.MiUiUv heard of the (\illins' Series, and did not suppose they 
 Would evi'r he introduced hei\'. I conchuled we had to deal only 
 witli the Koval Readers or the old Nelson Series. 
 
 While in' this state o\' luu'ertainty, I received the following 
 
 telegram : — 
 
 Halifax, Dec. G, 1S7G. 
 
 To O.J. Farish, M. D.. Inspector: 
 
 rioivsc send, with your own. names of such teachers and others 
 for jietition to Council to-day. as want Royal Readers on prescrih- 
 ed list. 
 
 Samikt. AiuimiAi.D. 
 
 1 received it on the nunning of tiie Tih, antl believed I would 
 he too late ; hut as I vu>i'ut not be. 1 resolved t.> send the names 
 of tluise teachers with whom I had conversed, and who express- 
 ed themselves de>irou> of luiving the book-^. I thought that the 
 t\nineil oi Public Instruction might not have m.-t on the Gth, but 
 1 had no timo to mc them, and therefore immediately telegraphed 
 as follows : — 
 
 ■ hi-iieot.'V. (\ y Fari-li . Teaclui-. .\. Cameron. J. Munro, J. 
 M:uka^-. M Web-ter. L ti.'ii lev, A. Starratt. M Starratt, E 
 You!\u'". M Woodworth. .b l\i-iv llCiv-by. M. Taylor, D. Liind- 
 ers. H. Klli<. L Fent. J. Hani-n. A. Tiask. E. Killam, R. Wood- 
 wovih. 
 
 This eours- I bdicved t ■ b-,- in ae^n ianoe with y^ii own wishes, 
 and that ^oa nxpiirevl that tb.' Royal R-.a,kr; >h :'uld K- placed 
 on tb.e tnosenV't-d lijt. 
 
the first vyeek m May, 1«7G. I wa, tl.en int.nui.K. to .^o up for 
 
 clown u the ufhco al.uut tl.,v. v.-.-...ks ^befor. tl..- .xan u t i 
 when tlH. pajHTs would 1. ,va,ly. 1 un<Wsio.,\ th. pa ' : 
 
 inadvortontly sai.l u.o.v than I intend...,! about' th -' ll s abo v • 
 BtatcM, and then told bin. the whole. I think the tir t ...e M • 
 
 D S Tv\ '' '"" ^^'"'^ *;'"^ i'-^'^'.laritles was in Aj^ll l^i; 
 U H.Burbidge examined ly Mr. A7-chibald.-I liuld ..-la.le \ 
 .cense ; I obtauied it in 1875. I cannot .ay that I saw any <'^' 
 the exaniina .on paix-r.s befor. that exan>ination. At a "l^^stance 
 saw papers, but ,t wa.s by n.. re accident, and not by design' te 
 on Ml. Hunt s or n,y part. I went into Mr. Hunt's .'^Hee on. 
 eyenm. just to see him and ask hin, about his tamilv. I could 
 lat'Zr' M "F r'' -^•^■"'"''^tion papers or e^■Jn papers o 
 hat\nL /;■ ""^ '"''r '^"^>' ^^''^1' Papers ; I couhl not tell 
 
 M In nnl'-'^ ''■''" ^ '■'''' "'^'^'^^'^1 any assistance f.om 
 Mu Hunt, an.l he never was m a j.osition to -ive m,^ anv 
 
 were 1 1 "? ^""^'l^f'^^ ^^ /','«' Passages of J.atin or (Jreek that 
 n o T ^fn ^'■^"^^^^,^"'' "^»' ?f the passages of En.dish to be turned 
 into Latin or Greek, nor ot any branch of the examination. 
 
 PrOVLVCIAL SkOHETARY's OKFir^K, 
 
 Halifax, X. S., April -21, 1S77. 
 
 Also, Mr. 
 
 Present: Horn. T. C. Hill and liobeit Robertson 
 Hunt and Mr. Archibald. 
 
 Mis.s Alice Maloan : I hol.l grade V license, I gut this in July 
 l«/0. I had not the slightest idea of the examinati<m .nie.stions 
 betore gonig up, nor of any portion of them. I never .saw the 
 papers until examination day. J took 100 marks in g.omotrv. 
 1 did better than I expected. I took lessons from Mr. Bishop 
 1 knew nothing of the .piestions in that i»artieular l^ianch befuiv' 
 the examination; I did not regard my.sdf as being partieularlv 
 dehcient in it ; I knew it re.piiivd a givat deal of studv 
 
 T r ' ?, ""^'f ^ ^'^''''''" ■ ^ ''^'''^ ^ ^''^^"^^'' ^•••aJ'-' <^^ obtained in 
 July, l8/(,. 1 was not in the Education oHice lief.jre the exami- 
 nation ; have not been for two or three years, except once just 
 before the vacation ended ; it was after t'he examination. I had 
 no knowle.lge o{ the (juestions befoi^e the examination. No one 
 ever handed me a set of the .piestions. No papers were sent to 
 me by mail or in any way whatever. Before the date of the ex- 
 
 •■••" -L ii^vtri .-av, liir, ii; til- paper.".. 1 JifNcr knew any 
 
 person to liave had papers ,^m-.vu to them ; never heard of such a 
 thing till to-dav. 
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 .I,,.,.,,l, M.-L;nu-l,!in,Mt' All.m -.tiv.f -..l.Mnl : 1 li .LI u IhM-ns:(>. 
 ,n.a,l....\ .■u.u i; I ..!,t;iin-l ■.^■^^'■ A ii, r>7V I l,:r. >• :>;.! nni,^ 
 
 ,,, ,1,, .^-iil, ni.l.uin.: tin. .|llrstln|i-, twl .•MIMI lIKlt M m I .i .nt 
 kn^.Nv v,iiuM.,!Mts M i. 1 know null, in,.; vJi.-!!,.'i Mr 11m, t l.a. 
 nl.taiiUMl ih.vM^ ,|U.'Mi,.n-. v.ilii "i- uithnnt .•..■ -.tan.-.-. I n. v. r 
 ahv .|n.-sti..n^ .-in 1 -iilunitl,.! tin-:,, I- tli.' >u\>^-vuAru^. 
 
 I., I'l.ic aiiv rxahiiiia- 
 
 jiii'iiai I'M aiiV <[i 
 
 ,.,.1. 1 n-N'Thi'M ii r.:i>y ..f III" .iu.-.tiM;i ^ . m ,, . 
 
 tiun ni- nf aiiv 1KU1 -f llirni. i kr.MU- uwlmn,; nt Ml, llun 
 ..vttin- |..-l.l.' to iM-i.aiv .|.i,-t;nn.. t-r I'.i.i. I k"nu nntl,in- nt 
 any t.aclM is LV'iii-: up ini- cNaniiniition wlio \\:iA vvrw.H v><\>\r-. 
 ,,f'thr ,|nr.ti..'n- ; ii.-.LT M.'Mi-.l nf any -uch tliin;., 
 
 Vvlinr Mc<'ulln.i: : I liuM a ru^.n-'. -nbl- I''- 1 1'l'l -''aJr « 
 l„.fn,v .'nin- ni, Inr ,va 1- D. 1 J,nt -uu\r ( ' n.:. la^l .•NHUunat.MU 
 in Mr. Uan.lV tin..'. .Mr Hunt . nauic i^ . :t tlir lu-.'ii-', a- \u- 
 i-anir in innn-.ruiti Iv ait-T. Mr. llun. cam;- m in I- .■i-naiy 
 1S7() Vt that tiiiic iii'iv WIT.' tuo rxaminalmiiv m tli.'Xrai - 
 „n.. In S,vl'''n1-<' •■u.l ' nr in Mairh Mr, Itan-! I, 'M |1.- .■n.-mmi- 
 natinn. in S,.pt. uiImt l-f-iv 1 cani,., I.nt i-iU'l n.. Im-^'Um-: ! 
 
 do nut tliink \\\'>' '■ t 
 
 luin >.iif "1- two 111 lli'' i!tin«!4. 1 lia.l tlir 
 vu'xuo. from'Mv Uand, Lwi i-' a luTn-., It was wiiUrn -m tl,,. 
 nu.n.-. tl.at ll,.. in^iu..c:t..i- ,'f t!,,- County. Mr. W .If .n, liad 4at,., 
 tliat 1 hail usi.l text liui-k- at my . \ai:iin;U mn .-.Ir, Uan I mM 
 iKit ivfiisf tn uivc nil- a l;'-cn>c. 
 
 Ml-. WcltMns Ifttri i- i.nMlucTil; he dnr,^ not statotlic r-hai-o 
 ,,n his own antlioritx , ..r as havin-' he n a witni's- i^t it, 
 
 I ,,htanir.l ■•u: ir l; in ls7-'. 1 <lia not - . an> -t ta -xann-- 
 nation o.irstioiis nirviMW., Xn the c-xaiuina; i-n. nor nail 1 any 
 knowh-.l^v of th. i,u,stii,n,s. 1 ili.l nni km.u anyt miu^ ^ahout 
 tlic (lurstions till 1 went 111. tor .-.aminatioii, ar,.l >ir, ( nn-inn 
 ]ianih''l ihriii to inc. 
 
 !'!M\ 1 \- !A!, St.! iM;r.M;^ - * ' i i^ i^ 
 
 Halifax. N ,>.. Ainil -7, I'^^T.'. 
 
 J>,rs,'„l: Hon^. r. «'. Hili. ('"\'in faniplH-lk iMnaM McDonaM, 
 Itohrrt llohrrtson. ami Alun/.o .1. Whitr. Aho, Mr. Arehihahk 
 
 Mr \r.hihahl liroiliici's certain M. S. ,,n<'stions of an .■xaiiuna- 
 tion of 1S71. written in Mr. .Major's ami Mr. M.I-an-hlin s har.-l 
 writiii"-: also, thf inint.-a ,|Uestiuns of tlir saiihTxamiiialion coi - 
 ivspondin." with tlir ,M. S. ijurstions. Thr,sc w.mv in iK,s,M.s,-,ion ol 
 a i.a.tv-noi tho-c who pivparo.l th.'iii. Th's Mr. A. -iihnnt. is a 
 state ot' Ihine's wliicli shouM uol t'xist. 
 
 :\[r l)..naM AivhihaM stated that he had ..Maiiiedi tlie ah'.ve 
 l-aju-rs from a Mi. :^^mith ahoiii a weuk a-o ; 1 km-w nuthin;; ahi,.nt 
 tlieiii iii'.ti! Mr, Smith handed tliiMu to nie. 
 
 Over two years ayo my attenii ;n was lirt raU.d to irreeiilari- 
 ti,-, in tlie examination J.ai.er. ; mv hi .ihn called my attention 
 to I iiese mat icrs. i'vi iiiai Uuc ; , ..ii;;; ; ;. ■ ; :i;;ii lo .-„i^\ ::-,-i:y :;;^ 
 ahuut it . 1 dii.i nni want tom,dscan_N troid^lc, nnlil Soptcmh'ci his^ 
 
11 
 
 till' p;:|.ri-. th'U -liMwii {,, 111, iippraivil t^ uv iimM ; v tia. .r.liii irv, 
 th" irr.-nhti-itics wnv so 'jiariii'r lli;it I llim a.U i..-,l I,;,,! i,,;ii.' 
 .|ii;uii( ll.f (invcriiiiKiit Til,. |,:i]kts iumi,. iiiiiiirilialilv Li'ini-hr 
 fM my imticc unv i>niici|,;i!ly f.oiu {]»■ Xoimal S, IimmI, SlaliMirW. 
 I ua.s sli'AMi llir IV,-,, id ,,.'• til..-' [.a.p.T-. wliicli v,as lak,.,, v.li.i, 
 thi'V (•iiMi.' int.. th.' ..ilicu; I was then sii,)\vii t]i,. .iiv.'l.-i.fs with 
 iiMililatiMii- Aft.'i t!i.. iii.'iiii.s. M-civ iiiti.l.' out 1 was -,|io\vii tl,.' 
 tw.) s,t., ,„i,' iiia-l.' Iiy .Mr. Hunt an.l ..n,- l.v nix- l.i'..tl;.T rr..iH tlic 
 ivc.i-.l. 'I'll.' twn Ml. ,11, 1 nut a--i-.'.', til. ■,"-,(■ u.r,. jiaj.-i^ ..I' .•■.- 
 alllinati..n ..f lN7>i. ! tliink it wa.s tli- .same Av.vk, l.ut \v,,n t !.<• 
 lH,,it;v.' al... lit ill.' tim... that my l.r.,tli. r ^howo,! ,,„. tliivc cii- 
 \.'1..IM'S I., 111. wliii-h h,' siii.l III' i^ni Ii',,ni ili.j .stove, an.l wliidi cor- 
 ivspondwil with thr.'c M'ts th. ii in the ollic... ;. A. tli.'V w,iv mn- 
 tilat.'.l.an.lllie eli;in-v.I li-mes c..nvs].,.n.l.'.| with tli..s.' ..ii tile 
 My att.'nti.in was e.alle.l to th.' ].a|.ers tlnv.' ,.i- tniii times in all, l.ut 
 till' ivc.i'.l ,li,| n..t a-r.'.' .vitli th.' li-m-..'N as alt-re.l, l.nt as origin- 
 ally ma.le l.\- t!i.' .'.\a;iiin.'i's. 
 
 ; 
 
 i'];nVI.\.IAI. S|-, liCTAin '.s (»M-|r!-;. 
 
 Halil'ax. .\ S., .Iim.' •'. ls,77. 
 
 /'/•r.,,./: il..ii-,. r. r. liill, C.lin C'ami.!..'ll. i;..!,..,-! T;.,!,.'rt-^,,n 
 anl A!.>n/.,> ,1. Whit.' Als,., Mr. Jlniit an.l Mr. Anjliii.al.l. Kev. 
 Mr. I )aly was als-. ]>i<s.'nt. 
 
 Mr. Hunt op.'iie.l his .l.'lene.', an.l eall.'.l \\]>:.n Mr. Dalv U) 
 .'■t;it.' whetli.T h.' ha.l alteiiite.l envelopes at the re.iiie^ ot'Mi'. 
 Ilunr. 
 
 .'.Ir. Areliil.ahl .states that ih' iiia.l.' n.. s],'cilie eliai-v ai;-ain>t 
 Mr Daly: li-- m.rely -tate.l that e.i tain pa]..!- lui.l b"^'.>n -'liipli- 
 eao'.l : how, lie ,li,| not kjiow. 
 
 Mr. Kol.,'its,^.n -^tate.l tluif aft.'r Mr. J;r..wn\ .I'atli !i,' earn,' in 
 t-.'.ie.' int.. th.' Treasurers ..ftic' ami lo, ,!<.•. I ,,\,.|' ],a|„.rs : ait.r- 
 N\a!.ls h,' cam.' in with .Mi. Hunt for th-' -am,' pui'p'os,', hut e.'uM 
 n.'t tin.l what he waiitcl. /' .■.. th.' torn .'nvihipcs, 
 
 .Mr. Haly state.l, in reply i.. Mr. Aieliihal.l s stal-'m.nt, that if 
 a)iy paj.ers weiv .luplieate.l. thvy must .'ilhcr have h.'en forgeries 
 or pap.'i's ,it' aiLithi'i- year. 
 
 .Mr. .\icliihal.l h.'in:^' a.-ke.l if ]i.' luel any .piesiiuns to ask Mr. 
 I.)aly, r.'pli.'il that he had non.'. 
 
 Mr. Hunt tln'ii sul.mitt.'.l a writt.'ii -tat-.'m.'iit. 
 
 .\i'ri:i!.\. II l.v sK>sii i\. 
 
 .Mr. Hum ealh',1 Mr, Mel.aii '.him. ,.f tli.' .\il'i,, .ir,..-; s,-],.,,,!. •,, 
 a witn.'ss, an.l Niilimitt.'.l \>i him tlic pap.-r- pr.xi'iu-lv i.ut iii 
 (■\i.Ii'ne.' .'Is reei'i\i'.l fiMiii .Mr, ►'Smitii. S,)mi',,r tlies.; pap.'i's i am 
 tamiliar with ; s,,ni.' 1 am imt. 1 wr.it.' -,.m,' .pi,' .tinn-.; lik'^' these 
 f.n a teach. '1 al his .iwii ri.'.pi.'-t : that teaeh.'r wit's '-;.an,^ np t'j 
 
ail . xumiiialiMii. ainl wa- uat'irally aiixiuus ti) net all tlu: iiituiiu- 
 alioii ho couM. 'I'hi^ writing wa-, .luuc from live tu sevoa y.-ai^ 
 a-u ; lliry uliv ci.i.'.l from tlir [^rhitvd unt'S after th.' examina- 
 tion Till y writ- wiittni at tlu> rrqucst (jf the teacher. II I had 
 a i.rint( I cony I would not liavr parted with it. as it might bo 
 tlio only copy left. Theio is only one copy printed and bound 
 for the oliice, and one \\>r each uf the examiners. The (|uestions 
 are old ones, wr'aten after tin- cvamination. 
 
 Mr. Hunt then proceeded to state liis eliarges aj,'ain.st Mr. 
 
 Archibald. , , , ^ c 
 
 "Sir Hunt submits a l.ttcr from Mr. McDonald, the agent ot 
 (•..Uins of Clasgow.book.seller, dated 18th September, 1S76: md 
 alsoa tele-ram from the same, dated liStli September, en(iuinng 
 why no answer had bei n rec-ived to his letter, whidi was ad- 
 dressed to the Secretarv ..f the Education OfHco, Halifax, and 
 which Mr. Hunt >tated 'he had not seen when the telegram ar- 
 rived wliicli Mr. Archiliald liad opened and kept to himself. 
 Also submits a letter from Dr. Farisli, Inspector at Yarmouth. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archibald to Dr. Farish. 
 Also', telegrams from Mr. Archibald to Mr. Calkin. 
 Also' telegrams from Mr. Archibald to Mr. McDonaM. 
 Also' t.legrams from Mr. Arcliibald to Mr. McKay. 
 These teU-grams were charged to the (iovcrnmcnt, but Mr. 
 Archibald suiTsciiuently repaid the amount paid for the same. 
 Mr. Hum sul aiits b'ill fiuin telegraj-h office. 
 Mr. Hunt puts in a letter from the booksellers of Halifax. 
 Also, a written statement relative to the books. 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that in the. matter of the Dartmouth 
 controversy with the county about the school assessment, Mr. 
 Archibald had interfered improperly, by writing letters on official 
 iiaper to various parties, of which the Warden of Dartmouth and 
 other Ju.stices of the Peace complained in very strong terms. 
 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that Mr. Archibald had taken papers 
 out of the ofiiee and kept them for a long time. 
 
 Mr. Archiliald stated, in reply, that he ha<l nothing to say in 
 reference to Mr. Hunts char cs ; that there wa.=; a certain basis of 
 tiuth in the .statements, but that they were exaggerated and not 
 true, to the extent urged by Mr. Hunt; and that he (Mr. A.) 
 attached very littli^ weight to them in any case, and left the 
 whole case to the Council of rublic Instruction. 
 
IS 
 
 MK. JIL'NT N I'KoutS. 
 
 1 I.I.Ki-IIA.MS. 
 
 H.u,[K.\.\, XuveiiiLcr 7tli, 1.^70. 
 To C. .1. Kauish, M 1)., lii.|M'ctMr. V.uiiiniitli : 
 
 Pli-aso siMxl witli your own. iiiinics of siicli toachcis ami otliors 
 lor iietitiun to Council to-ilav, as want Roval Jica.liMs on div- 
 
 sori 1)0(1 list. 
 
 Samiki, Auciiri'.Ai.i) 
 
 Hai.ikw, NovriiilM'i Ttli, l^Tt; 
 
 To J. R Cai.KI.V, Es,i., Tiuro: 
 
 Please ^;L•n(l with your own, names of sueli ti'arli.Ts and others 
 for jjetition to Council to-ilay, as want lloyal Headers on ]nv- 
 scribed list. ' S.v'.mkkl ARfiniiAi.D. 
 
 IFai.ikax, N<iv('iiilii'r 7th, Ls'ii. 
 
 To D. Mt'DuKAM), In.spcctor, New Gla-s-ow, or, if al>sont, Princi- 
 pal of School : 
 
 Please send with your ov,n, names of such teachei's or other.s 
 for oetition to Council ti^-day, as want Royal Readers on pre- 
 scribed list. " Samuel AiiciintALD. 
 
 Hai-ii-ax, November 7th, 1876. 
 To Mr. McKay, Principal of Academy, Pictou : 
 
 Please send with your own, names of such persons for petition 
 to Council to day, as want Royal Readers on prescribed list. 
 
 Samuel Archiuald. 
 
 nECEIPT riiH TKLfifiKAMS. 
 
 Halifax, N. S.. 1st March, 1.S77. 
 
 EDL-f ATioN Department to Western- Un'ion- Teleouaph Co. Lr. 
 
 For telegrams sent and received (lurir.;,' tlie month 
 
 ended *2Nth February, 1.S77 ^185 
 
 Amount refunded bv Mr, Archibald ,,.,. 1 .".() 
 
 Received payinch". 
 Certified ]k1c Geo. Leslie, Cashier. " 
 
 %'X^- 
 
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 I.F.I ri:i; iiiuM i;i;; in m ii;si.i,i,i;i;s nr ii.M.n \\. 
 
 ll.\i,iiA\ .i.ni'Kuy .'id. i^77. 
 
 Sii;. I l;i\ iii;j, Iraiiil I'l .'III uo.mI aiitlnn it v I li;it a i In k in \ iMir 
 nti'n-i' lia> takiii muliii' aiUaiitauv <>\' ]\\^ \'r-^^Hi\\-.]\>\r |Misit'hiu aii'l 
 aei|ii.'UiitaiKT wi'li llic |.ri\;Ui' l'iKii;t>ss dt' tin- nitic-. in ciiii r into 
 (•oi-rcs|iiiiii|i-iici' willi '!'( ac'Iii 1 -^ ami otlifr> t'nr tin' ]iiir[M),M> nf in- 
 lliK'iiciii;^' tlir ^<ali' nt' a partii'uhir Sclionl !)(j(ik, Avitlinnt ynii' kimw- 
 li'lu'e ur ajijiiovak iiiijilyiiij^ lliiTcliy tliat ynii w.t<' juivy to liis 
 liiMO't'cliiiM-^, ami kclirviiio- that tlifii' cxist-^ in llalil'ax a in'lariniii 
 '!'• iL'ii to jiripctiiatc till' jir.'-<i>iit r.ook iiiono|Mily, in -jiitr ol'yoiir 
 '■ii'l.'avurs to ii'strict it, ami that the rf]ifflifn.sililc comliict w !_■ 
 hav.> al]uilf(| to is int<'nih'il to f'a\'iir tliat ilc.«iL,ni ; 
 
 'I'lir iiiiilcr-i^nril lir;^' to V, iiiiml yon. that a^rt'i'aMy fo a its,,- 
 I'ltion (if tho ('oimcil of I'liMii- Instruction I'rcsrriliiii;;' tli" ( 'o! 
 liii- Si iii s ot' licailcrs, aii'l at yoin- ^lMjnl■^t, they ]ia\r iiiijioi tcil 
 lar^fl}' of that Series: hiit regret t<i >ay I'V a MiliM'i|ncnt acti'Mi 
 <«r th' ( 'oniR-ik a|i].ar(iit ly in the intoii-tsot' the inono|i()|y. the 
 Koyal lu^mliTs wrfo iiitercl u]ion the jireseiilMMJ list ; tlien.'liv 
 jilai iii^ in jeojiarily the r,se au.l sale of the e.xei'llent Seiii's w Inch 
 ]i:i(l ]iievionsiy heen ailojiteil ami stnltityin;;' thi'if own action ; 
 and they look \\ ith snrprise ani! imlienation npon the conilnct of 
 \o.,r clei'k, I'y which their interest- lia\"e heen tani]>i'i>''il uitli, 
 and the intee-rity of yom otii''e saciiliec I in a ciiliiahh' niaiuKi'. 
 
 riiey cainiot heli-xc for a moment tliat voii at all aniirovi' ol 
 s. It'll jjroceedin^s. injin ioiis to eihicatii u d morality, c 'n;iiiiiii';j,- and 
 strcnLTtiieniiiL;- ratiier than ahatiii^' the existing iiiono].oiv. and II;- 
 iioriiiL;' the -cope and effect of the n>soliitioti of the ( 'onncil of I'lihlie 
 i list riii't ion. under whici I at \-oiir jiei-onal reijiiest and w ith a \ ie\\' 
 t i meet the exigencies ot |iroliali|e demaiil. lliey l)a\e acted, aiid 
 they thrrel'oro liope, and ]\;\\r a ri-iit to ex[ieci, tliat yoii w ill 
 make .fiict em|Uiry inte ihc aHe-ation- against ymir chik, and 
 take siicli other measure- a- ai'' ,ici-i~,ar\' lo hiv heti.re thi> ( 'oiin- 
 cil ot' I'iiI'Tr' liisinictioii the trii^ merit- of the ca-' and -o to 
 jircserve the integrity of your olhte and the jn^t ri;^lit- "fall cod- 
 tcriK'd. 
 
 We leinaui \l- \ Sir. 
 
 Your- respectfully, 
 
 \V||.I,I,\.M (IdssilV 
 
 M ,\, r.i cKi rv ik ( 'u. 
 Til' IS, I' C"Nxoi.iv 
 
 \ \\ \ I, O. ,T s.,\. 
 
 ll'- lu \- 
 
 'I'lie Supei ir-iiiijant .t Ivme w ion. 
 
i.K/n'iif iiiJiM Mi;. r..i.i.i\s^ 
 
 I'r 11',,,. J/, /,•,•,-,/, .][.,,'.,/,,;,, ]■;, ,,■■ , 
 
 Liji'i'lihti rijli. Cit ill iiKcli I'll., \'i ri/i ii'ni , 
 
 Srpfrnihr.- ISIh, /V,V; \ 
 
 \)\:.\v. Sii;,- lirfririii'j td iii\ coiiiiiumicat imi .IiU-mI Ikh df tlii>, 
 moiitlii'c-a.iliiiL; >-iir> ..r s:-liunl l„H,k,s iMil.li>lir,l l)y,,in liriii. f 
 hiiyc jii,-;i Imth aihi-r.l tliat a \u-\\ aii.l ciiiariicil ,.iiti(.ii nl' ih,. 
 ■■ X.'W llliisirat,',! Kn-li-h Ivra.l.'ix ti;n,. jmm !>,■.. n piililish,.,!, a 
 
 sailiplr s,.t of uliicli u,. sli;;!! 1„. o-|,i;l (,, ,,.,,,1 \,,|| tnr i!|,|,,cti(ill 
 
 ll has occin-i',/.! ti; iiir. (hat instead n\' Widiiiii; fm- a ivpl\- iVum 
 (llasL;n\\. >li(iiil.l lli.'iv Iji- any inlni'iiiatiMii ymi uia\ d.'siiv t". liav;' 
 ami ill iny ]^,us\vy {■) fmnisli," 1 shall !>;. -lad In ieplv af niu'r D 
 any (•iiiiuimiiicatiuii y,,ii may t:i\(.r ni" with at jiIiuvl' aiMivs-^, 
 
 I shall lia\r (H-casi,,!! t,)\i-;t llalil;',x nii luisiin s., .(.luirffcil 
 with ni!i- til-Ill hit,' in Nu\ri;iliL'i .i| this yar. wiifii ! sha!; l-ave 
 thr [ilcasniv (.1 uaitin;: ii|inii yon. Shuiild y,ai pivtcr w. -,.■,■ in,.- 
 fa'lii'i'. h(,wc\ IT, I r^n\\,\ with ill! thf slinhtist litis,, nal in;Mii\i'- 
 iii'/ii'',' |)i(jcct'il to iiali!a\ at nin-i'. and il' my dnini;- >,> wnuld in 
 any way tac'ilitalf d. lil.crati'jns i'li tlir sidiirct. 1 wmdd mnch 
 |ii'i'liT to wa;t ii|i.in \ on imw . 
 
 A ri'ply liy iciinii mail t-i a'ii)\-.' ad'lross, jf eunsmiriu. wnuld 
 ;^-rcatIy olili^c. 
 
 W'l' arc. di'ar Sir, 
 
 N'mir iilicdiciit -> rvants, 
 
 0'- !»■ ' \V.\1. ( 'nl.l.lNS. S.I.NS .<; ( '(), 
 
 ('SiM)lrd 
 Thr SiMTftaiy I'Mncillii.n ( )\]\rr 
 
 I iali!a,\, N. S. 
 
 ■ I \MI> M(l)ii\.M.l> 
 
 Lv.\rlll;| lli.il, \'.\ , liSth Srj.lcadiL'f. I.s7(i. 
 SccnlaiA l^dnca'iiin ( liji,-,. llalita.\ : 
 
 rica .' aii-w.-i h'ttn v.h"jiii i my |ai-in(i' in Halifax would !■ 
 us. Iiil imu . .I.\\;i s .\|. Ih.NAI.J; 
 
 I.I I ri !! I K(i\; iii; rvftisii. 
 
 V.\iniiir. II, l>r. . hil.i 1 ::(; In7G 
 i:.v .V S. Htm 
 
 Mil I hi 1 1- tSir I h;i\iyin-t i ■ (■.■i\-, d yoiir iiolr ir"'|),'f<iiiLr tin,' 
 l.'i.ndiiu'- |!(w.L^ Ml,.! 1. PI I ..,.1,1'. , . 1 !,..( I n... ......a,,,i ,. i,.,i t,. '»i.:..i. 
 
 A 
 
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 of it, in the face of a tL-lt-yram fium the Kducation oHico, of Doc. 
 (]. I will just toll \<>n the wholr story, perhaps yu can iimavel 
 the wlioh/iaystery,' If I have in any way actcil contivary to yuiir 
 wishes, he assured I thoiij^'ht I was couiplyinij: witli yom' orders. 
 
 Ahoul the 1st Se]iteuiber, I received from ^vlackiiday, a pared 
 containing a set of the Royal Readers, 1 to (J inclusive, and a set 
 of the Wall Cards, Avith a request to introduce them into the 
 Schools, stating I tkhtk, tliat they would he prescrilied. 1 have 
 mislaid the letter and am not sure of liis words. However, un- 
 der the impression that they were to be pre.scrihed, I went to the 
 Bookseller and asked liiru if he would import them; he sail, 
 " decidedly not ; he liad a cart-load of Nelson's on hand, and he 
 wished to get ri ' of them lirst ; he w^uld do nothing to injure 
 the sale of thos.- on hand; he Avas Wxiling to exchange with Mac- 
 kinlay for the new ones, nothing else. " I wrote to Mackiiday, 
 and so did the Bookseller to that effect, and there the whole mat- 
 ter dropped. 
 
 During the autumn I i'rcciuently spoke to all the teachers of the 
 Town Schools about the books, and they unanimously expressed 
 themselves pleased to have an additiou from which to select read- 
 ing books, as soon, as ihey were prescvihed. I liad only once acci- 
 (k°itally heard of the Collins' Senes, and did not suppose they 
 woidd ever be introduced liere. I concluded we had to ileal only 
 witli the Royal Reatlers or tlie old Nelson Series. 
 
 While in" this state of micertainty, I receive<l the following 
 
 telegram : — 
 
 HAl.lt'AX, Dec. (i, 1870. 
 
 To a. J. Farish, M. I)., Inspector : 
 
 Please send, with your own, names of such teachers and otliers 
 for petition to Council to-day. a. want Royal Readers on jirescrib- 
 ed list. 
 
 S-VMIKI. AlU HHi.VI.I). 
 
 lijspfctoi-, (1. .1. Parish ; Teachers, \ Cameron, J. .Munio, J. 
 .Mackay, M. Webster, li. tloudey, A. Starratt, M. Starratt, Iv 
 Young' M. Woodworth, .1. Rage, 11. Cr.'sby, M. Taylor, D. T.iuid- 
 iTs, if Ellis. L Bent. .). Ilanisuii. A. Tiask. M. Kill.im. R \V..od- 
 worili.' 
 
 This eouise 1 believed to be in accordance with _\ou own u ishes. 
 and that ^/c»» iv( pined that the Royai Reudeis siioiii.i i.e placed 
 
 on the preseiilieil li'-t. 
 
i 
 
 17 
 
 You will see then, in a..-,v>-.r f. your on,,uine,s, MVlu, wore 
 the movers _m the pctUi,,,! t. th,. Council .' " an.l " Who v the 
 moving spint m the malter '. " that there was no .ueh ,er«on in 
 \annouth to my knowledge. I acted on the telegram and as ! 
 thought, accordmg to your orders, ...vpn.ssed through you clerk 
 
 Ashorttimeagol receive.1 a parcel containing the ComnV 
 series with the catalogue; hut as the holidays just then com 
 menced and the schools had closed. I have had no'oppo unity o 
 show them to any hut a few teachers wh. visited Snv oS on 
 othe^ business. I liave both still in my possession, and am pre" 
 pared to encourage whichever series you think preferable. ^ 
 
 Ih s is all the light I can throw upon the subject 
 
 .,L r'" ^T''^''^'''^ t';^' -^'"a" condensed returns of the Yarmouth 
 schools, and am now drawing u„ ,ny report. This I .shall .send 
 soon, together with the abstracts. si.cui .stnu 
 
 Wishing you all the eomi)]iiuents of the season. 
 r am, dear Sir, 
 
 Yours, very sincerely, 
 
 G. J. Faui.sh, 
 Inspectoi'. 
 
 IIEV. MR. HT^NT'S KKPLV TO C'HAKCJKS. 
 
 Buiiil Ipv liiin June 5, i^;;. 
 
 
 _I have deemed it advisable, under the i^oouliar circumstances of 
 this case to reduce to writing my reply to th.. various charges 
 preferred against me, and which are now under invsti-ration 
 
 beveralot these charges are, that I changed the marks ui)on 
 the examination envelopes, and mutilated and concealed some 
 fraudulently substituting others in their i)laces. 
 
 In support of these charges certain envelopes, said to be the 
 mutilated and changed ones, were produced ]jy Mr. Archibald 
 
 At the investigation I contented mvself with statin.r that the 
 charges based on the enveh.pes could be <'asilv r.xplained, but re- 
 serving that explanation until Mr. Archibald" had concluded his 
 case against me. Those enveloi)es, as 1 sup}>o.s.;d, were left in 
 the Treasurer's ofKce, where the iinestigatioii had been held, and 
 where they had been i)roduced. Some davs after, on .'oiii"- into 
 the room with tlie Hon. Mr. HolM.rtson for' the jnirpose of inspect- 
 ing them, I was surpri.sed to find that they were iKjt to be found, 
 mid the most diligent search has failed to discover them. Jn the 
 rooia 1 observed a paper which I recognized as the wrapper that 
 i'iiu been round the envelopes, on the in.-ide of wlih-h there was a 
 memorandum in Mr Archibald's handwriting to i],e followimr 
 effect, if not in these exact word^ "Tom, eiive],.pe<. ,,nlv to be 
 
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 usi'il if ali^ulutclv !iec:e.-.>iuy." It in;i\ \>o that tlifs.- words fur- 
 nish a kfv to th." Inss of the i-nveloiu's. and that ha\ inj,' di.sc<w- 
 fci-ed tliat'tlu- story fabiicatcd out of tln-m would not hear thu 
 liglit of invcstiLration ami truth, they had Ikm'U cariied off as tho 
 easiest solution of the dithculty. Be that, however, as it nuiy : 
 in the aliseiice of the enveioiM's I take it for granted that tlu;^ 
 Government would expunLfo out of the evidence, and leave out of 
 their consideration, all the ehargt'S liased on them. But that is 
 ncjt enoui;h for mv pui-po.e. Stories piejudieial t(j me personally, 
 and detrimental to the mana;;ement of the Education oflice. have 
 been indu<triously eireulated' by interested parties, and I am not 
 content to be deprived of the opportunity of provinif how utterly 
 <,TOundless thusr ehar^vs are, or to lie mv\vv a stigma that but for 
 the al>sence of those jiapers could have been most satisfactorily 
 removed ; and I trust that the (loveinment will use every endea- 
 vor to discover when and by whom tlie miNsing envelopes were 
 abstracted. 
 
 In regard to the torn envelopes said to ha\,e been taken out ot^ 
 the stove, I most positively deny that they were the covers of 
 any of the i-xamination papers of the year l«7ti.^ All examina- 
 tion papers are carefully preserved for one year, after wliich time 
 they become the peripiisites of the keeper of the ottice, who 
 takes the i>apers out of the envelopes and sells them, but destroys 
 or otherwise (lispf)>es of the envelopes, which being yellow, are 
 unsaleable. Those en\rlnpes, therefore, so diligently ferreted out 
 and so carefully patched up In- Mr. Archibald, were those, not of 
 examinations occuriiiig in 1S76, but of pi'evious years. 
 
 The tirst charge made is that I altered Dr. Boss's figures on the 
 envelopes for No. 2 !■, Station ( I, Dr. Hoss having marked 15, 85, 3."), 
 total «."), and that those I had altered by clianging Uie ligurivs 
 one into thi'ee, thus making the marks read 85, 8.'), 8"), total 11j. 
 Was this envelope produced it would show no evidence of liav- 
 ing been tami)ered with, or that Dr. Ross's iigures had been al- 
 tered. Owing to the multiplicity of examination papers and en- 
 velopes, it Sometime hai)pens notwithstanding all i>ossible caiv 
 that an envelope gi^ts into a wrong set, that is, that one is ex- 
 changed for another. This will explain why the envelope pro- 
 ihiced differs in its results from the record kept by Dr. Ross. 
 
 The next charge jirefeired is, that I procured from Rev. Mr. 
 Daly duplicate i'n\elo]Ms showing different results of tlie same 
 veai-'s work. Mr. Arehiludd produced three envelopes, .several 
 'dilai)idate.l and torn, taken, as he said, from the .stove, which l)ore 
 the Rev. Mr. Daly's genuine signature; the others and corres- 
 pondii'g ones taken iVoiu then' jiroper place, also bearing tliat gen- 
 tlemen's g.'uuine signature. Those signatures couhl not be on thu 
 envelope of ■ iie vear without f irgerv on my ]iart, oi' fraud on the 
 part of R<'. Mr." Daly; but the Rev. Mr. Daly in his evhkiico 
 positively atiirms that he never sigi\e(l envelopes in duplicate, 
 and 1 a-; iiositively assert that I never on any oecusioii or lor any 
 purpose si_:n.d thV Ke\-. Mr. Dnly's uaim to an\ (l.euuient wliat- 
 

 ever. The .suhitiuii of tUt- \vh.>lf luiU.-i- is simple ati.l easy ■ tlio 
 three envelopes hAon^ t> the excaiuinatioii of .UmTent years 
 aud this coul.l he easily veiiHe.l l)v turnin- to tlie reconl, were 
 the envelopes rehTrcil to nut niis.sing. 
 
 I pronounce the SL'cond char<(e of chanoini,' the avera^'cs nntrue 
 in every particular, and this could be substantiated beyond all cavil 
 or doubt.were th.e envelopes on which the char^'o is based, Mroduced. 
 
 I am also char>,^ed witii conceahiient of envelopes, ipaiticularlv 
 ni the cas ; of Station G; it is insinuated that 1 held the ori^'inal 
 envelope until 1 had had an ojiportunity of seeing,'' Kev. Mr. Daly, 
 and procuring from him one sh(>^vinJ,'^Jitferent^•esults, which"! 
 substituted for the original one, this 1 ])ositively denv, and for 
 corroboration refer to the statement of Rev. ]\j'r. Daly, that he 
 never signed duplicates or substituted envehjpes. I never applied 
 to liim for duplicates. It some time happens that one envelope 
 of a set goes astray, and gets mixed up with some other set, in 
 which case the whole .set from which one is missing i laid aside, 
 until the nii.ssing one is found. 
 
 This is probably the explanation of the case referred to. In all 
 those cases I must have, imleed, I am chaii^od with having, a«ted 
 in complicity with the Rev. Mr. Daly : if 1 am guilty he is'parti- 
 cipes criminis; but helms purged himself of all wrong doing 
 or complicity with me in wrong doing.and his testimony ought .sure- 
 ly to turn the .scale even should my testimony be deemed a.s no 
 more than balancing that of Mr. Archil)aM. The excuse attempt- 
 ed by Mr. Archibald for charging the R-v. Mr. Daly as an accom- 
 plice in delinijuencies on my part in tai poring with the envelo- 
 pes, is that lie was the only one of the exaiumers who did not 
 keep a record, and therefore I could w.iik tlirough him with lit- 
 tle fear of detection ; but apart from the giv.ss in.sult, such an in- 
 sinuation is to the Rev. gentlemen wiio has tilled the ofHce of ex- 
 aminer ever since the inauguration ot' the present svstom, and 
 whose character for honesty and integrity has been uiichallengeti 
 until thus aspersed, I have reason to knou- that Mr. Archiliald is 
 incorrect in the statement that the Rev. Mr Paly is the onlv ex- 
 aminer who does not keep a record ; moreover 1 believe that all 
 the envelopes said to be charged as altered and tampered with by 
 Mr. Daly's connivance, referred to Protectant caieiiiiate-. so that 
 he would apjiear to have little inducement for the perpetration of 
 a connivance with the alleged fraud even .should the lejiutation 
 oi a life time be held no guarantee that his otticial duties would 
 honestly and faithfully be porfurmed. Again, 1 have been charged 
 with having altered the average' of spelling so as to enalile par- 
 ties to obtain a license whose s}»elliiig waN not up to the rernnred 
 standard. The spelling is a regulation of the Council of Public 
 Instruction, and they can at pleasure lower or raise the standard. 
 By a regulation of (Jouneil, no one was eutitled to have a tirst- 
 eiasw license no matter liow hi;,Mily (juaiiiied in otiier respects wlio 
 had more than six wordr, badly spelt. This (_)n occasions was felt 
 to be a great hardshiii, aud complaints were made of the severity 
 
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 (if 
 
 the ic 
 1') lia<l 
 
 ^Illations {') ihr ( '(^iiucil (.r i'ulilic Instruction liy those 
 sprut ii lar^'c aiaou/it 'A' time and nionoy in preparation. 
 
 The Council of I'ulilic Instruction on considering the matter, left 
 it discretionary uith me to make such allowance for bad spelling at 
 I sliall see fit. 1 have, therefore, in some instances, ia tho case of 
 Normal School students, l)ut only Avhere the examination.s in 
 other respects proved to have heen exceptionally good, allowed a 
 failure in spelling of more than the limited number of six words, 
 and for so doing, the ! Ilowing resolution of the Council of Public 
 Instruction is my justitication :— Extract from minute of Council 
 l)assed August IS, IN74, " Tho Honorable Wm. Vail stated that he 
 had received several communications from Normal. School pupils, 
 complaining that while they had made the reipiired average for 
 the graile sought, they had lu'en prevented from obtaining their 
 license, in conse(iuence of a few misspelled words. Tho Superin- 
 tendant of Education explained the regulation of Council on tho 
 subject ; a conversation followed when it was decided to leave 
 the matter to the discretion of the Superintendant." 
 
 In reference to the charges preferred of having given out ex- 
 amination papers of a coming examination, I beg to submit that 
 it was the custom of the office in the time of my predecessor, as I 
 learned on taking office, and which has continued to be the prac- 
 tice since — to hand over to parties retpiiring the same, sets of 
 papers of previous examinations, withoat enquiry as to uses in- 
 ti;nded to be made of them. In so doing there is no irregularit}', 
 and nothing in contravention of the Education Act or of the 
 regulations of the Council of Public Instruction. The gravamen 
 of the charge must therefore be, that tho papers were those of an 
 apj)roaching examination, and that they were parted with with 
 the intention of favoring one candidate over another. A charge 
 so grave as this, and aimed so directly at the integrity of one 
 holding tho important and responsible office of Superintendent of 
 Education, and preferred by a subordinate in the office, ought 
 surely not to have lieen hastily made ; and if made, ought not to 
 be entertained by the Councif of Public Instruction unless sup- 
 ported by proof at once clear and jjositive. But an examination 
 of the evidence of Mr. Rol)ertson, the only witness produced in 
 suj)port of the charge, most assuredly does not bear out in any 
 way the allegation. In the first place, Mr. Robertson does not 
 say he obtained the i>apers, alleged to have been received from 
 me, prior to an examination. Indeed, he does not pretend to fix 
 tho time more definitely than to say that he received them last 
 summer— a peii ,1 sufficitMitly large to embrace within its limits 
 a time both before and after an examination. Again: Mr. 
 Robertson admits that he hail no knowledge of the contents of 
 the papers received l)y him from me, and therefore frankly states 
 that he cannot say that thr jiapers I gave him were examination 
 papers of an ajiproachiiig examination : nor does the fact that he 
 
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 ,n luo iiit:i.itiiiii 
 
 third party of itself prove anything, inasmuch as parties are 
 
often m the Iml.it ot apply,,,;; fu,- a,>.l .-...viv,,,;; ,,u.stio„s ..fa 
 past exam.nat.u.i as a g,ude i„ pn.pa.i,,^;,. f,„- an a)L„acl,i,... c-k- 
 amination ^Vhat remains ..f Mr. Rol...rtsnns LUin^nn^i a 
 statement that lie had reason to l.rliovc (hat I r^ave l,in, rxanii 
 
 hn!i?flPtPv''r "/•!'' \PP^«^'^'^i"A' exan,inati,«i"but ..n what he 
 ba.ses that behef It IS hard to dctorn.ino, when ho irnmcliatelv 
 quahfies that statement by admissions that d.^ni.dos it of all 
 value, namely-that he had no knowk-d^^e of the contents of the 
 pai-era received, and had p,-evio.,sly une.p.ivocably stated that I 
 had made no statement as to the nature .,f the papei-s 1 hande.I 
 Mr\/r! n V'^«>"^^i;« the ad.nission drawn out of h„„ by 
 Mr Archibald at a time when he appears to have been en.ra-'od 
 m plotting against mo and diligently hunting up evidence which 
 RnWftn\ rt u my <l.sadvantage-that I had given him (Mr. 
 Kobertson) what he believe.l t<. be examination papers Suppos- 
 ing them to have been examination papers, what then' Thoir 
 so being wouhl prefer no chaige against me, unless they were 
 proved to be examination papers (,f an approaching examination 
 and given to tavor a candidate, which Mr. Robertson has not ven- 
 
 frn^\^ 1 r"'/"/.,''* '''•"'^' ^^^''" "^'i'l«n^« burnishes no proof apart 
 from the belief of the witness,-the reasons for which L has not 
 stated, and which the evidence given by him shows could rest on 
 no solid basis. Your honorable body cannot but be of opinion 
 that the charge against me has no'w been sustained by any evi- 
 dence that in any principle of law or equitv wriuld call on me 
 lur reply. 
 
 But I am not willing to leave this part of the case, restincr my 
 defence on the fact that the charge against me has completely 
 broken down, and I therefore beg to submit the followinc 
 statement : ° 
 
 " There wa.s nothing strange in my having given Mr. Robertson 
 examination papers on the occasion referred to ; he had been in 
 the habit of applying to me for old questions every vcar and I 
 had freely supplied him. Those, I understood, he hied away and 
 preserved ; and I Avas under th,> impression from his frequent 
 I)rivate conversations with me, and also from his desire to review 
 examination papers, that his sole object was the improvement of 
 his own mind— a desire which I never hesitated to gratifv 
 
 " His father being a member of the fiovernmcntr and" he em- 
 ployed m Government offices, precluded the hlea that any pai.ors 
 which I gave him would bo used for the advantage of knv par- 
 ticular candidate or to contravene in any way the Educational laws ' 
 
 The charge made against me in connection with Miss Mcintosh 
 IS of a character so flimsy and imsul-stantial us to be hanily 
 worth the time and trouble of refuting ; and I only refer to it 
 in order that your honorable iiody may from it boenablod to ill. l-'o of 
 the character of all the chargosniado against me, ami obtain s^ome 
 better nisight into the vin.lictiven.',-s of the spirit th.at h-'* 
 trumped up such counter charges as an oti-sett to"char<'-es profer- 
 rcd by me against Mr. Archibald. ° 
 
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 1;1 
 
 Miss McJiitusli lioMs a liceiisu of grailr I!, a 1st cliuss lualu lic- 
 ense, ubUiiiiLMl in liS7<), at tlie Normal School, and hence any in- 
 crease in her " average " uiaJe at any subsc(;uent examination 
 would not entitle hey to an additional claim on the (.Jovemment 
 grant or on any other school fund. 1 may also remark that since 
 l8T(), iMiss Mcintosh has been emi)loved in the City Schools, and 
 is deservedly regarded as one of our best city instructors. On 
 several occasions Miss Mcintosh intimated to me her wish to be 
 examined, tliat she might obtain a higher average. I, of cotiiso, 
 encouraged her to do so, and distintly remeudier at .several tiiues 
 during the past two or three years, saying " Well, Miss Mclntosli 
 do so, take an examination for a higher average, and 1 will do 
 any thing in my power to make it succes.sful." To give the ques- 
 tions was not in my power, hence I had no such intention, but in 
 consideration of Mi.ss Mcintosh holding already a 1st class male 
 license, and also of her being so constantly engaged in her school 
 duties, I could tell her what buok to study in her preparation, 
 and what especial branch should receive particular attention with- 
 out in any way violating the obligation of my otiice. I have to 
 regret that Miss Mclnt(jsh so misunderstood the language I em- 
 ployed, as I had no intention of giving her the questions, nor do I 
 rememUr that I tald her to call at the ofHce as stated, but if such 
 was the case, I merely meant to say that when the questions were 
 published I would give the inf(;nnation above stated. 
 
 Your honorable council will bear in mind that this young lady's 
 testimony only relates to what she CL/nsidered myint^mtioii to be. 
 The quest: .ms, most assuredly, were not given, nor is it claimed 
 that they Avere, nor lias Mi.ss Mcintosh been examined since 1870. 
 The charge therefore rests upon what my intention was supposed 
 to be ; 1 must express my regret that my language was misun- 
 derstood, and again affirm that I had no intention of giving the 
 questions as Miss Mcintosh seems to liave expected. 
 
 I have thus succinctly gone through the main charges preferred 
 pgainst the management of the Education Office, and I think 
 that I have clearly shown that they are recklessly, if not vindic- 
 tively made, that they rest on no basis of truth, and are sus- 
 tained by no evidence, and I cannot forbear calling the attention 
 of the fJovernmcnt to the animus of Mr. Archibald as evinced 
 by the tone and stjde of his summing up in wnting now in the 
 hands of the Goa ernmcnt. 
 
 The evidence is distorted, and in many instances falsely stated, 
 while almost every line contains an insult or .some sly insimiation 
 or inuendo in regard to myself Now, while 1 by no means chal- 
 lenge the right of Mr. Archil)ald to conqilain to the Oovernment 
 of any irregularities committed or permitted by me in the execu- 
 tion of my office, and am not dispo.sed to (piarrcl with him for laying 
 the rharires liefore the (lovernmeiit, without first oalliuij my at- 
 tention to them, yet I submit that the language used is n'"t auch 
 as shoulfl be used ijy a subordinate to the head of a department, 
 and Mhows a maliciousness towards me that renders it jdair. that 
 
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 zeal for tl.o pul.li,. M.,vin-. a,.,l a desire tu rotonn ahuse.s were n.,t 
 
 t e statenymt lie has n.a.le, that he was there as a spv up,.u me 
 an. possibly was nut an unwillin;, tn„l in the hau,U uf crafty 
 and desi^niin- n>en. Althon.irh Mr. Ardiilahl says he made coim- 
 Hlamt to the Hon. Mr, Hill in Septend.r last/of what 1 e c- - 
 s^eredan.rre^nlantyinthe examination work,>et 1 was n. t 
 made aware ot ns hav.n^^ .lone so, nor were any specific charges 
 undu t in T T' ' '"^'' ""■':"'=^''^ "^ *'"-' ^^--'nment on To 
 gainst me, and huntnig up evidence in j.roof of which I hecr to 
 
 Aichibald had j^iveu me every information about Mr, Hunt's ir- 
 regulanties. and he drew the staten.ent fron> me fcontained in 
 her evidencej, and also .s^vys Mr, Archibal.l first spoke to me of 
 Mr Hunts irreoulantiesui April of last year or earlier;" and 
 the Government will g,ve weight to the fact that in his anxiety 
 to make out a cas.- against me, ho called several witnesses whom 
 he was himse oblii^ed to adudt, proved nothing, and in like man- 
 nil I submit that all his allegations have failed, an.l alth.mgh the 
 env.dopes are mis.sing, fortunately uiy statements are corroborated 
 by the evidence oi the Rev. Mr. Daly, who testifies that he never 
 altered or <lnplicated an envelope, an-l that on only one occasion 
 since he has faled the ofKce of examiner was he ever requested 
 •so to do, and that was not by me 
 
 And in this connection 1 beg t<. remind the Government of 
 one of my chai^^es against Mr. Archibal.l, that he took paper, 
 and envelopes from the ofiice an.i kept them away for months 
 an. at last only returned them after repeate.l demands for tlicm' 
 had been made by me. An.l the Government will see how im- 
 poBsiUe It IS that 1 can hold myself responsible for the papers of 
 the oftce when my subordinate is cruilty of an action so repre- 
 iiensiblo^ In this connection I want t.) re-mrk, that in every in- 
 stance of computing ^he avera-es uj.on whic.i licenses are granted 
 iny inemoranda was handed over to Mr, Archibald with mstruo- 
 tions to look carefully over the w,)rk, and if any corrections are 
 required u) make them, or to han,l them back to mo for correc- 
 tion If therefore, an error sho,dd escape my notice, and my 
 clerk see it an.l fail to act upon his instructions, up.m him, nioro 
 than upon me, should rest any consequences that may result fr.)m 
 such errors, "^ 
 
 And 1 may further sulmiit that the charges to which I have 
 now replied were preferro.l several weeks subseriuent to the pre- 
 sentation of a .series of c.mplaints which, undm' a .sense of .luty 
 1 was c.mipelled to make against Mr. Archibald, an.l whicli arc 
 yet to receive the c.jusidorati.ni of your honorable body The 
 charges against mo, so unfoun.led an.l unjust, wore doubtless de- 
 signed to offset, and, if possible, diminish the Mei,.d>t of mv acovt. 
 sations. Hence 1 cannot but regret that your'honoiabfe body 
 gave a priority to Mr. Aichil.ald, as it has, to a consid-^rable ex- 
 tent at least, protecte.l your .li'liin'rations. 
 
24 
 
 In cuiiclusion, J hav only to leave my reply to the cliarrres 
 made a^';un.-,t me in th.- hands ut' the Ciovernment, a.ssiirin;,r them 
 that m no ca.^e have I ever been guilty of anv irret/iilarTtieN in 
 the performance of tiie duties of my ofhce, nor "have"l wittinc»ly 
 violated the law or infringed any of the regulations of the Coun- 
 eu ot Public Instruction. 
 
 But in view of the conduct of Mr. Archibald and liis insubor- 
 dination, of which the members of the Government have ha.l 
 amph- proof, as well as of the charges preferred by nie against 
 him, the Government must, I feel assured, see how exceedingly 
 uni)leasant my (official position has been made, and the difficulties 
 by which I have been surrounded in con.se4uence of Mr. Archi- 
 bald's constant and unpnn'oked aim to circumvent me in the 
 discliarge of .some of the most important duties of my office. 
 
 MR ..UCHIBALDS- WRITTEN SPEECH TO THE COUNCIL. 
 
 u 
 
 Havuig endeavored to substantiate by proof the charges pre- 
 ferred against the Superintendant of Education, it now dovolvos 
 upon me to follow up that proof by such a statement as will 
 bring clearly to your notice, with what necessary jiroof has been 
 presented. In doing so, I shall endeavor to follow the charges as 
 nearly as possible m the order of their number, particularizi .cr 
 the point to be proved in each. " 
 
 By the first charge, the Superintendant is accused of falsifying 
 the valuation of two of the Provincial Examiners by preparing 
 memos, for license bearing larger numbers than these examiner'^ 
 envelopes. The two examiners referred to are Ross & Daly. In 
 the case ot Dr. Ross the charge has been proved true only as res- 
 pects one candidate, viz. : No. 24, Station G, in whose case tho 
 envelope shows the following figures : 15, 35, 85, total 85, while 
 the buperintendant's memos, shows the same valuation for all tho 
 branches or subjects, xhc. : 35, 35, 35, total 105. It will be re- 
 membered that the Superintendant, when the envelope and memo 
 were compared, sought to tlinr.v the blame of the discrepancy up- 
 on ine by calling attention to the blotting out of the Station No 
 as first written, and saying that a designing man could very eas- 
 ily substitute another envelope of the same station for the origin- 
 al one ot this candidate. Possibly he might have succeeded in 
 throwing discredit upon the proof in this case, and perhaps also 
 in inipressing .some of you with the idea of a plot on my part 
 against him had that enveloiw it^.^lf been rnv fir.lv vo^^.yt^.-. 
 fortunately, however, the painstaking of the examiner' placed 
 that beyond his reach, the prlvafr record showing figures corres- 
 ponihng with the enveloi)c ami not with his memo. By no pos- 
 
25 
 
 ui^ijiuatKiii aii'l cl 
 
 char^ff 
 
 1.0 
 
 ^'i'i'itv, llicivlor,. ,.:[,! l,i- ,';.,l '• ! 
 
 ,• ■ -•'" '11 ' '.idliuiK.-al 
 
 l.lstrlir.l i||ioii 111,' 
 
 ••"■'""• and criminal nnvlope "f'f'l,. I' , rV','' ^"^'"Panson of the 
 
 f'"' ''""o-'r to i.,. Km, wi ii . t u i" f' -'"'^^'^ ^'"' t-'t'-^' -<■ 
 
 ;s u ,I.,.licat., l„.v..ve,, III tLi^ . j!, '^ X,r/''*^ ^'\ ^^'^':" 
 •'<-' spoken ..r (IsowIk'iv wo will rf ^ I- "^''i""'^^'^ that it 
 
 Tho hi.storv or (^.,.. n nhv ,, V K Pi'l ^" "'^' '^^^^^''^" ^^'• 
 
 Kxaniinor. Tho -n'a.lc of it *'" ^'-''-^tion of tho Pmvincial 
 
 '■■•inton.iant is tl^^t apn ., f T-''"'''' ^'"^^'""'"''"'^^'^ ''>■ ^''0 S.n,- 
 
 t-n.iant in his lil. • it3 ^^^.u fl^/r .r?' "^"'« *''^ '^"Perin- 
 
 • '-^^''of thoi.d.iio,Uo wi t^^;^'"'''"'! ^'^ 'r- ^'- 
 
 this countr; o\ ^ i'^'fro t h an ;;"""' ''"'"'"l'^" ^'^ l-^P^ "^' 
 .^ra.lo, h.aviv. in ]k Inn 1) i "/^'^'"P^'^V't ^i' thr very lowest 
 
 School li;.enso, l,y mcanst ^h s o^-^^'k? ,^^^*^'^^' ^^-™-l 
 voccivo a vervmuoh inm '' , ^".^'"^ '; P'aco.l ,n a jio.sition to 
 
 '.nablo, 1,- .^as,m^i'inoffi ^;;^:£S:, ;;- ^^'- P-'pio though 
 ^.ervice for whicli thev aoreo to pnv h, , /'"''"^ ^^^''" ^''« 
 tho chiMren an,l vonfl, uf V,,,, \^ •/ '""'''• and moreover 
 
 NN're thi'a lo itaS Jn ^'i^^^ ir^' "^'^ '--- -t hor hin,?s. 
 I'owever, bo a .nattl, ot' S ^:^a^^' on^l'n Df r'^'' ^V^""'"'' 
 to bo only one of a largo .^nui:""'"",^ 7^ V^^^^^n 
 
 Porliaps as -lavo a loaturo a-> tlu> fraud i.iY.s,.nf • ; .i ■ 
 n.g .>f such nuuibor, of ndss,,ollo,I wo nl a ' ' ^''' •«"?- 
 
 --; or very nuu.y to which Lnr itl^ t^ l^^s booKi:^! V^' 
 nnyllnn^ uidieale uioro iunni>takablv than ^^1 s , Ilin 1 > ? 
 ot t.a,n,ngand scholarship wl,ich ou<dit os -i^ V f ^^'^ 
 
 ;:v;''^T,ri::i!/::'-:^^-- ^';^ count.y'artl;^ti:: s 
 
 les. grou,.r,or ;nvoxc;;s;hnhot";i;v T i "!;' f'r^ n '';^ 
 
 times so ...|.^i.ip„ and i,al.r,I,|,. t ' M V ? ''''^^"'^^ ^^ all 
 
 to spoil eovr K- \V iv , , Ti ! "^.^'^ thom.olvos able 
 it w 1,1 1 , -^ • I ' l"'"^--'''^ -^tato of matters perpetuated 
 
 nml ho 1-Z ;•" i"'"^'^^'' Z '"'Vl^'"'^'^ -'^ '- announc I S^ 
 luinu tiie seli-o\i( Cnf, i,n)M-.i,wfw.„f ,,„ ,i,„. .■"'"- 
 
 l,.,,„i fi , If • 1 I "I--"-' (..w MMi:, Nuji 10 aiuiounco hot 
 I'and tlu, selt-oNidont prognostication that u.any years could 
 
 not 
 
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 .•la|.M. IhIuiv il„. >,„.||i„^, „f (lu. Pn.vinc.- wuuM 1„. >,..I..n,l t, 
 til.- l.-v.l ulufli has ma.lr s,, nutoriuus tlir .]alliii- nf tli<' K.luca- 
 
 T1..J Mcu,„l cli.ii-,- pivf-m.! a-ain.t tho Sup,MinU'n.l..„t is 
 .luu of a Knn- tlir Ji^Muvs of Kxaininer Dalv over his own si^^na- 
 turo Ihi-chat-r, though on., of so -luv' ii.ipoit, constit.rtin- 
 as It -loos a finur p.uushahlr hy law, as wrll as a mavc offeuce 
 a-amst thr special cnact.uent which, in all its .ictail., tlir Suiar- 
 ii.ton.lent is swoni to administer rightcoiislv, is at tJie same time 
 -nc on which It IS not ncc<>ssaiy that l' dwell at very L'roat 
 I'li-th, for t ,0 simple reason that the proof is so coavincini?and 
 covers exactly the same -round as the tirst chargo, so far as 
 hxammor Daly s envelopes aiv concerned. The proof, therefore, 
 ot oharL^riNo. 1 as respects this Exauiineis envelopes, is also tho 
 l>root ot this char-e. Every liberty seems to have heen taken 
 wi I, this Kxamuiers work. If any alterations were necessary 
 to he ma<le ,n ord«.r to accomplish his pi.rpo.se. Father Daly's en- 
 veloi)es were these practised upon. With no other Examiner 
 wer,. such liberties taken-a fact, as it appears to me, into wliich 
 iM.thhather Daly and the Ciovernmcnt should institute careful 
 .•n.juiiy as to the cause of such a proceeding, wliich in the minds 
 oi not a frw is and will be regarded as a circumstance more 
 s.gn.ticant than .should prove palatable eitlier to the Government, 
 that gentleman luin.self, or the clerical portion of his co-religion- 
 Lsts m this city. In the case of the other Examiners, he could 
 not so practice upon them with impunity, as they keep a private 
 record which is an effectual check again'st any such iiV^.^.L y 
 It "'ay be, and doubtless is, the fact that no such check is kept 
 bv Father Daly, else he wouM have referred to it to establish 
 the -Superintendent s innocency. If l,o lias any .such private 
 H-.rd as the other Exanuner's keep, it will be very easy to de- 
 t. nc from it what were the original numbers on the.se envel- 
 ope, whicli now show marks of alteration, as well as those which 
 are spoken of as, an.l doubtless are, duplicates of the original, 
 liie tfurd charge,_ which is coucealmcnt of the envelopes muti- 
 
 if ti e t^ime^fth*"' m'%-''"^^^ '''^' '''^ l^^"^^^"^*^ of 'witnesses 
 at the time in the othce fur rusmvi: proof. Of these, however 
 
 there was none. Apart,, then, from thi conviction of Ihe truth-' 
 
 fulness of it-wlnch the proof of the two preceding char<'e«, and 
 
 s on ' i'nTrr''"'"' '' ;^" ^■^'^^' ^'^^^^^^'"^^ ^he disposition Jo 
 
 st.ong in the human mind, to conceal guilt, convey--ai)art fmm 
 
 hese my chief proof lies in the fact, ^^dlich may possib y be now 
 
 sot en, that very .shortly after I made complaint last Septem- 
 
 told iT'r / '.!"f V''^'""-' ''^''^ ^ ^^^1 ^'-^"^ the Primier, 
 
 of (me of tb'"'" ^'''' ^ ''''''; ""^'^^'^ ^° ""'^^^ ^'^y c^omparison 
 of one of the memos, and envelopes of Station G, (Baddeck^ in 
 
 onsecpience of an envelope being missing. Mr. li immediately 
 
 told me to ask him for it, which I ,|id. and three days after re 
 
 nds^illf" r\l '^"" '^''^'V^^^^li to the one Ashicli had been 
 luibsmg. As this circumstance may be forgotten by Mr. R., the 
 
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 tnitl.fulm'ss of tl.i. cliai-.' will i,., ,v.,n,,i,..i o . , , . ,■ , 
 
 Iti^lu.tlnunantoconc.al ;,MuIt. If, tluTellr-. 
 
 cediii;,' cliaryi's 
 
 m every castas he alone is suppoid t.^e c^^^^^^^^^ 
 that mark i,, a comparison of it as foun-I on tho''Zmand\huf 
 cate enve opes with others of the same stationwill si" w wife h ; 
 or not hoth seem to be clone ],y the same hand. iU m -Te 
 can only say that I saw what was to me very plain evi W o f 
 Uie Supermtendent's own hand. In the case of No 2? Statin 
 G, It will bo seen that the endin-,.f th^- .r is not snrh .s fV. l 
 It a ve,y clever inntation of that^of the De^J^^Ex^ •:^;^ r'l 
 uoubt not that a similar eoinparison of Nos •)-, and 0« S^.^ 
 VV.w,U indicate some simila/ indications of imk^i''' '^^'''^'" 
 That the hupenntendent should seek to procure duplicates of 
 these envelopes, when he was calle.l upon fir th.-m in onle,- 
 turther concealment of his rruilt is «im„lv If i I T , 
 him to conceal them in the i;' il^t^? i^u'^^r "^^i^^ 
 hat h.H gudt :n altering the tigur.s of the Exa.ni ers n i^ t nol 
 appear which m other cases has been sufficiently pro d i1 
 J^ btatu.n V^ is the best proof of charges Nos.' 1 and 2 but 
 
 there is no doubt whatever thnf if l.n.l i>?. .^ ■ i ' -T'. 
 
 ... * i- - . . . - - i'.i..^».. ini,.; iL f>cen 
 
 in the i>arcel with the others oFthat station 
 
 envelope I retained in 
 lence of guilt would 1 
 
 reported upon. That 
 
 my own possession, fearing that all 
 
 in the case of the th 
 
 removed by duplication of envel 
 
 evi- 
 
 opes, as 
 
 wou 
 
 ree befoiv alludVd to, <„ ntherwise that thev 
 
 Id be destroyed altogether JJut that N 
 
 MS was only "iie of 
 
2.S 
 
 
 
 tlin-e are in vmir ,H,ss,wsi„-, . v. ' i ■ -' '''"' --'^'■li.l.v 
 
 charge sl.own to 1 ■ 1?^! i .;;!,'" "'""^'u"*;''' " "''^ '''"''^f' 
 
 theni> " '"i..,nal.. and tlie .,t!ie,-s duplicates of 
 
 Char--e Xo, .3 accuse,; the Sui)erinteiel..nf r i • 
 ■'■: •"•Wnals atl-r procuri,,.,- du ! c ? ^'^""r ^^troyod 
 
 ra.m ', as I think It nu.st i:, ti J hf^,, e Th^""!^ ''' """ 
 imvs . ■ a nuitte,' of course \\J '' '^ ^ "^ ^l'^''^^^' ''''- 
 
 "f -Sta ,n W to u-hicl, att. -,1 "•■'Uinals .K all those 
 
 -ith the n.en.os. in v'lf J! :;;!,;; 7,;-'':^;;l. ^orrespondin, 
 
 now sho^v a clean sh .et ' \o d.m f f^'""' ''^'^ ^^"'''^^ 
 
 November last, v.hen these ,. "•' ""V '^^-troyod. Sine 
 
 the stove in the otile : ,; i : ;:7^''''^ '"!;.• ^7 j"'^^^"^--' 
 
 not so, JKnvcve:, in S-pt , h '''m'-' "''"'" '''^>'- ^^ ''-^^^^ 
 
 thcMn,AvereconsVn,edtot , r\ < ■''^'''■•■'■•/''''^ '^^ ^'^'^ •^"" 
 
 1-ear ovidenc.., howevei i h V V''. '"v.-" ''"' "''^""- '^''-v 
 
 towards destruction :;.;/: ;,:•; r': ';f "'■ ''7'-^ •■^^•^^ 
 
 of purpose on ]ii, part tint the ;7. \ '"'■'"- ^"' '^"^ ''^'''^ 
 
 all events, there tll^- a ' n h "H"'?"" "^^ "^i^ -!'M'Iete, At 
 to bear testimony aiiinst hiu. ' '""^'''^^-1 condition, 
 
 tivr^ru,:!:;°:el;u:nc:o;':l;T^ 
 
 a. the examinat ons axe eo^^^^^^^^^^ ^""•■- ^ 'ar 
 
 P'-o«ented, not bein.^ wUh '^^.^ ''"" I?:^"^ ^''' '''■ '^'^ '^^'- as 
 
 evidenr^.^; 1 v Mri^J::^;''T\ '"•:'"^''^ 'r'^"'^ >■- ■" t'"^ 
 other ^vit,l^s.es were broul'f '"^'"i''^^'."; '^'"l ^iss Mcintosh, 
 lK>pe of elicitin, fu h .^ f , f ^h^ l"'^'' \'"' 'T''^'' '"'^-•''" 
 the hope was :n;u- than Ji'dii^f ''^■'' '"'^ ^''" '^^'"^"•'- "i' 
 
 Mr. Robertson's evidence u-,.nt ^ i .1 . 
 ^fa candidate tbr exanunati! "/,,,;:'- .J', '' ^'"; assistance 
 j5iip.Mniten.lent, Mr. Hunt ,. m, ,!" '" '"' ha.l spoken to (h,e 
 hnn an ..nvelupe with l.an.'.rs en. 'v I i T",' '^'"•l"ise, handed 
 •stand were the .puvstion \ t t ,'' 7' ^^' "•'•'' ^'^' ^^^^^ hin. to un- 
 the assistance of the ca 1 ilat , '"^"''",^''!'^ exannr,a„on. K„, 
 i'n.ne.liatelv previous t'h 1" ' "' "">' ^^■••'•" "'^■^•" almost 
 
 -ith the full ;.„v":,uhti;:;";';7';,'''- "'" "";>— -nt 
 
 exauiinnfio-i ^" > '^^^ ^''.. pap.,-, of the cmiin- 
 
 •''rum s'lii e o 
 
 the .iile .( i( ns 
 
 nil 
 
 to Mr lJ"lHr(s,,n, appoalin-t.) 
 
2'J 
 •'^ statement then •' "^'"'•' ^^'I'aratc and distinc-t T" ''"'■ 
 
 «I"-''ilv of exauunation ..an, rs a n i "^ '^'^'^timate way w u- 
 
 .cons.. a,,,.Ii.., ,•,, 7 /; 7^ > - he snceessCul pn.cuinl. o 
 — K^^uiii in H ,„al uiii.,i„^ ,,; 
 
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 give the papers to her when the throe weeks spoken of before 
 examination should have arrived. 
 
 ^ Before closing the case I may be allowed to add that aa the 
 Superintendent, being a sworn officer of the Government and has 
 been spoken of during the course of this trial as always on his 
 oath, any statement which he may make may on this account be 
 regarded as worthv of more credence than an ordinary statement. 
 I wish it to be understood, therefore, that the statement which I 
 now make 1 regard as equivalent to sworn testimony, and such 
 as I am prepared to make on oath before any tribunal. I accord- 
 ingly testify that for the last two years and a half irregularities 
 have constantly come under my notice in connection with the 
 work of the examination which I would long ago have considered 
 sufficient to bring to your notice, as 1 regarded' them sufficient to 
 warrant his removal. I was deterred, however, from doing so by 
 the personal advice of my brother, to whose notice I had brought 
 every detail of an irregular nature fxom the time when irregular- 
 ities first became known to me in the office. The irregularitiea 
 complained of in the cliarges preferred and now under investiga- 
 tion were of so heinous a character as -e regarded admitted of no 
 longer being kept secret, and by his u.rection I brought them to 
 the notice of Messrs. Hill and Robertson in September last. With 
 respect to the envelopes which I claim to be duplicated, I am 
 willing to attest that as far as regards No. 98, Station W, the 
 torn and mutilated envelope is the original envelope which con- 
 tuned the candidate's work when it came into the office, and that 
 along with it I took the fragments or pieces of No. 25, Station 
 W, and No. 24, Station O, from the stove in the office. 
 
 I also assert that the record which I took of envelopes before 
 they passed to Mr. Hunt's hand was a true record of the valu- 
 ation of the Examiners as presented by the envelopes when they 
 came to the office, and that the figures which they now bear are 
 alterations made by the Superintendent, as indicated by their 
 correspondence with the memos, as made out by him. 
 
 If the evidence which I have adduced of the truthfulness of 
 my statements and of the charges preferred be not regarded by 
 you as sufficient evidence of such truthfulness on the one hand 
 and guilt on the other, I feel it to be my duty to ask, not only in 
 order that I may be myself exonorated, but for the satisfaction 
 also of the Government, that one and all of the Provincial Ex- 
 aminers bo called in, and the disputed papers submitted to each 
 one in turn and sepanifoly without the envelopes, in order that 
 such a valuation may be given th-ii &,s in the judgment of each 
 Examiner they are entitled to receive.