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 I 
 
 EDUCATION OFFICE 
 
 INVESTIGATION. 
 
 
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Education Office Investigation, 
 
 MR. HUNT'S CHARGES AGAINST MR. ARCHIBALD. 
 
 Education Office, 
 
 Marcli 27th, 1877. 
 To the Jlonorahlc Provincial Secretary ; 
 
 Sir -I mo.st respectfully .sul),nit for your consideration the fol- 
 lowing, connnun.cat.on n^latin^^ to certain difficulties known o 
 px.st in lu.s office, and which I earne.stly trust may receive your 
 
 iEonlct of 'Ir^A"-, M^'n *'^--/«tatemeat(vill show\ha 
 the conduct of Mr Archibald, the present clerk in the office, has 
 
 Lp?r« "'^' '"*"i'^' 1''^^"">^"^^ ^^^^ confidence which I shouW 
 
 of my duties?"' "' ' ^' '"""''^''^ '''^^' "'^ ^" ^^' ^^^«°hargo 
 
 The charges which I prefer in the following paper are of a 
 
 ArTLuT"''"' r^ ^'^ ''^'''^' '' ^^i» ^« ^«en that Mr 
 Archibald has .0 abused my confidence and misunderstood his 
 po ition as to use Ins connection with the office only to the pre! 
 harm' J^P^rtniont and to my very great a/noyance Ind 
 
 ,-t„^f^^^7,f^>^-^^o charge Mr. Archibald with the following 
 nf actions of his official duties, and respectfully request thatyoS 
 will cause such an inves igation to be made in reference to them 
 as m your judgment they demand. For convenience I shall 
 state my charges in the following order, and am prepaiS to ub 
 nut the required proof when such may be called for 
 
 1. I charge Mr. Archibald with having deceived me in dis- 
 obeying my instructions with reference to printing required for 
 the Education office and thereby violating the ordSr of the Gov- 
 e-niu'^nt under which it was my duty to act. 
 
 2. Without my consent or knowledge Mr. Archibald took ac- 
 gT' n ^'"''^'^^ office which were waiting the sanction of t^e 
 Government for settlement, and .submitted the same to the in- 
 sjiection of parties having no interest in thorn, and who were 
 Ukely to use them to the prejudice of the Educational depart- 
 
 5. In opening letters addressed to me in confidence on official 
 business, and communicating the information thus received to 
 
 I. 
 
 ir trr 
 
■ rt.t'.ii aet- 
 
 iiavtie- tv-i).. a . it t.. .•..ulii.v iic aii.iu ;>iii--i.t^ ju.I 
 ot" thr ('ouncil "f I'lihllr lii-liM.ii'.n. 
 
 ctiicial letUM^ nn i.ur,iiu-.>. sMlii NsiiKtli i\i^ K.lucatinual .lepait- 
 ment slu.ul.l not hitfilV.e, an-l thm-l.y t-.xi.oM'.l me to severe but 
 unmeriteil ct'iisiiic. , 
 
 5 Contravening, in the must unjustilial.le manner, my leyal 
 acts by secret correspun.lence an.l hy telegram, eliaigwig the ex- 
 penses to the E.hication ottioe, and in this unwarrantable way in- 
 ducin- the Council of Public Instruction to act upon petitions 
 clandestinely circulated by Mr. Archibald himself, the Council 
 assuming; that such petitions were the voluntary expression ol 
 parties s'ending them, when such was not the case. 
 
 ti I charge Mr. Archibald with fraudulently takin- Irom my 
 office examination papers and retaining them several months. 
 The said impers were in my care, anfl I alone responsible 01 their 
 safe keeping. Of these papers I charge Mr. Archibald with 
 making i.ntnithful statements relative to the average on which 
 licenses to teach were granted, and thereby aiming to throw dis- 
 credit ui>on the integrity of the examination work. 
 
 7 I cliar^'e Mr. Archibald with stating that he was authorized 
 by the Government to watch my othcial acts, to concea certain 
 T^apers a!id to have" a general supervision, and to see that tlie 
 duties of the otiice were conducted legally ; this espionage being, 
 as Mr. Archibald recently asserted, at the suggesti..n ot the <jov- 
 
 ernment. . . , , ,, , • 
 
 S A constant and irrepressible .lisposition to nieddle ami in- 
 terfere with things entirely foreign to the duties ot his ottu-e as 
 clerk, such interference being entirely subversive ot all miita 
 confidence and of that cooperation es.sential to the Micccesstul 
 discharge of the duties of the otKce. 
 
 •) Makin"- improper uses of the Education otlice. 
 i trust th.'^Oovernment will take such prompt and active mea- 
 sures in this matter as may seem to be in accordance with the 
 above-nanied facts. 
 
 I remain, (>tc 
 
 MR. HVXT'S cn.VROES AOAINST MR. ARCHIBALD RELATINO TO 
 
 i;0()KS. 
 
 One of the charges formulated bv me against my clerk is, that 
 he contravened, and as far as he cnuld by adverse inteiterence 
 rendered nugatory the policy of the Educational <>tiice, which ' 
 was carryin'^ out under the instruction of the Councu ot Public 
 Instruction." The facts to which I refer in support ot my charge 
 aie Virietiy as follows : 
 
 The booksellers in the city and county have made lre»iuent 
 
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 coinplaiiiU -if til. • unjust iv-iilatiMU ill i.Lranl t.. tlir 1 k- pre- 
 
 scriberl, which gave to otiu Hrni in the city tlic iuouniK.lv ,,f all 
 the Readers su|.|)lie<l to the scho.>ls thm'ughout ♦h.- I'i-ovinc" 
 This Iiaving \>vrn hrou-li' to the notice ,.f tfic Couneil of I'ul.lic 
 fiistructmn, nud n eli!ni-r ill 'lir l,,.,,!., I,,.;,,.- ,i,,.,nr,i .Ir^JrMl.h. 
 
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 ""■'"''■:l '■••I'll'- >-rh- vvln.l, il„ I'.HiiHil .,1 rnl.ll,- lM,|iii,-ti.,n 
 acconiiu-h |,iv.-.riil,r,l. Tl,i ,1,^.; „,|, | iiiuui,;u,.,i I., tin- 
 various liookscIliTs, wliu ill eonsn,ueiuv mad.' lar-v iiii].oi-tations. 
 During tlie tinir that tliis aiTau.c-.iiieut was in j.iogruss Mr. 
 Arcluhahl ivccivc(l ami oi.i'ncij n ciunumnieatinii aihhc.srd t<i tlie 
 K<hicatiuual othc.' (Voiii the agriit of Collins, and retained it in 
 his possession for soiiir timr, and only delivered it up Aviien ne- 
 cessary in con.se(|Uenee of a telegranr empiiring as to the receipt 
 <.f this letter, and wliich rendered further concealment on his 
 ;-art uupossiMe. This letter wa^ important as containin- terms 
 on which Ins Headers could he finnished. '" 
 
 The information thus ulitained, I have reasons to l.vlieve from 
 statemejits by Mr. Aichibald maile to me, he communicatetl to 
 parties that had heretofore had the monopoly of Readers and 
 comnience.1 intiigiiing to have bo(,ks jirescribell of which it was 
 feared by other hooksidlers Messrs. .McK inlay mi-ht continue to 
 command the monopoly; and to that end, amongst other thin^rj, 
 Mr. A. got up and eirculate<l petitions in the citv and country' 
 inayiiig the ('ouncil of Public Instruction to place'on the list of 
 prescribed books the Royal Readers, and wrote and telegraidied 
 to inlluential parties in the country to ^et up and forward peti- 
 tion.s to the same efiect. The Council of Public Insti action 
 acted on these petitions as if they were the voluntary and bona 
 ,t'i(r expression of the opinions of the signers of them, and by 
 this means were induced to jirescribe the Rc^yal Readers, when 
 in fact, the whole thing originated with the book monopolist-, of 
 Hahtax or with Mr. Archibahl himself, wlio thus u.sed his oflice 
 not only to influence parties against the action of the Council of 
 Public Instruction, but to pcriietuate a monopoly that liad become 
 odious to the trade generally and likely to be Inirdensoiue to the 
 seliools using the books. 
 
 It needs no comment to show that conduct such as this is iu- 
 ^ubordinate and uubccouiing in the highest <Iegree in (me holdinrr 
 a subordinai" situation, is suljversive'of all (liscipline, and ren- 
 ders nugatory the action of this ottice and of the Council of Pub- 
 lic Instruction itself 
 
 Tlie Council will perceive that if such conduct be tolerated it 
 would bo impossible for the Superintendent -.f Kducation tocarrv 
 
 lnt/» flfT.l^f ^^-i^ i..,.i t.'. A' a1- _ r, M »• T-» 1 I- r . ^ 
 
 .■'■' -■ = "■-!•:■-■'"■'■"■■"'■••: t;:;; ■> i;t:;ic;; •''! I'iiiiilc i iisLi uctioil, 
 
 or at any time to prescribr^ books where such rivalry and jealousy 
 
exist, or prevent the j>er])etuatiun i>t a monopoly which ;^ives a 
 favored hrni advantages unfair to the rest of the traile, while its 
 tendency is to enhance the ]»ricc of hooks which, on evciy con- 
 fiidcration, should be furnished to scliools at the lowes^t possible 
 rate. 
 
 MR. ARCHIBALD'S CHARGES AGAINST MR. HUNT. 
 
 To the Honorabh the Mcvihcrf of the K.iccutlvc Cou)ic)l of the 
 Pro>'incc of Nova Scotia : 
 
 Gen'TLEMEN, — In presenting for your consideratian tlie accom- 
 panying document, emV)racing certain charges against the Super- 
 intendant of Education, I do so with tlic less hesitancy, and with 
 the feeling that the less formality is necessary, that the chief 
 facts upon which the charges are based, together with a super- 
 abundance of proof that they are indeed facts were submitted by 
 me early in September last, to the notice and inspection of the 
 Hons. Messrs. Hill and Robertson ; who, in token of their con- 
 viction of the enonnity of the conduct of wliich the Supcrintcn- 
 dant was guilty, and of their want of confidence in his adminis- 
 tration of the duties of his office, gave me written authority over 
 him to the effect that thereafter I would be required to examine 
 and compare the memos, of licenses to teachers with the envel- 
 oi)es of the examiners, and to see that they were correct before 
 sending them out. In fact it is only within the past few days 
 that the thought occurred to me that, after presenting such an ex- 
 pose of his conduct to the Premier and one of his ministry, it 
 would be necessary at all to prefer any charge in writing, in or- 
 der that the Government might regard the matter as formally be- 
 fore them for consideration and final adjudication. In the for- 
 mal presentation therefore of the matter which I now make, I 
 wish it to be understood that it is no new charge which I now 
 prefer, but one of six months standing, reiterated in a more for- 
 mal, consecutive and tangible form, and as such takes precedence 
 of all other charges of later date, which, in consequence of my 
 action on that occasion, and fearing similar disclosures in the fu- 
 ture, any person or persons may have thought proper to prefer 
 with a view to my prejudices, and if possible the setting aside of 
 the charges which I then made. 
 
 I trust that the reasonableness of this view will be at once ap- 
 parent, and that the virtual expression of want of confidence in 
 the Superintendant of Education and whatever else is implied in 
 the letter of the Premier to me of date September 12th, 187(5, 
 will be allowed to have their due weight as touching any deliver- 
 
aiicc wliich tlie Cove niiiHuf mav, in t!i<' near rutii:v -in,. 
 »Il(.' sulijcct. " « ' " 
 
 I have the lioiinr to he, 
 
 ^ uur (iNfdiont servant, 
 
 ^A.Mir.I, ARrmiiALl). 
 
 Halifax, Murcli I'ti.ml, 1,S77. 
 
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 Halifax, Nc.va SdrriA, 
 
 Marcli -J'JikI, IS??. 
 
 Tu fhf lloaorahh: /'. (\ //;//, />,,, S'cMani,d;:,Ar.,a,ul Ifotior- 
 able Mviaha-s „f ih,' Emnfnr ('wmclf of Aon, Srofl,,. : 
 
 T, Samuel ArcliihaM. Clerk .,r tl.e Dopaitnient of Education 
 in this Irovmce do liorehy impeach tlie Kev. A. S. Hnnt Supor- 
 intondant of Education, of c rtain crimes an<l misdemeanors as 
 
 to] lows : 
 
 First.— I charge him with havini; chan;,'ed last summer the 
 valuation wluch tiuo of the Provincial examiners had .riven of 
 th.' woik ot certain of the candidates who ha.l "(me up for lic- 
 ence to teach in our p'll.lic schools, and therei-v givin<r tliem hirrh- 
 er grades of hcenso than those to which they were entitle.l " 
 
 .Secondly.— r diai-ge him with having altered the Hgures on the 
 envelopes ot the candidates nver the signauue o^ one of the ex- 
 aminers, and therel.v^ad.ling additional guilt to t],. maladminis- 
 tration of the duties of his office. 
 
 Thirdly.— I charge him with having concealed for a time cer- 
 tain envelopes multdat.'d l)y the changes which he ha<l wrought 
 upon them, until 1 was ol.liged to ask for them in the di.'.charge 
 of the duty imposed upon me hy the Premier, Mr. Hill, to whoso 
 notice 1 had brought a knowledge of the facts (»)ntained in the two 
 proceeding charges. 
 
 Fourthly.— I chaige him with liaving giver me, not the ori-d- 
 nal envelopes on which he had wrought his changes, but dupli- 
 cates of them, with figures corresponding to the changes which 
 he had wrought upon the original, and signed also bv the Provin- 
 cial Examiner. 
 
 Fifthly,— T charge him with having destroyed, as he thourrht 
 certain of the ongina! envelopes which h^ contained the work 
 ot the candidates for license after he had procured duplicates of 
 tliem according to charge No. 4. 
 
 Sixthly.— 1 charge liim with having given and offering to give 
 the examination questions to candidates, and others to Fk; given 
 to candidates, previous to the date of the annual examination. 
 
 Jn addition to the a1>ove charges preferred acrainst the Super- 
 intendant of Education, I am prepared to show tliat there are 
 teachers now drawiii'j' ?! ."lO nrr year fron>. the Pmvin.-lQl Tv.-..-.=-.-.-...- 
 as teachers of grade B., who, had the provisions of the' faw'b^een 
 
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 til iM.llusinii with Ml- 
 
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 ,atos n;inir S.th.' L. Hail. •^"- ^ , ^i,,„^,,, ,„„st havt 
 
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 ik'd her to. 
 
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 aat.-snanu.. Miss CatluTimj ^^''^^ ^:-^:;,,u, i},,.M,. 
 A savs lie -nt thr tuin nnclopo out ot t <-*t^^^ 
 i„anvreuular.lnf,.a,H..s. llu- onvcl-iics 
 
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 'rBa.l.lock, ('. B. Ml-- 
 
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 ait' nut submitted 
 th the 
 
 in anv leiiiUar ^ei ..i \uiyy>- ■- „„i,f,. i.ai.er nut with the 
 
 t„ HI.-. The ,eeu..l aecnU . ith h. --^ • . / '^^'^i,, eo„n.letc 
 t,„none. The menu.. ^^^^ /:^' ,;^^^i' ! ."?lav. after 1 callea 
 
 itn;ue,:t;:;:^,r;L^^;u:;^;it^:^:rra,te.^^ ..,^,^, 
 
 j:ini;:i::s^^^-i:-i:rs:.^^^^^^ 
 
 ^^T;r;L'imc S::Pnncl,a^^.ss ,aj.ev .ho., a total of ^^ 
 Mr. Hunt's memo, in the same [;;^'' '"^^^■j:/; '^^ (-,^,„,^,. K.-urcs 
 
 ''"S.trGs, r.i., 81 7* h:>, '.'7. ■■»■ -•' 1"^' -'^" "f ^'■'""" ^''^ 
 
 ci-; Altered histnrv from -20 to :'.0. 
 ; 8-::^i m::spelle,l words, only :^ taken aec-iunto^ 
 , n _I --cv H Katon. Total as recrde-l 12.) ; hyuit 
 . -175 Mr. A says it n.ust have been a^t.i.d, .^ 
 livelope substituted tbr tlu- on;^inal ; M^ued U Mi. Uah 
 
 S-> A new* cnvelojie — ini.--spciieu u-i-t . 
 
 q7_9. onlv r. in Mr Hunt's memo 
 9.j.__Hester'A. Sprow, Cumberland Lounty. 
 
 on envcl- 
 r... a new* 
 
• .|l-titiirr,| ,ii\ 
 Mr. Hi>li..i, , . 
 
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 Cwiclut*! ''■.Ili4t\ AliulluM (;a-'; iif 
 
 •"hl.^lliiIlL I" -h'jW liiMi 
 
 lu-ar an In- can ifCdili-ct 
 
 No. :^5 
 No 4:5. 
 
 No. 4.-<. 
 On charw No. : 
 
 \. I ■ O.li 111 Hi lU- 
 
 ^'iiii^ tiiiic- 111 ( 'ctober 
 \\ (■ coiiijiariMl st'\L'ial 
 papers wit'i a it';;istiA in a bool;. uuil f.aii.'d s.;\tTal iiregularitiu'^, 
 j)iincipally in mi.v-iiulled wonls Did not know what Mr A. i 
 object wa.s in asking nil' to lif iJit-^cnt. Cannot positively iden- 
 tify tlie book produced as the (jnc in which tlie registry was 
 niaile. Was piesent a^ain a night oi' two afterwards. 
 
 Station 1 No. u'S. Misspelhd words reduced from 1*2 to (J. 
 
 3 niisspflh'd Words, 
 (iradc made h)\\ er tlian it sh(juhl hav« 
 
 been. 
 G mlsspeUed Word-, instead of 'J. 
 I have .veil da}' after day examination 
 ])apers taken out of thf otHc- Ijy Mr Hunt previous to the date 
 of the examination. Miss Kate Mcdnto.sli, of tliis city, tohi him 
 that previous to the date of the last examination slie was in the 
 office and tohl ilr. Hunt she was intending to go up ior grade 15, 
 so a.s eventually to go up for grade A, and therefore wanted a 
 high average on grade h, and tliat Mr. Hunt told her if she would 
 come to the olHco he would give her the examination papers. 
 Mis8 M. never went up. 
 
 Just before the examination of 1,S75 Mr. Mulholland assembled 
 the class previous to the examination, an«i drilled thi;m in the 
 same questions which afterwards proved to be the examination 
 que.stions. 
 
 Mr. Thos. Robertson told me last summer that Mr H'lnt had 
 given him examination papers previous to the examination for a 
 candidate in Barrington, a'ld that there are many oth.r eases of 
 which he has suspicions, luit w hicli will require to be proved by 
 the parties themselves. 
 
 The foregoing are all the charLfes. 
 
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 Prcvintial Secretary's Offki:, 
 
 Halifax, N(jva Scotia, 
 
 April 1«, 1877. 
 
 Present: Hons. V. C. Hill, J. McKinnon, llol)ert Roliertsun, 
 an.l Alonzo J. White. Also, Mr. Hunt and Mr. S. Archibald. 
 
 Mr. Thos. Robertson jnoduced by Mr. Archibald as a witness: 
 
 Examined by Mr. A.— In reply to question, Did y.,u or did 
 you not inform me that Mr. Hunt had given you exan.iuatiuu 
 questions prior to an examination '. 
 
 Ans. I may have said so, but 1 cannot .say it was prior t.' an 
 
 <- ---f-j;iii: ,i.ivj:. i ;,;; ii;;^ 1 eiIie;ii!;L'I' Liic liiUC at ail. V^rtlilml ii.\ it. 
 
 Q. Did Mr. Hunt give you what he represented as ixamina- 
 
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 tion papers an the (|uostions beloiij^'inf,' to next cxaiiiinatiuu ' 
 
 A. Mr. Hunt made no statement about the natuie nf tlie paper-i 
 I received at the time of receivin;^' them. 
 
 Q. Did you receive from Mr. Ilunt examination papers wliieh 
 he gave you to miderstand wen- the examination papei.s of the 
 de])artinent for the approaeliing examination ;' 
 
 A. I cannot .say that Mr. Hunt gave nu,' papers wliich were 
 examination papers of an approaching examination. I did not 
 know the contents and do not know to this d^y. 
 
 Q. Have you any rea.son to believe that ^Ir. Hunt gavo you 
 papers which were examination pa])ers of an approaching examina- 
 tion ? 
 
 A. I think so, but liave no knowledge cf their contents. 
 I asked Mr. Hunt how a peison couhl get a license who failed 
 in the examination, not knowing the mode in which licenses were 
 granted. I asked him if a private examination could lie held, or 
 in any other way a license could be obtained. Mr. Hunt said 
 come Ijack l>efore the exanunation and I will see what I can do 
 for you. I went back and Mr. Hunt gave me some papers and 
 made n. observations. I think they Were examination papeis, 
 but do not know. 1 .sent them to a party to be given to a candi- 
 date. Some time after this, Mr. A. calleil me into the Education 
 ottice, and showed me a numlier of envelopes on which the figures 
 were altered, and which he said were altered by Mr. Hunt. In 
 the courf^e of our conversation I informed him of Mr. Hunt hav- 
 ing given me what 1 believed to be examination ])apers. 
 
 Examined by Mr. Hunt : 
 
 I frecjuently got examination and other papers from Mr. Hunt 
 of previous years for information. I cannot say that the pa] mis 
 given me were not old i)apers of a jirevious year's examination. 
 I have no recollection of anything being said about keejjing (juiet. 
 I decline to give the name of the party "^to whom I sent the papers, 
 or tliat of the party for whom they were intended. My relations 
 with Mr. Hunt have always been of a friendly character. T am 
 not sure, but I think it was last sunnner chat I g(jt the papers re- 
 ferred to. 1 frecpiently received papers from Mr. Ihnit— every 
 year. He never refuse<l me them. 1 often had enijuiries nia<le 
 ami got papers from Mr. Hunt. 
 
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 ProVI.NcIAI. SFXKKT.^UV's Ol'l'KK, 
 
 H.\).irA.\, Ndv.v ScoTi.v, 
 
 Ajn'il lit, 1877. 
 
 Firi^nit : Hons. P.O. Hill, Alonzo J White, and Rubt Robertson. 
 Also, Mr. Hunt and Mr. Aiehibald. 
 
 Mr. Archibald produces Mi,>s Mcintosh: 
 
 KlvninSiii..! J.ir M,. A ..-.l.;i,«l.l M.. H i if -.-!„._ • , 
 
 • .■• -J ■••' ":•-:::•■.--:•:. ." : . s : :: :: I. ; :i Ii: eu IIli; f Vvi y HSSlSt - 
 
 anco ID his power to make my examimition aucces.sful ; about 
 
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 i, 
 
 when the papers wuuM bo re 1 v 1 mul . i \' ^'-^^'""''■^tu.n, 
 
 that examinition. I noNxV'n it for th r ' ^'^^"-''^ *"^" 
 
 the examination. ' ^''""' ^ "^'V^''- went up for 
 
 inadvertently sai<l n.or. Than I int dS da^o ' tl, ' T\ ?'^' 
 Htated, and then told hiu, the who I tin k the ^r 1 . ^ M ' 
 
 U H. Burbidgo examined by Mr Archibald [ ] nl i * 
 
 .cense; I obtained it in 1^75; I ^t^^^tjf^^ 
 the examina .on papers belor. that oxamination At athstann I 
 ^aw papers, but :t wa.s by n.ern aecid.,.nt, an.i not by i:;i !„ " 
 
 ^:t^i :l hi^ri a.i Eib-^ ^- i^ i=^- 
 
 not swear that they were exainini ion nn r '^^ "^""''^ 
 
 tlmtyear. Mr. H^t was'l":^!!^ ,S^ ^ 'n:u;7n!;rtdl 
 M^Hff ::;]t";'""- ^ --^ ^-"leStell an/aSrlan^n^ 
 Mr. riunt, and he never wat in a j.osition to -ivo ,nr anv 
 
 we^. S^>"traiTM'^^' Vf I--^<-'n.uln c^- tlLk that 
 nto Lat o.T< L ' ';'^ tli^'Passaovs of E„o.]ish to be turne-l 
 into Latin oi Gioek, nor of any l,r.nch of the examination. 
 
 Provincial Skcretarv'.s Office, 
 
 Halifax, X. 8, April 21, 1S77, 
 
 Present, lions. T. C inil and ]{„b,,t ru,b..rt.,ni 
 Hunt and Mr. Archibal ' lux.tii.M.ii, 
 
 A1..0, Mr. 
 
 Mi.ss Alice Maloan : 1 hold ^aade V lici nse. 
 
 I ft'ot this in July 
 
 before It " '"'r''*"'^' "'•'''^ "^' ^'"^ •■xamination .piestions 
 
 .tfoie gcfn^r uj., nor of any portion of them. I never saw the 
 
 papers until examination day. I took 1(,0 marks in \Ieon^I.tTy 
 did better than I expected. 1 took lessons from Mi Si.' 
 
 1 '":;:mhS;:rV iV'T''"^ t ^''^^ r^'-^^^^"^- branch 3 
 
 inetxamination Idi.Inot re-ard my.self as bein.r particular) v 
 deficient m it ; I knew it required a ^reat deai of sUidr ^ 
 
 lulv S- • ? ^^^oanl hold a license, .rado C, obtained in 
 Ji' y, 1S,0. I wa.s not in the Education oflice liefore the exam 
 nation have not been for two or three years, except once ^t 
 
 k^^^^^^^^^^^^ ''^*'^^^'' ^''^' examination. J ad 
 no kno^^ ledge ot the -p.estions before the examination No one 
 ever lianded me a set of the .p.e.tions. No papers were t nt to 
 uic. by mail or in any way whatever. Before tie clale of ho ex 
 anunation I nevev ^.nu- nn,- ,s *i,,. . . ''"^ "-^ 
 
 ll?!!! w-M i'^? ^'"-'^ papers^given to^them -'iiivcr lienld oJ 
 
 thing till to-ilav 
 o 
 
 iiev« 1 knew any 
 iicli a 
 
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 Josopli McLauclilin, of Alliin street ncIiu.,! : 1 
 grailes A anil l>. ! (il'taiiieil -iivle A in ]S7'>. 
 to ilo with inviiavini.;- tlie i|iie^tinii- 
 
 hold a lieense, 
 
 iiu\ !■ 
 
 iiotliinif 
 {'nr exaiiiinatioii. 1 tlon I 
 know whose ,'lutv il i.. 1 kiiov nothiii- v.iutlier Mr Hunt lias 
 obtained tliesi- oiie^tions with m- withuiil asistanee. 1 never 
 ])iv]iaied anv (|UeNtions and snlnnitteii tlinii to tlie Sn]ieriiit(|nd- 
 cnt. 1 never had a eoi,y of ih- (|iiestio:i-. lut'ore any examina- 
 tion, or of any ]>art of iheni. I know Ji-iliinu' of Mr. Hunt 
 • i-ettine- peoiile "to pivi)are (iue>tions for him. 1 kn.)W nolhini;'(it 
 any ti'fic-hers ^(lin-- up for examination wlio jia'l r.^eeiveii cojiies 
 of the iine^tioiiN : ne\ er heard oi' any such tliinu'. 
 
 Aveline :Me('ul!ncli : 1 hold a lieeiise, eiad.e 11. IfeM -rad.e (' 
 before u;oinft- up for erad.' I'.. 1 ,£;ot grade ( ' ih^' last_e.\aniination 
 in Mr. Rand's time." Mr, Iliiufs name is on tiie license, as he 
 came in immeiliivtely after. Mr. limit came in in Fehruary 
 1870. At tbat time "there wei-e two I'xaminatioii. in the year-- 
 one in Septemh'r and one in March. Mr. l!am! lield the exami- 
 nati.m.s in Sopt.anher h.'foiv 1 came, hut i- su-d no licn.ses; 1 
 (h> not thiidc more than one or two at t!i;- utmo-.t I iia<l the 
 memo, from Mr. Hand, but not a lic-n-e. Jt was wriiten on the 
 m-'nio. tliat the lnsi,ector of the County, .Mr. AVelton, ha.l statu, 
 that 1 had used text books at my examination, .Mr. Hand did 
 not refuse to give me a licensi'. 
 
 Mr. Wolton'.s letter is jiroduci^d ; he does not state the charec 
 on his own anthoritv. or as liaving been a witnes- ot it. 
 
 I obtained grade ]'> in Is?.'. 1 did not see any of i\v <'xami- 
 natiou -inestions previous to the examinali.Mi, nor had 1 any 
 knowledges of the ,|Uestions. 1 did not know anytlung about 
 the .|uestions till I went up for examination, and Mr. C'oiuhm 
 lianded tlieni to nn'. 
 
 PKiA-lVe|\I. SK.rliKT.VItV's OliK !■:. 
 
 Halifax, X. S.. Aj.ril i': , b^TT. ' 
 
 Present: Hons. P. ('. Hill, Colin CampbeU. Konald Mcl»onald, 
 Kobert Piobertson, and Ahm/o J. White. Also, Mr. Archibald. 
 
 Mr. Archibald proib.ices certain M. S. (piestionsof an exanuna- 
 tiou OI 1S71, written in .Mr. Major's and .Mr. .McLaughlin'.-^ hand 
 writing; also, the printed ipiestions of the same I'xaniination cm-^ 
 responding with the .M S ,juestions. These were in possession of 
 a party — not tliosi> who prepared tliem. This Mr. A. -ubmits is a 
 state of tilings which -houM not exist, 
 
 Mr. Donald Archihald stated that h,e had ob-;i:ned tlie ali^ve 
 l.aper.-^ from a Mr. Smith about a week ago : 1 knew nothing about 
 them until Mr, Smith handed them to nie. 
 
 Over two years ago my attention w:i^ tirst crJ!.'! to irregulari- 
 ties in tlie examination pai>ers . m-. brother called my attention 
 to tliese matters. At that 'time I ,-oniicdiid him to ,^ay nothing 
 al»out it ; 1 did not want to make any tnjuULv until Septeniber last 
 
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 til. !.ap..s ,h,.n slinu-n t , „.. ^vpp.a.va t. .a. ,uust vxha.nUnary 
 
 ull^l^S^^'l'ir'^^^ ' then aaviscl l.i.n to a J 
 
 l.iaint tilt; (.on r.nuient, 1],. pai.cr.s iuore iia.ardiatelv hrou-ht 
 
 to ny ijotic.. u-e.v i-nncipaliy froia th. Nonnal School, StationV 
 
 he.v came mto the once ; 1 was then shown the envelopes with 
 n da ,ons. Al. .. ^he jae.aos, were n.ade out 1 was slLvu th 
 
 r ^ .• ! ^'t ■ T •'■ '^',''-- ,"""^ ^^"'^ ""•■ ''>■ "'>• ^^-^tl^^'i- fr'>''' the 
 recoul. Ilie two sets (lid in.f o,, ■•■,,.. ii,., ,.. .. ,. 
 
 ,. -, ' '''■'^ ''n'^*^) tlie.-je Were papers ol ex- 
 
 anunat.on ol Is,,;. 1 tlunh it was the ..n>e week, but won't 1^. 
 
 l>os.t.ve ahout tl.e tnae, that n.y brother showed n.e three en- 
 
 ■e''?! 1 ;;;;■'' ''^' rV'^ ="' ^'■'^"'- ^^'^ ^tov^and which cor. 
 
 tilatM, and the cnau-ed figures convspon.led with tlio.se on Hie 
 
 tl r. :1 '," '7'.''''^. '''""' ^"^i'" l*''^!'^'''^ ^^''^•^^' •^'^ f^'"i' titles in all, but 
 t le record d.d n..t a.nve with the %ur> as altered, but a. ori' -in- 
 ally made ly tlie examiners. ° 
 
 PitoVlXi lAL S;:( liKTARV'.S Officis, 
 
 Haliia.x, N. S., June o, 1S77. 
 
 /Vr,.v;,^: I(,.,,s I. (. ,{i„ ,.,i;,, Campbell, Robert Robertson 
 and Alonzo d. \ hue. Als., Mr, llunt and Mr. Archibald Rev." 
 Mi: Daly was also present. 
 
 Mr. Hunt opened his d.lence, and called ui^ju Mr. Dalv *o 
 state^whether he had alterated envelopes at thi request of Mr 
 
 M.^^l).^'''h *'!'' '^?^'' ''''', ^T '""'^^ "'^ ^1'^^'''^ ^'^^'^^ ^Sainst 
 -Ui.JJaly; Jk' moivlv stated t');it '■■•rfn;., .<.. i-i ^ . "• •■ 
 
 carcri ; „„v.-, j,e <r.d not know "'^'^ '^^ — uupu- 
 
 Mr. R.,bert.on stated that after Mi-. Drowns death he came in 
 tvMce into the Ireasurer-s ofhce and looked ,.ver papers- ,fte^ 
 wards he came m with Mi_. Hunt I'or the same purpase, l>ut could 
 not hnd what he wanted, /.... the torn envelup.s 
 
 Mr. Daly .stated, in ply ,o M,-. Archibalds stat.m.nt, that if 
 any pap.'rs wr,. dupheated, tli.y niusr. .itlun- have been fora-ries 
 or papers of another year, ^'o<-iie.-, 
 
 T)-,lv'';Yll''l'^l ' I"i'"^ ''i'"'^ '' '"^ '"^'^ ^^"■>' V'c^tions to ask Mr. 
 JJal\, replied that lie had none, 
 
 xMr. Hunt then submitted a written statement. 
 
 .\KTI-:i!N(i(i\ SKSSlox, 
 
 Mr Hunt called Mr, MeLa;i:;hlin, ,,f ,I,e Aibio street school as 
 a witness, and subiuitted to biin the pape,-> previously put' ia 
 ■v.dence . s received from M,-. Smith. S„me of 'these papers Fan 
 
 familiar with ; soni,' I am not I umte .,„ ..J. !:u, A 
 
 tor a teaclie- / his own request; that teachei' wa^ ^oing\i"to 
 
 X^ 
 
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12 
 
 an examination, an<l was naturally anxious to get all the inform- 
 ation he couM. This -writing was done from five to seven years 
 ago; Hiey were copied from the printed ones after the examina- 
 tion. Tiny were written at the request of the teacher. If I hi.d 
 a printed copy I wouM not have parted with it, as it might be 
 the only copy left, 'i'liere is only one copy printed and bound 
 for the otHce, and one for each of the examiners. The questions 
 are old ones, written 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 (Masgow, liookseller, dated ISth September, 1S76; and 
 also a telegram from the 'same, dated 28th September, enquiring 
 why no answer had been received to his letter, which was ad- 
 dressed to the Secretary of the Education OtKce, Halifax, and 
 wliich Mr. Hunt stated he had not seen when the telegram ar- 
 rived, which Mr. Archibald had o])ened and kept to himself. 
 Also submits a letter from L>r. Parish, Inspector' at Yarmouth. 
 Also, telegrams from Islv. Archiltald to \)v. Farish. 
 Also, telegrams fnjm Mr. Archiljald io Mr. Calkin. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archil )ald to ]\Ir. McDonald. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archibald to I\Ir. McKay. 
 'J'hese telegrams were charged to the Government, but Mr. 
 Archibald sui)se([uently repaid the amount paid for the same. 
 Mr. Hunt submits bill from telegra])h office. 
 Mr. Hunt put m 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 impioperly, by writing letters on official 
 paper to various parties, of wlucli the \\'arden of Dartmouth and 
 other Justices of the Peace conqilaired in very strong terms. 
 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that Mr. Archibald had taken papers 
 out of the otHee and kept them for a long time. 
 
 Mr. Archibald staled, in re] ily, that he had nothing to say in 
 reference to ]\Ir. Hunts charges ; that there was 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 little weiglit to them in any case, and left tlie 
 whole case to the Council of Public Instruction. 
 
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 13 
 
 MK. HUNT'S PROOFS. 
 
 I'LI.KUHAMS. 
 
 IIamkax, Noveiiil)vi- 7tli, LSTG. 
 Tu 0, J. FAR.'sif, M. D., liisprctur, Yaiuiuutli : 
 
 Please si-iiil with yoin own, iuuir's of sucli tcacilioi-.s and otliei-^ 
 tur petition to Council to-lay, as want Royal Readers on Dre- 
 
 Samukl Arciiiiui.d. 
 
 Halifax, November Ttli, 1S7G. 
 To J. B. Cai,kin', Es(|., Tniio: 
 
 Please send with your own, names of such teachers and others 
 t.n- petition to Council to-day, a„ want Pu.val Pveaders on i.re- 
 
 Samtkl Archibald. 
 
 Halifax, November 7lh, 1870. 
 
 To D. McDonald, Inspector, New Glasgow, 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- 
 ^^'■^•^^d ^i«t. Samuel ARCHinALD. 
 
 Halifax, November 7th, 1876. 
 To Mr. McKay, Piincipal of Academy, Pictou : 
 
 Please send with your own, names of such persons for petition 
 to Councirto day, as want Royal Readers on prescribed li.st. 
 
 Samuel Archiuald, 
 
 nECElI'T FuR TELK(;raMS. 
 
 Halifax, N. S., 1st iMarch, 1,S77. 
 
 Education Dlpart.mfnt to Wkstkrn Union Telegraph Co. Lt, 
 
 For telegrams sent and received durir.;j: the month 
 
 ended 'J.Sth February, 1S77 j*! 8,5 
 
 Amount refunded by Mr. Archibald, ..."..".!i,',.'.."l,7.'.'. '" 1 .-,1) 
 
 RectMvi'd, ii.nvmcii' 
 Certitied jKl' Gi:o. Lkslif, Cashier." 
 
 |0.3c 
 
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 LKITKK llti'M I'll!'. l;i iDKSKLl.KltS dl' HAl.lKAX. 
 
 Ham FAX, January .■!'*, ls77. 
 
 Sin, — Having li'arnt iVmn good autliority tliat a olrik in yoiir 
 oHict' lias taken umliiL' advantago of liis icsponsililo ]io.sition and 
 ac(|uaintance with the i>rivatr Kusiness of the ollici', in enter into 
 corre.s])ondeiiC'e witii Teachers and otliers i\)V tlie jturpose of in- 
 Ihiencing 'h<' sale of a particular School 15uok, without your know- 
 leilge or approval, implying thereby that you were privy to his 
 pioceedings, and believing that there exists in Halifax a nefarious 
 design to perpetuate the present Book monopoly, in sjiite of yonr 
 endeavors to restrict it, and that the repreht'nsilije conduct we 
 have alluded to is intended to favor that design ; 
 
 '{"he nndersignc<l beg to remind you, that agreeably to a reso- 
 lution T the Council nf I'ulilic Instruction prescribing the (Rol- 
 lins' Seri-.s of Readers, and at your request, the}' have impoited 
 largely of thot Series: but regret to say b^- a .subseipient action 
 of the Council, ajij^arently in the interests of the monopoly, the 
 lloyal lleadi-r.^ were entered upon the prescrilied list ; thereby 
 ])lacing in jeopardy the use and .sale of the excellent Series which 
 had previously been adoi-ted and stultifying their own action ; 
 and they look with surprise and indignation \\\>on the conduct of 
 your clerk, liy which their interests have been tam]iered with, 
 and the integrity of your otlice sacrilice 1 in a culpable manner. 
 
 They cannot believe for a moment that you at all ajij prove of 
 such proceedings, inju' ious to eilucational morality, ci^nfirming and 
 stren''''thening rather tlian abating the existing luunopoly, and ig- 
 noring the scope anil etfect of the resolution of the Council of Public 
 Instruction, under which at yoi r personal request, and with a view- 
 to meet the exigencies of pnjitabie demantl, they have acted, and 
 they therefore hope, and have a right to expect, that you will 
 make strict eunuiry into the allegations against your clerk, and 
 take such other measures as are necessary to lay before the Coun- 
 cil of Public Instruction the true merits of the case, and so to 
 })reserve the integrity of your otlice and the just rights of all con- 
 cerned. 
 
 We remain, Rev. Sir. 
 
 Yours respectfully, 
 
 Wn.ijAM (Igssiiv 
 
 M. A. Buckle V & Co. 
 
 Thos, V. Ci'NNcl.LY. 
 
 A, \V Niriidi.sox. 
 
 i III- i ti. \ . 
 
 The Superintendant of Education. 
 
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 t.i:rii;i! ti;()M mi;, c-tf.i.ixs. 
 
 l)i. Will. Mni'idj, ' Mdi' iihi'i a V'icif'' > 
 
 Jjij)n:!,hitr(jh, C.nijthell i'n., I'iiyiiiin, '. 
 
 ,'^<'j,f(',iihfr IHth, lS7i:.\ 
 
 l»K.\i: Sii:, lufciriiiLr to my loiiniiuiiication datcil 1 Ith of this 
 lu'Hitli ivi^^anliii;^- sciIls of >clio ,1 hooks pul-lishcl t)v our iiriii, I 
 liH\..- jiist hct'M julvisLMi tliut a lieu iinil nilurncd .("lition of i\w 
 ■■ N.'v,- Illustiak-(l Eii-iish Rf;i.!,.is' iiavr just Wi-n puLlislicd, a 
 .saiiipK' set of wliicli wo shall he .ylad t > sriid you for iiis]HTti(in. 
 ^ It lias occuiTed to iiic, that iiistuad of waitiiiu- for a reply from 
 Ulas-ow, sh(juld theiv In; anv inloru>ati-ii voii niav desire to have 
 an.l 111 uiv power t.j furnish," 1 sliall he -hul to reply at once to 
 any coiunuiiiieatiou you may favor me with at above address, 
 
 1 shall have oecasioii to \i<it lfali(;i\- on hiisiness connected 
 v.ith our fii-m late in Noveml.er of this year, when i shall have 
 the pleasuie o( waitiii;^ upon you. Should you ]»ri>fer to see me 
 earlier, however, I could without the si lightest personal inconve- 
 nience proeeeil to Halifax at once, and if my doini,' so would in 
 any way lacilitato deliherations on the subject, i would much 
 Jirefer to wait upon you now. 
 
 A leply ](y ictiirn mail to ah(n-e address, if convenient. wouM 
 i'Teatlv oMine. 
 
 We are. dear Sir, 
 
 ^ oui' oliedii'iit '^ei'vants, 
 v'P- p) \Vm. Collins, Sons & Co. 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 The Secretary Kducation DfTice, 
 
 Halifax, X. S. 
 
 J.niKs McDonald. 
 
 LvN(iii;ri!.;u, \'.\.. liSth September, laTti. 
 Seeietary Education (Miice. Halifax : 
 
 Ploase an.Mvei' letter whether mv ])resence in Halifax would be 
 "^''<"1 'l"\^- J.VME;. McDoN.VLD. 
 
 LKTl'KK ino.M nn lAttlSII. 
 
 Y.\RMonii. Decemlier -lij, lN7(j. 
 
 ^ Mj Dair Sir — I have ju.st received vour note respectin- flie 
 Acading Books, and mu.-t conless that 1 am puz/led what to tliiiik 
 
 Rev A. S. lltNT 
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 ,t\' it, ill till) iaco of a (vli'f,fram iVoiii th.- Ivliicatiuii oHioc, "f Uw 
 (1. 1 will just tell ynii tlic ulml,- story, iterliaps y<iii fan inravel 
 tlu' whole iMVstnv, It' 1 hav in any way acted coutiai'} Lo your 
 wi lies, l)c assureil I tlioii;,'lit 1 was complying with yon/ orders. 
 
 Ahout the 1st Septend.ur, 1 received from Mackinlay, a parcel 
 containiuK a set of the Royal Headers, 1 to inclusive, and a set 
 of the Wall Curds, with a re(iuest to introduce tliem into the 
 Schools, stating / tliiiik. that they would he prescribed. 1 have 
 mislaid tlie letter and am not sure of his words. However, un- 
 der tlie imi)res^ion that they were to he prescribed, I went to the 
 liookseller and askeil him" if he would import them; he said, 
 "ih'cidedly not ; he hail a cart-load of Nelson's on liand, and he 
 wished t«)' get ri.l of them first ; he would do nothing to injure 
 the sale of those on hand ; he was willing to exchange with Mac- 
 kinlay for the new ones, nothing else. " I wrote to Mackinlay, 
 and so did the Bookseller to that effect, and there the whole mat- 
 ter dro]>peil. 
 
 Dviriji" theautmun 1 freipiently spoke to all the teachers of the 
 'I'ow!! ScLools about the books, and they unanimously expressed 
 tliemsrlves pleased to have an addition from which to select rea<l- 
 ing books, ((,s noon <(^ they urre frei^crihed. I liad only once acci- 
 denUiUy heanl of tlie Collins" Series, and did not suppose they 
 would ever be iutroduceil here. I concluded we had to deal only 
 with the Roval Rea<lers or the old Nelson Series. 
 
 While in" this state oi' uncertainty. I received the following 
 
 telegram : — 
 
 H.U.IFAX, Dec. G, 1870. 
 
 To (1, J. Farish, M. D., Inspector : 
 
 riea.sc semi, with your own. names of such teachers and otliers 
 for jH'titioji to Couneil to-day. as want Royal Readers on prescrib- 
 ed list. 
 
 S.VMrKI. AlUHIIl.VLD. 
 
 1 received it on the moiiiing of the 7th, and believed I would 
 le too late; but a> 1 vii'jitt not be, 1 resolved t.i send the names 
 {.iX those teachers with wliom I had conversed, and who express- 
 ed themselves desirous of having the books. 1 thought that the 
 Ooinu'i! o\' rublio Instruction might not have m.t on the tith.but 
 I had no timo to .see them, and theixt'ore iunnediately telegraphed 
 as follows : — 
 
 • Inspector. (I J Parish . Teacluis. .\. Cameron. J. ilunro, J. 
 Maekav. M Webster, L. ti. ii ley, A. Starratt, M. Starratt, E. 
 Youui:'. M Wo.'dworth. J. I'a-e. H. Cro^bv. M. TayLir. D. Liind- 
 ers. li. Kllis. L Pent, <1. Harris- n. A. Tuisk. E. Killam, R. Wood- 
 
 wonh.' 
 
 Tb.is e.nirse I i vl'.vved t ' ; -.■ in ac:' n lance with y.^u ..wn wishes, 
 and that vou n.\piired tliat tlu- Royal R-.a lers sh.-.uld U- placed 
 on th.e moscvilHil list. 
 
the hist vyeok .u May, 1«76. J ua. thon im.n.iin, to .o up i\„ 
 ..sanunat.on-^v-h.eh .ouK! k- al.uut July, an,i t.M .ne^to c^> . 
 do^^n to the ufhce ahout th.v. w.-.ks h^torr th. ..xaniinati 
 when th.. pai)ers would I,, rea.ly. 1 und..rston,l th,- pa s ' 
 
 mpe.s ,1 the office, un-ulanties of Mr. Hunt, &c., an.l I v.tv 
 
 inaavertently sai.I nioiv than 1 int.ndcMl ahout thr Tacts awi- 
 
 •siated and then told hi.n the whole. I think th. fir t ,ne ^ 
 
 A,dnhald .pcdce to n.e about th. irregularities was in Apnl l^i' 
 
 U H. Burb.dge examined ly Mr. Archihald.-I lioh ^.-rade \ 
 
 .cense; I obtanied it in 1875. I caun.>t ..ay that J saw any ^f 
 the exanunat.on paper., before that exan.ination. At a distance 
 saw papers, but it wa.s by ...e,.e accident, and not by desi.!, e it e 
 on Mr. Hunts or n.y part. I went into M,^ Hunts /^Ice one 
 evening just to see h„n and ask iiiu, about liis fan.ilv. I could 
 
 hat3r' S i7 r'' ^■^•'•^■"'"'•^tion papers o,. evj.i pape,-s of 
 
 Sat^nL ;;■ "^ ''"'''. '^"^>' ^^-itJ' I-apers; I coul-l nit tell 
 
 ^Mr. Hunt. an. lie never was in a position to oive u,e anv 
 
 were r I "i^ ^''^^f^' ""^ ^l" I'''^^''^"''^ "*' '^--^^in or (ii-ecdc that 
 n o T of n ^'T^''\''^' ""'' V^ t'"^ l-'-^^^'-^M-s of English to ],e turned 
 into Latin or Greek, nor of any bi^aneh of the examination 
 
 Provincial Skcrf.t.vrv's 0:fici:, 
 
 Halifax, X. 8., April 21, 1S77. 
 
 i/T'1'x^TF-\ ^l\ "^^^ ^'^"'^ ^^-^^'^-'t r.ubertson. Also, Mr 
 Hunt and Mr. Archibald. 
 
 Miss Alice Maloan : I hol.l grade ( ' lie .use. I got this in July 
 IS/*.. 1 had not the slightest idea of the examination n,ie.stions 
 before goin.r up, nor of any portion of them. I never saw the 
 papers until examination day. i took 100 marks in geometry 
 1 did better than I expected. 1 took lessons from Mr. Bishop 
 i knew nothing of the .luestions in that particular branch before 
 the examination ; I did not regard mv.self as beinr^ ..articularly 
 deficient in it ; I knew it rcpiired a great .leal ..f stu.lv 
 
 Miss Ihalia A. Maloan.- 1 hol.l a license, grade C, obtained in 
 July, 18/(). I was not in the E.lucation ofiice before the exami^ 
 nation , have not been for two or three ycar.s, except once just 
 lietore the vacation emled ; it was after tl.e examinati..n. 1 had 
 no knowlclge of the .juestions bef.)re the examination. X,j one 
 ever hande.l me a set of the .piestions. Xo papers were sent t.) 
 me by niail 01' in any way whatever. Before the date of the ex- 
 
 ^n)...iv I »i. ....... l.« ^, 
 
 •■; ■ • i i:-j\\:l r^uev. Iiwy 
 
 ii'iii . ni,ver heard of .such a 
 
 amination I never .saw any of t' 
 pers.m t.) have had papers givn to tl 
 
 tl 
 
 ling till t.)-.lav 
 
10 
 
 .!,,., .1,1, \I,-l.;,ii.-l.!in -r All.io nvrt - -linnl I 1, .M a Ii-hm., 
 ,„a.i.- \ Mini i; 1 -l.t:iin-l L.^vl- A in 1^7' I l..v. - :i-t iin- 
 
 ■?., ,1- with hLiaiiu:; tl ;l.■^tlu^> twi .MViimiatiMii I •! .n t 
 
 Lnwu v.iiu... .lulv 11 1. I know nnihnr, vJu-thn Mr ilm.t l,a^ 
 ul.Uiinc.l the... ;,,,.Mi,.n^. v.itl. ,,!■ v,it!.M!t :.^-"^tan.;... I n.'V.r 
 •,.,v,,:ii..l ai,v ,,,...,!i..u^aul MiKniltt..! tl,,:,, |,. t!,.' ^n,H.,■|,,t..n., 
 ;,,t 1 :,:-..'.■ !i;.l a .•.pv.-f ll." M"'^ti":'' "■'-"• any .xanmia- 
 ti,,n ov u[- anv i.ait of th.in. I know n,.lh,n- m Mr llnni, 
 
 any l-'acli. is Lv-in- up fnr .•xamination \vl,.. lui.l ivr,:iv-i rnpn-, 
 
 Mf'th ..|i,,n- ; n.-.ci ii-'Mi.I "f any -iicli tkm--. 
 
 \v,.linr McCuH.h!:: I liui, 1 a li.Tn-r . -ra,,!,. I'-. ll^'Ll LiaM.; ( 
 l„.f.„v ..-uin..' iii> r.a- ji-a I.' I"-- 1 ,U"l i;''a,l.- (' tli" la^t rvanunatinu 
 in Mr. Uan.rs tii,,r. .Mr. Hunt . name is ^n u,r lu-.'n-r as !„■ 
 ,.ainr in inn„r,liat> Iv aifr. Mr. linnt vauu- ni in l->'l.iiiaiy 
 1^70 U that liiiP' til 'iv wrw two cxaininatinii^ m tl,.' yar - 
 nnr in S.'i)U'inl..r a..! , n- in Mai'cl, Mr Kan.i !i 'll tl.- .■x-nni- 
 
 natinnsin Nrt""'"''' '"■'''"'■ ' '■=^""'- '"'"' '■'^""' "" r,""," , 
 ,1) not think nm;., tl:aii nnr "V tun at tk- iitinn4, 1 l.a.l t ,,> 
 u.nnc. iVoni Mr Uan.l,. !mu n..t a lir,.n>.'. It v. .k wntt.n nn tli.. 
 „u..iH. tliat tl,.' ln^|KTt.,inl tliM'Miu.iy. Mr W .Itun, IkiJ stut-, 
 that I had ns,,l trxt l>uwk^ at my . xannnatimr Av. UaM I uM 
 not ivl'iisi- to L;i\i' !iic a li'-</nsr. 
 
 Ml-. W,ltons K'ttri is pnMluoMl ; 1„. ,!,.»■> not statr tli- H,aivo 
 on his own autliorit'-. ,.i- as havin-- \>i-< n a wilurs- ot it. 
 
 i ohtain-a -ia:\r n in 1^7•'.. 1 'li'l "-"t - > ^'".^ "' '" '■'^'^""" 
 nation oM.-tion.. i.ivvion,-, to th- cxauiinat i-n, nor na-l I an\ 
 knowk.k.- oi th,. ,|U,-,ti,,ns. 1 .li.l not kno^^ anvt hin;^ /I'-'it 
 th.Miiirstions till 1 w.'Ut iq. lor ■■-.aininat ion. arM Nir ( on. Ion 
 liamk'-l til. Ill to nil'. 
 
 '\{n\ [\- ! \!. Sr.i !!in\i:v - ( ' -i in;. 
 
 Halifax. N .-^.. A mil -7, I'^T 
 
 J>r>s,'nt: Hon^. I'."', llili, ( '.'lin t 'aiii[.lM'lk I'^nakl .McDonakl, 
 ll,,l,i.rL llohfrtson, an.l Ak.n/..) .1. Whit. . Al-.., Mr. Airhihakl. 
 
 Mr XrchihaM i.r.)iliu'i..s ccriain .M. S. .,u.-.tions ..I an rxanuna- 
 ti.jnoF 1S71. wriit.'H in .Mr. .Majoi-s an.l .Mr McLan-hlm s haial 
 writin..- : als.,, tli.^ jaint.-.l .lucstioiis of tlic sain.- cxaiuiiiation c.i - 
 r,-;ni^n7lin." with tlir M. S. .jiu'stions. These w.mv in i.o.s.,fssion ol 
 ., p.u-ty-^-n..l tho.e wh.) pr,-|.aivJ th.'i.i. This Mr. A. ■^iihinits i-, .a 
 state ."'f tilings which sliould not e \ist. 
 
 Mr. Dunakl Aivhilial.l Stat, ■.! that he ha-l ..iiiain.'.i tl:.' ah-v,,' 
 pajiL-rs iVoni a Mi. :-Miiith aho,it a week a-'o ; 1 kii.-w n.jthin;; ah.-ut 
 thi'iii ur.t;! .Mr. Smith lian.ied tliem to ne. 
 
 (ivi^r t\'. 'I yar.- ago my atleiiti .n was I',.- t call..,! in inv^iilari- 
 tie^ in th.- examlnati..n j.aper,-. : myhr.ther eall. .1 my attention 
 
 , ,1 , ,..,if..,._. Al (1,.,* ti;,,,i i ;., ..iin.eilii ,1 liili, l.i sHV riotllill.j; 
 
 al.out it : ! I'i'i n..l war.t t.- m.iK.' :n,N trouMe iinti! S..].!. ml.. . last. 
 
\ 
 
 11 
 
 til.' ],;>]::■)■. tjirll .l|,,\vii in ||„ ;,|ilir;iiv,| \., UV lnn;| : xtia-rMlll IIV 
 
 tl." nT.-iil:ii-itH'> Mviv SO -laiiii- tii;it 1 t lim ;uU i^.^ I.ii,, tna.' 
 ii>i;uiu ihr (iuvrrriiiuii!, I'h,. |,:i]ut. him,,. ii,,nir,|ialfl v l.rnu'.lit 
 tn my unuvr u,'iv i.i-iiici|.a!ly tVui.i tin- Normal Stl„„,|, Station \\' 
 I u;i.s sliuuii tlir r,vunl .,f tli.,... papn^ wliid, ^\■a-. lakn, wli, ,, 
 tlir.vcanic into til.' oilier ; I was tlim -,|,o-,vn tli^ rnxv|,,|,»..; with 
 niiitilatioiis, Aft-i t!i,. i,i,.|nos. ut-iv uv.vh- out I wa. --liown tlir 
 two sfts, our iiia.jr hy Mr. Hunt an.I our l.v niv ln'otl-n- IV..!,, thr 
 IVC,»1-(I. 'I'lir two -, I , ,li,l not a-,v.-. tlir",. wn,. pap-fs nf ,•■. . 
 aiiiiiiatiou of ls7,i, \ tlunk it was th^ sauic wr.k, l,nt won t l.. 
 liositivc aliout the time, tliat my Iti-otlnr sliowod inr tlm... m- 
 
 Vr|o|M'S tolll, Wllifli lie siLl llr L,'ot IVoni tllr st,;\>', aUi 1 wliicli cor- 
 ivs|„,|,:l»>l uidi tluvc sets tlnil in tllc oilier, ?'. ^. tllrV Wri-r niU- 
 
 tilatr,|,un.l tlie elian-vl li-iiirs convs].on.lr,| with tJiosr ,,ii tile 
 My attriition was eallr.l to th ■ ].ni,rr> tliivr or loin- tinir's in all, hut 
 tlir ive,,i(l <liil not a-Tr,. witii thr li^cuir's as al tm- i. 1 Mit as ori'.iii- 
 ally iiKulr li\ i!i,. r\;i;i!inrrs. ° 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 
 ■I 
 I 
 
 l'i;o\i.\riAi, Si;i iii;T\n> .s ( »h-|(i:, 
 
 Halifax. N. S.. .Iimr :< I ^77. 
 
 J'rr^r,,/: II, ,n,, j' r. Hill, Colin Catiipl-ll. r.ol.rrt Ijohrrt-m 
 an! Alon/o .1. Wliiir Also, Mr, i|„nt au.l Mr. AidiihaM. Kev, 
 Ml- i)aly wa.s also prrsrnt, 
 
 Mr. Hunt opened his drfener. and eidird, np ,n .\ir. i)al\- to 
 Mat..' whethrr lir had alterated envd.ip.'s at thr iv.pirM .-f'.Mr 
 Kinit. 
 
 Ml'. Aieliihald .states thiit h.' inadr ii,» spreiiie rhai.^v a.;ain-t 
 Ml- haly : lir lu.rrly .taie<l that eritain pap. r-~ ha.l h''rii .i'.ipli- 
 eaied ; how, lie di.l not know. 
 
 Mr. Kolirrts<ju stated tliat affri- Mr. JJi-own ■, d.^ath )ir eaiu.' iu 
 t .\ ier int.i thr 'rrrasiirer's otHec an. I |.i.,kr.| ,,\rr papiTs ; an.r- 
 wards lir eauir in with Mi. Jlunt for tli.' sam.' pm^p'os,', Imt e.nil.l 
 not find wliat hr wanted. /, e., th.' torn rnx.L.prs. 
 
 .Mr. Italy statr.l. in ivply lo Mr. AivhihaM - Mat.'iii.iit , that if 
 any paper.s werr iluplicate.l. llirv must rithrr Iwue Im-.h for^vries 
 or papri's of another year. 
 
 .Mr. Arehil.aM hrin- askr.i if ]ir had aii> .nirsiiuiis to a.sk Mr. 
 I'aly, rrplird tliat hr had uoiir. 
 
 Mr. Hunt then submitte.l a writt.'U stat.Miirnt. 
 
 .\i"l'Kl!N(H.\ SKssii iN, 
 
 i 
 
 .Mr. Hun! eallr.l .Mr, .Mel.au ;lilm, ..f th.' AH'Im ..(ivet seli.i.,1, a- 
 a w iiii.'ss, and suimuttrd t.i iiini tiir pa|i.rs pr.'\ riUsU- put iu 
 
 rxidi'iie.' as recei\c.l fr.nii Mr, ►'Siuith. S.n | these pajieis I am 
 
 taiiiiliar w itli : s.mir I am n.it I wrot.' s.iui.' .|Ur-!inns like th. >sr 
 for a teacli.'i at liis ..wn n.'.pirst : that leaclirr wa^i ,u-.)in- ui) to 
 
1:: 
 
 ail . :n;UMiiiatiwii, ami wa- naturally auxi-ais ta -vt all tli.; iiil.iriii- 
 atioii lio c^)uM. Thi^ writiiiu wa.s dune from livo to sovon y<;ars 
 u"o ■ th'-y V. IV ooj.ircl tVoiii tlu' print. ■(! unc?* after tlio uxaiiiiuii- 
 tH.n' TIkv wfie writtni at the ivquust (jf the teacher. If I lia.l 
 a priiitt I Joi.y I wouM nut havr parted with it, as it inifrht ho 
 the only copy left. There is only one copy printcl and bound 
 for tlie othce, au<l one for each ..f the oxannners. Tho .|uestions 
 are ol<l ones, written after thr examination. 
 
 Mr. Hunt then proceeded to state liis charges aj^ainst Mr. 
 
 Archihald. , , ,, ^ r 
 
 Mr Hunt Mihiuits a letter fi'oiu Mr. McDonald, the agent ot 
 ( 'ollin>, of (dase-ow, hookseller. dated 18th September, 1S76 ; an 
 also a tele-rain from tlie .same, dated :28tli September, en.iuinn^' 
 why no answer had been revived to his letter, which was ad- 
 dres.scd to the Secretary of the Education OtHce, Halifax, and 
 which Mr. Hunt slated "he ha.l not .seen when the telegram ar- 
 rived, which Mr. Archibald had opene.l and kept to himself. 
 Also submits a letter from Dr. Parish, Inspector at Yarmouth. 
 Also, telegrams t'rom Mr. Archibahl to Dr. Farish. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archibahl to Mr. Calkin. 
 Also, telegrams from Mr. Archibald to Mr. McDonald. 
 Also, t.legrams from Mv. Archibald to Mr. McKay. 
 These teh grams were charged to the Clovcrnmcnt, but Mr. 
 Archibald suiTscouently repaid the amount paid for tlie same. 
 Mr. Hunt sub.'uits 1»"ill from telegraj.h office. 
 Mr. Hunt puts in a letter from the Ijooksellers 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 schf)ol assessment, Mr. 
 Archibald had interfered improperly, by writing letters on official 
 pa[)er to various parties, of which the Warden of Dartmouth and 
 other Justices of the Peace complained in very strong terms. 
 
 Mr. Hunt also complained that Mr. Archibald had taken papers 
 out of the oftice ami kept them for a long time. 
 
 Mr. Archibald stated, in reply, that he had nothing to say in 
 lefirenco to Mr. Hunts cliarges*^ that there was a certain Viasis of 
 tiuth in the statements, but that they were oxaggevated ami not 
 true to the extent urged 1".- Mr. Hunt; and that he (Mr. A.) 
 attached very little weight to them in any case, and left the 
 whole case to the Council of Public Instruction. 
 
u 
 
 MK. 11 LNT .s I'KooFS 
 
 •J i.i.K(.i;ams. 
 
 Hai,ika.\, Xi.vciiilxr 7tli, 1.^70. 
 To (;. J. Kauish, M ])., lii.|R.ct..r, VariuMUtli 
 
 Ploasc -^"tid witli your own, iiitim's of sucli teachers aii<l otlirr- 
 ior |ietitiun to Council to-dav, a> want Koval Jvcadns on nvt"- 
 
 scriljod list. 
 
 SaMIKI, AucKIItAM). 
 
 Haf.ikax, N'ovenilici Ttli, l^Tti 
 To J. 1>. Cat.ki.v, Es(j., Tiuro: 
 
 Please isond with your own, iianu's of such tcarlicr< and others 
 for petition to Council to-day, as want lloyal Readers on in- 
 
 scribed list. 
 
 Samtkl ArtcniiJAi-i). 
 
 Haijfax, Novcuihcr Ttli, l.s7(i. 
 
 To D. Mc'DuN'ALi), Inspector, New Cla.s-ow, oi', if alisent, Princi- 
 pal of School : 
 
 Please send with your own, names of sucli teacheivs or other.s 
 for petition to Council to-day, as want Royal Readers on pre- 
 scribed list. Samukl Ahchidald. 
 
 Halifax, November 7th, I876. 
 To Mr. MiKav, Piincipal of Academy, Pictou : 
 
 Please send with your own, names of sucli persons for petition 
 to Council to day, as want Royal Readers on prescribed list. 
 
 Samuel Archiuald. 
 
 nErF.IPT KOK TKI.EfiHAMS. 
 
 Halifax, N. S., 1st March, 1.S77. 
 
 Education DKrARTMKS-T to Westkhx Uxklv Teleoraph Co. Lr. 
 
 For telegrams sent and received durir;^ the month 
 
 ended 2Nth February, 1.S77 SI. 85 
 
 Amount refunded by Mr. Archibald , ,,,,. I .'>() 
 
 Received payineh". 
 Certified jxr Geo, Leslie, Cashier. " 
 
 f').:3.i 
 
14 
 
 IIai.i !■ a \ •l,uri:uv .Ml, I ^77. 
 
 Sii;. I l;i\ mil; !■ anil t'l 'iiii u'uhI aiitlim it v l liat a (In k m VMiir 
 ntl'n-i' lia> lakrii miiliif niUanlaui' nt' lii^ ri'>]Miii-,ili|i' |iii,sitinii ,'in<i 
 aci|U!untaiu'r with tlic iiiivati' lMi->iiit's-. df tin- dtiir-, tn ciilii- into 
 <'oi'rc'')i(iiiili'iicc witli 'I'caflii 1 > ami otliiT> t'nr tlir |iin'[Hi>i' nt' iii- 
 llni'iiciii;^' tlif salt' of a |iai'tiiailar Scliool I (Link, w ithoiit yi>iif i\iio\v- 
 k -lu'r or aji]a-ovak iiiiiilyiny llicivliy tliat yoti wrv ]irivy to Iiis 
 |/iM(:'.-eiliiii;s. aiiil kflic\-iii;j,' that ilicii' cxi^t^ in Ilalii'ax <a iirlaiioii- 
 • Irsiy'n to jirrpctiiati' lli<' prr-^i'iit iloolv iiioiio|H.ly, in ^ pito of you i' 
 '•jiil'uvoi's to ivstrict it. ami that tht ri]irclii'n,--ililc L'oii(|nct wi- 
 Iia\'' alluili'd to is iiiti'iidcil to t'a\(ir that (k'siLiii - 
 
 Th>' lui'lorsii^iinl lie-' lo ri'iiiiinl you. that auT'-cakh' to a irs,,- 
 liitlciuoi' th<' ( 'ouucil ol' i'liMic lu-.t iiictioii jTcscriliiiiL;' tin' ('^'1 
 lin ■ Si lies ot' h'^ailciv-. aii'l at your ii'ijUfst. they haw' iiiiiioitcil 
 hir^i'ly of that Scvii's ; liut ivjiot to >ay !y- a suksriiuciit action 
 "f th ( 'onncik a]i|.ai\ntly in th'' intrii-tsot' the monopoly, the 
 Koya! HrailiTs wrrr mttiT.l iipon tin' pro^ciikiMl ki^t ; thrivly 
 plai ini,' in joopai-iiy th" use au'l -ak' of the cxt'cllcnt S.'iii's uhich 
 liail piwiousiy lurn aiioptcd anil -tultifyini;' tlnMr own action ; 
 and they look with surprisi' ami inili^nation upon the cninluct of 
 \"i)ur (Ic)-k. hy which tlnir intori'.sf^ lia\'f kron tampered \\ith. 
 iind the int•■^•^ity of youi' otli<'o saciilicc 1 in a culpakic nianm r. 
 
 I'hcy cannot lic!if\i' t'ov a moment that you at all approNc of 
 s.ich jiroci'odinu's. iujuiious to I'ducatii ii d morality, c iidirmin^' and 
 strciiixtlu'ninL;' ratlicr than ahatiui;' the i-xi-tiui:- niMnopoiv. and i^- 
 iioriuL;- the scope and eti'ect of tlie re-olution of the ( 'ouncil of i'uklic 
 liisi ruction, under which at youi personal reipie-t and w ith a \ iew 
 t ) UCet the I'xii^eiuies ,,t p,ol:;-lk|r deicaii I. they ha\e acted, and 
 they tkeietoic hope, and lia\e a I'iuht to e\pee;,ihat \ou will 
 maki strict eiiipufv int' ilc ;dle-;iti"n- against ymii- cki k. and 
 lake -uch other nieasuie>. ;!•> ai'' .ieee--aiw tii la\ ket'oii' the ( 'oun- 
 cil of I'likiic Iiistnu-tion the i\\\,- merits of the ca-e and -o to 
 jn'escrvc the inte-rity of your ollice and the. just li-ht- ot'all cu)- 
 c-crncd. 
 
 ^\'c leuialii !!• \ , Sir. 
 
 Your.T rcspefrttully. 
 
 W'll ! I.\.M tiiissil'. 
 
 ,\. I'.l I )\1 IV A' i'o. 
 
 C"X\>i|,|.', 
 
 Tie llev. 
 
 Tlic .Supi r n endant it 
 
 
 \ \\ \ !i !!! ;I l;. ,< 
 
 lie lUoii. 
 
i.Ki'ri;n \uj>\[ Mi:, r..i.i,i\s. 
 
 1*1 11//'. J/'//', •,'//. Mni'.Jiliii \'',,ii\" > 
 
 I.'/l'f/il'ii lyl' . Cu :,i jil.cfi < 'n._ ]'i ,yi II ill . 
 
 Srjif.' „,hrr ]stl,, /-<;/; I 
 
 IM:ai: Sii:, 11. tciriii- tt/ iii\ ciimuuiiiralinii .lut'^l I4th nt' t!;:-, 
 
 iii"iitli i(--Mr.liii- >..ii,.s Mf si'honl 1 ks ]/iilili,-~li/-il liv ./111 lii'in. J 
 
 iiuyr Jii-,! l/ccii ji/lviMMl t!;at Ji ii/'V, aii.i ('iilai-:.:c.I . Vlitiz/ii of ih,. 
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 (ilasL^iiu , -liDiiM lli.'iv 1,,. any iiiinrinati/in \/iii nia\ desire t'/ tiav;' 
 aii/l in my |,(,w,.|- [■.> fiinii'^li," ! sliall lie -hul \n iej)l\- af miee in 
 any coiiunuiiicatjnii y,,ii may I'unr ni/' \sitli at aJ/uve ail/!iv^s. 
 
 i sliall lia\'e (/ceasi.iii tn\i it llalit;ix mi l/usiiie-, e/.iuieeteil 
 \'-it!i (/ill- lirm late in N//\ cinln.'! n\ tlii> \ ear, uiien ! ,-lia:; iiaxc 
 till' |/leasniv 1/1 waitiii;^ iipi/ii y/zn. Slnnil/l yi/ii pi/'ter i.. -,/'/■ mi.' 
 ea'liiT. li..\ve\ei\ I e.iuM with/zin tile sliL;lite.>t |iers,,nal ine./n\-e- 
 iiieii/-/' iiK.cer.l t/i Iiali!'a\ at i/iiee. ami il' my lininL:- no \\//i;Ii| ii, 
 any way facilitate d. lil/eiati/ni-. //n t!:e ■-iil/j/ct, I w./iilij mnch 
 pielei' t// wail- ii|///n \ i/ii n//\\ . 
 
 A reply Uy leiinn mail t-/ a;/i/\'.' a/Mr/'--, it' ci/iiv I'liient, wi/iijii 
 ,;;ieatly i/l/liev. 
 
 \\'/' are. di'ai' Sir, 
 
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 'l'. !>•' W'm. ('/ii.i.iNs. Sons ><c Co. 
 
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 li^'llll Ih/U . .I.\.\i!> Mi'DdNAIJ; 
 
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 of it, in the face of a tcli'gTam fiuiu the Kilucatioii oHico, ul Doe. 
 (J, I will just toll yon the whole story, jiurliaps you can unravel 
 the whole mystery,' If I have in any way acted contrary to your 
 wislies. he assured I thou;^'ht I was complying with yijur orders. 
 
 About the 1st Sejiteniber, I received from Mackinlay, a parcel 
 containing a s,-t of tlie Jloyal Readers, 1 to G inclu>ive, and a set 
 of the Wall Cards, with a request to introduce them into the 
 Schools, stating I thhtk, tlmt they would be prescribed. 1 have 
 mislaid the letter and am not sure of his words. However, un- 
 der the imiu'ession that they were to be prescribed, I went to the 
 Bookseller and a.sked liim" if he would import tliem ; he said, 
 " decidedly not ; he had a cart-load of Nelson's on hand, and he 
 wished to get rid i^ them lirst ; lie won' ' do nothing to injure- 
 the sale of those on hand ; he was willing to exchange with Mac- 
 kinlay for the new ones, nothing else." I wrote to :Mackinlay, 
 and so dill the Bookseller to that effect, and there the whole mat- 
 ter dropped. 
 
 During the autumn I frocpiently spokt to all the teachers of the 
 Town Scliools about the books, and they unanimously expressed 
 themselves pleased to liave an addition from which to select reail- 
 inx- books, as soon ax they were prescrU/til. I liad only once acci- 
 dL°itally heard of the Collins' Series, and did not sujjpose tlu^y 
 would ever be introduceil here. I concluded v,e liad to deal only 
 with the Roval "Readers or the old Nelson Series. 
 
 While in' this state of uncertainty, I received the following 
 
 telegram : — 
 
 Hai.ii'AX, Dec. ti, 1S7(J. 
 
 To (J. J. Farish, M. I)., Insjioctor . 
 
 Please send, with your own, names of such teachers and others 
 for petition t(j Council to-day, as want Royal Readers on proscrib- 
 ed list. 
 
 S-VMli:!. AlK IllliAI.I). 
 
 1 received it on the moining of the 7th, and believed I would 
 be too late; but as 1 i)Li(/ltt not l)o, 1 resolved to send the names 
 of thost; teachers with whom 1 had conversrd, and who oxpress- 
 e<l themselves di ^irous of having the books. I thought that the 
 ( ouncil of Public Instruction might not have met on the <itli, but 
 1 had no time to see them and theiefore innnediately telegraphed 
 as follows ; — 
 
 • Inspeciir. (!. .1. Farish ; Teaeliers. A. Cameron, J. Munro, J. 
 Mackay, X. Webster, L. Coudc^y, A. Stanatt, M, Starratt, Iv 
 Vtiung' M. Woodwm th, .1. Page, li. < losby. M. Taylor, D. Tiiuid- 
 ers, if Ellis L Bent. J. Harrison, A. Trask, K. Killam. \l Wcod- 
 wonh." 
 
 Tills course I believed to be in aeoirdance with you own wishes, 
 ami that iioit roipinvd that the Koyal Ueailurs siiouM lie placed 
 nil the prescribed li'-l. 
 
17 
 
 You will see then, in an.w.r t. your on,,uin,..s. •' W],,, were 
 the movers _m the p.fti.-n to the Coi.ndl i " L\ ■ Who 4s e 
 moving spmt in the matter ^ " that there was no su.h .e s in'in 
 Yarmouth to iny knowledge. I acted nu the telegram andas " 
 thought, according to your orders, expressed through youi clerk 
 
 Ashorttimeagol r,.ceived a parcel containing the 0.^ 
 series, with the catalogue ; hut as the holulavs just hen com 
 menced and the schools had closed, I have had^ij'oppo unity to 
 show them to any but a few teachers who visited \wome on 
 other business. I have both still in my possession, and am pre" 
 pared to encourage whichever series you think preferable ^ 
 
 Ihis • all the light I can throw upon tlie subject 
 
 1 hav. forwarded the small condensed returns of th.^ Yarmouth 
 schools, and am now drawing up ,„y report. This 1 shall send 
 soon, together with the abstracts. 
 
 Wishing you all the compliments of the season, 
 ' I am, dear Sir, 
 
 Yours, very ■-incerely, 
 
 Ci. J. Faiush. 
 Insjiector. 
 
 REV. MR. HUNT'S RKfTA' TO ('HARfiKS. 
 
 lieail liy liiin Juiiu .'i, IbTT, 
 
 _I have deemed it advi.sable, under the peculiar circumstances of 
 this case to reduce to writing my reply to the various charges 
 preferred against me. and which are now un.ler iuvesti-ration 
 
 heveralof these charges are, that 1 changed the marks upon 
 the oxamination envelopes, and mutilated an.l concealed some 
 fraudulently substituting others in their i)laces. 
 
 In support of these cliarges certain enveloi)es, said to be tlio 
 nuitilated and changed ones, were produced jjy Mr. Archibald 
 
 At the investigation I contented mvsflf witli stating that'tlie 
 charges based on the envelopes could be easily explained, but iv- 
 sorving that explanation until Mr. Archibald' had concluded his 
 case against me. Tlmse enveloj.es, as ] sui.iw,.se<l, were left in 
 tlie Treasurer's otHce. where the imestigation had been held and 
 \yhere they had been produced. Some days after, on ('oi!i>r'i„to 
 the room with the Hon. Mr. Rnbortson for the purpo.se of inspect- 
 ing them, 1 was surprised to tind that they were not to be found, 
 and the most diligent search has failed to discover them. Ju tlie 
 room I observed a ])aper which I recoiinizi'd as thf wranner that 
 iiad been round tiie envelopes, on th.' in.-ide of wliirh tlim-r^ wn« i. 
 memorandum in Mr. Archiba; 
 
 effect, if not in tl 
 
 lese exart woiib 
 
 handwriting' to the t 
 
 loiti nu: 
 
 ollowing 
 lulv to be 
 
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 ust-a if a!)->ulut(lv ii-(vx-aiy." It iiiixy i.c that tlu's.' w.>rds fur- 
 nish a kfv to tlu' loss of tlie onvelopfs, ami that havin-- discov- 
 fci-od that "the story fahiicated out of tlH-m would not l)Car the 
 liglit of invc'sti^'ation and truth, they had hccn oarri.jd ott" as tho 
 eaHlest solutionOf the ditKcuIty. Bi- that, however, as it may : 
 in the alisencf of the envelopes I take it for granted that the 
 (lovi-rninent would e\iynnL,'e out of the evidence, and leave out of 
 their consideration, all the charges l.ased on them. But that is 
 not enough for mv pui'pose. Stories prejudicial to me personally, 
 and detrunental to the management of the Education ofiloe, have 
 been iniUwtriouslv circulated hy interested parties, and I am not 
 content t.j be deprived (jf the opportunity of jiroving how utterly 
 gi'oundless tlios,- charges are, or to lie undca- a stigma that but for 
 the absence of those papers could have been most satisfactorily 
 removed ; and I tru>l that the (lovernment will use every endea- 
 vor to discover when and by whom the missing enveloi)es 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 <if the i-xamination papers of the year L'STO. All examina- 
 tion jjapers are carefully preserved for one year, after wduch time 
 they become the iier(iuisites of the keeper of the otiice, wdio 
 takes the jyajiers out of the envelopes and sells them, but destroys 
 or otherwise disposes of the envelopes, which being yellow, are 
 unsaleable. Those en\eloi)es, therefore, so diligently ferreted out 
 and so carefully patched uji by Mr. Archibald, were those, not of 
 examinations occurring in isTC, but of previous years. 
 
 The first charge made is that I altered ])r. Ross's figures on the 
 envelopes for No. 2b Station (J, l>r. Ross having marked 15, 85, 3.'), 
 total So, and that those' I had altered liy changing _the tiguri'.s 
 one into three, thus making the marks read .S5, 3."), ;}."), total llo. 
 Was this envelope produce. 1 it woidd show no evidence of hav- 
 ing been tampered with, or tliat Dr. Ross's figures had been al- 
 tered. Owing to the midtiplicity of examination papers and en- 
 velojjcs, it soTnetime ha)ipens notwithstanding all ]ios.sible care 
 tliat an envelope gets into a wrong set, that is, that one is ex- 
 changed for another. This will exillain why the envelope pro- 
 duced .Hti'ers in its results from the lecord kept by Dr. Ross. 
 
 The next charge preferred is, that I procured from Rev. Mr. 
 T)alv duplicate envelopes showing ditlerent results of the .same 
 years work. ^U. Archibald produced three envelopes, several 
 dilai)idatiMl and torn, taken, as he said, from the .ste.ve, which lH)re 
 the Rev. Mr. J)alys genuine signatinc ; the others and corres- 
 jionding ones taken fi<mi then- ju-oper place, also beaiing thatgen- 
 tleUK.'n's "•enuine ^^innature. Those signatures could not be on the 
 envelope of oi\ vear without foi'gerv on my ]»art, or fraud on the 
 part of Rev. .Mr." Daly; but the Rev. Mr. "Daly in his evidenco 
 positivelv ariirms that he never signecl envelopes in duplicate, 
 and 1 aspositively assert that 1 Tiever on any occasion or wi any 
 pur|K)se si-ned the Uev. Mr. Daly'-; name to ;in\ doiument wliat- 
 
ly 
 
 ever. Ihe solutiuu iji' tlic wliul,. niMw is simple uiid oasv the 
 three envelopes bdoii^r t) the exaiuinaticu of .lim'rent\ear=< 
 and this could be easily verified ])y turnin- to the record" were 
 tlie envelopes referred to not ini-^inf. 
 
 I pronounce the second char<re (jfchan-^diii; the averages untrue 
 in every particular, and this could be substantiate.! beyond all cavil 
 or doubt, were tlie envelopes on which the char^'e is i)a4d, MnKiuced. 
 
 I am also cliarged with coiieeahuent of envelopes, particularly 
 in the case o. Station G; it is insinuated that I held the orij,'inal 
 onveloix' until 1 had had an opportunity of seeing' Rev. Mr. Daly 
 and procuring from him one showing" ditierent^'results, which'l' 
 substituted for the original one, this 1 positively dcnv, and for 
 corroboration refer t<j the statement of Rev. Mr. Daly, that he 
 never signed duplicates or substituted envelopes. I never applied 
 to liim for duplicates. It some time happens that one envelope 
 of a set goes astray, an<l gets mixed up with some other set, in 
 which case the whole set from which one is missing is Jmd aside, 
 until the missing one is found. 
 
 This is probably the explanation of the case referred to. In all 
 those ca.ses I must liave, imleed, I am charged with havino- acted 
 in complicity with the Rev. Mr. Daly ; if J am guiltv he is'narti- 
 cipes criminis ; but lie has purged himself of all Avrong doing 
 or complicity with me in wrong doing.and his testimony ought .sure- 
 ly to turn the scale even should my testimoii}- be deemed a.s no 
 more than balancing that of Mr. Archibald. The excuse attempt- 
 ed by Mr. Archibald for charging the Rev. Mr. Daly as an acd^n- 
 plicein delin(piencies on my part in tampeung with the envelo- 
 pes, i.s that ho was the only one of tlie e.xaininers who did no': 
 keep a record, and therefore I couM work thruuudi liim with lit- 
 tle fear of detection ; but apart from the gru^s insult, such an in- 
 sinuation is to the Rev. gentlemen who has tilled the oitice of ex- 
 aminer ever since the inaugiiration of tlie piesent system, and 
 whose character for honesty and intc.'grity has Ijeeu unchallem^etl 
 until thus aspersed, I have reason to know that Mr. Archibald is 
 incorrect in the statement that tin Rev. Mi'. i)iil\- is tht; onlv ex- 
 aminer who does not keep a record ; moreo\ er 1 believe that all 
 the envelopes said to be charged as altered rind tampered with by 
 Mr. Daly's connivance, referred to Protestant camiidatev, so that 
 he would appear to have little intlucement for tin' perpetration of 
 a connivance witli the alleged fraud even .slioiild the ivjiiitation 
 of a iife time l)e held no guarantee that his utiiei- I duties would 
 honestly and faithfully bo performed. Again, I have been cliargcd 
 with having altered the average of spelling so a.- to eiuvlde par- 
 ties to obtain a license wnose spelling was not up to thf roipnrod 
 standard. Tlie spelling is a regulation of the Council of Puljlic 
 Instruction, and they can at pleasure lower or raise the standard. 
 By a regulation of Council, no one was entitled to liave a tirst- 
 class license no matter liow highly qualified in otiier respects who 
 had more than six word,'', badly spelt. This on occasions was felt 
 to be a great liardsliip, and complaints were made of the severity 
 
20 
 
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 ii'gulatiuns [') 
 
 thr ( 
 
 JlllU'll ol 
 
 )l" I'lililic lustructioii liy those 
 wlio had sptnt a lar^'c juiioiint ut' tune ami rnonry in preparation. 
 The ( 'ouiicil of rulilic Instruction on considering the matter, loft 
 it discretionary with me to make such allowance for bad spelling as 
 I shall see tit. 1 have, therefon-, in sonic instances, in the case of 
 Normal School students, l)ut only where the examinations in 
 other respects proved to have lieen exceptionally good, allowed a 
 failure in spelling of more than the limited number of six words, 
 and for so ihing, the foil' ving resolution of the Council of Puljlic 
 Instruction is my justification :— Extract from minute of Coimcil 
 l.assed August iH, l^s74, " The Honorable Wm. Vail stated that he 
 had received several communications from Normal. School pupils, 
 complaining that while they had made the ro(piired average for 
 th(j grade sought, they had lieen prevented from obtaining their 
 license, in conseipience of a few misspelled words. The Superin- 
 tendant of Education explained the regulation of Council on th(5 
 subject; a conversation followed wdien it was decided to leave 
 the matter to the (liscrcti(jn 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 rec^uiring the same, sets of 
 papers of previous examinations, without enquiry as to uses in- 
 tended to be made of them. In so doing there is no irregularity, 
 and nothing in contravention of the Education Act or of the 
 regulations of the Council of Public Instruction. The gravamen 
 of the charge mu^.t therefore l^e, that the papers Avcre those of an 
 approaching 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 the important and responsil)Ie office of Superintendent of 
 Education, and preferred by a subordinate in the office, ought 
 surely not to have Ijeen hastily made ; and if made, ought not to 
 be entertained by the Council of Public Instruction unless sup- 
 ported by proof at once clear and positive. But an examination 
 of the evidence of .Mr. Robertson, the only witness produced in 
 suj)port of the charge, most assuredly does" not bear out in any 
 way the allegation. In the first i)lace, Mr. Robertson does not 
 say he obtaine.l the papers, alleged to have been received from 
 me, prior to an examination. Indeed, he does not pretend to fix 
 the time nnu-e definitely than to say that he received them last 
 summer— a period sufficiently large to embiace within its limits 
 a time both liefore and at'tci' an examination. Again: Mr. 
 Robertson admits that he had no knowledge of the contents of 
 the papers received by him from mc, and therefore frankly states 
 that he cannot say that the papers I gave him were c.Kamination 
 papers of an ajiproaching examination ; nor does the fact that he 
 
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 third party of itself prove anything, inasmuch as parties are 
 
often m the l.alMt ot apply..,;, Iwr a..,l .vviv.,.^. .,u.stio„,s ..fa 
 past exam.nat.m as a gui.lo i,, p,-..pa,in,,. f,„- -.uC .Lnachhvr l^. 
 
 statement that he had reason to l.^Iiov. that I r,avc hini rxanii 
 nation papers of an approachin.r. exa...h.ati.«i: hut on what ho 
 bases tha belief it is hard to detornuno, when ho immed ate v 
 'l-iahfies that statement by admissions that .h^nndos it of all 
 value, namely-that he had no knowled^^o .f th.. contents of the 
 pai)erH i-eceived, and had p.-ovio.,sly nne.p.ivocably stated that I 
 .ad made no stak^ent as to the nature of the pape,-s I hand.d 
 MA A , 'f, ^ like kmd IS the admission dra^v^i m.t of h,m by 
 Mr Archibald at a time when ho appears to have been en-m-od 
 
 iTo f nl/T .""^'^'"l' "'' *"r '^'/'g^-"fc'y hunting up evidence which 
 he trusted to use to my disadvantage-that I had given him (Mr 
 Robertson) what he believed t<. bo examination papers Sunpos-' 
 ingthemto have been exam;natitm papers, what then' Their 
 so being would pr;:;fer no cha.ge against mo, unless they were 
 proved to be examination papers of an approaching examination 
 and given to favor a candidate, which Mr. Robertson has not ven- 
 tured to state, and of which the evidence furnishes no proof apart 
 from the belief of the witness,~the reasons for which lie has not 
 stated, and which the evidence given by him shows could rest on 
 no solid basis. Your honorable In.dy cannot but be of opinion 
 that the charge against me has not l)oen sustained by any evi- 
 dence that in any principle of law or o<,uitv Avonhl call on mo 
 Tor reply. 
 
 But I am not willing to leave this part of the case, restinrr mv 
 defence on the fact that the charge against me has compfetelv 
 broken down, and I therefore Leg to submit the following 
 statement : ° 
 
 " There was nothing strange in my having given Mr. Robertson 
 examination papers on the occasion referred to ; ho had been in 
 the habit of ai)plying to me for old cpiestions every vear and I 
 had freely supplied him. These, I understood, he filed away and 
 preserved ; and I was under the imi^ression from his frequent 
 private conversations with mo, and riLso from his desire to review 
 examination papers, that his sole object was the improvement of 
 his own mind— a desire which 1 never hesitated to gratify. 
 
 " His father being a member of the (Jovornmentr and" he em- 
 ployed in Government offices, precluded the idea that any papers 
 which I gave him would he use.l for the advantage of any par- 
 ticuar candidate or to contravene in any way the Educationariaws ' 
 
 Ihe charge made against me in connection with Miss Mcintosh 
 IS of a character so Himsy and unsubstantial as to be hardly 
 worth the time and trouble of refutinjr ; and T only refer to it 
 m order that your honorable body may from it boenabl.Ml to jud^'oof 
 tlie character of all the chargosniado against me, and obtain scjme 
 better insight into the vindictivom-s of fho spirit fl-.at ha^ 
 trtnnped up such counter charges as an off-sett to'char"-es pr'>fo'r- 
 rcd by me against Mr. Archibald. " 
 
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 Hi 
 
 Miss Moliitosli liolils a liceiisi! of n^railc 15, a 1st cliuss luulij lic- 
 pnsi", ulitaiiieil in luli), at the Normal Scliuol, and lieiico any in- 
 crease ii\ her " average " laaJe at any subse(;uent examination 
 would not entitle he^' to an additional claim on the CJovemment 
 grant or on any other school fund. 1 may also remark that since 
 18T(), Miss Mcintosh lias Ivfen employed 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, that she might obtain a higher average. I, of couise, 
 encouraged her to do so, and distintly remember at .several times 
 during the past two or three years, saying " Well, Miss Mcintosh 
 do so, take an examination for a higher average, ami 1 will do 
 an}' thing in my power to uiake it succe.s.sful." To give the ques- 
 tion.s was not in my power, hence 1 had no such intention, but in 
 consideration of Mi.ss Mclutosh holding already a 1st class male 
 license, and also of her being so constantly engaged in her school 
 duties, I could tell lier what Ituok to study in her preparation, 
 and what especial branch should receive particular attention with- 
 out in any t.ay violating the (obligation of my office. I have to 
 regret that Miss Mcintosh so misunderstood the language I em- 
 ployed, as I had no intention of giving her the (juestions, nor do I 
 rememUr that I told lier to call at the office as stated, but if such 
 was the case, I nierely meant to say that when the questions were 
 published I would give the information above stated. 
 
 Your honorable council will bear in n)-nd that this young lady's 
 testimony only relates to what she coasidcred my intention to be. 
 The questions, most assuredly, were not given, nor is it claimed 
 that they were, nor lias Miss 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 have expected. 
 
 I hp.ve thus succinctly gone through the main charges preferred 
 against the management of the Education Office, and I think 
 that I have clearly shown that they ai'e recklessly, if not vindic- 
 tively made, that they rest on no basis of truth, and aro sus- 
 tained by no evidence, and I cannot forbear calling the attention 
 of the Government to the animus of Mr. Archibald as evinced 
 by the tone and stjde of his summing up in writing now in the 
 hands of the Government. 
 
 The evidence is distorted, anil in many instances falsely stated, 
 while almost every line contains an insult or some sly insimiation 
 or inuendo in regard to my.self Now, while I by no means chal- 
 lenge the right of Mr. ArchiV)ald to conqilain to the Government 
 of any irregularities committed or permitted by nie in the execu- 
 tion of my office, and am not disposed to (juarrel with him for laying 
 the chari/es l)f>fore tlie ( ii)\erni!if>nt^ \vifhoiit tirst oalliufi my at- 
 tention to them, yet I submit that the language ii.scd is not such 
 as should be used liy a subordinate to the head of a department, 
 Rnd whows a maliciousness towards me that renders it plain that 
 
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 zeal for the ,„.l,li,. s..,vic,-. a,.,l a desin- to n-fonn almses were not 
 
 e n a,n spnn,. that ,,ron.i,t.Ml his action,a,.l lends pn.bal.ilitv tu 
 
 t e stato,n.,nt he has n.ade, that he was there as a s pv upon L, 
 
 and possibly was not an unwilling, tool in the hands .if crafty 
 
 £ d., ;'"••; ^'■' "I" '" -^q-tend^er last, of what he c.on- 
 
 s de ed an irre.Mdarity ,n the cxaniinatinn ^vork,>et I was not 
 made aware ot Ins havin-,^ don." so, nor were any specific charo-s 
 Wu ated until after I had n„.n,orinIiz .1 the (lilveln^i^^n^on hi: 
 tunduot ,u the othce.yet months l„.fore he hao been plotting 
 ^gainst me. an.l huntnig up evi.lence in proof of which I be.r to 
 
 Aichibad ha.U,ven me every infonuation about Mr. Hunt's ir- 
 eKuIanties, and he drew the statement from me (contained in 
 her e^-idence), and also «iys Mr. Arcldbald first spoke to me of 
 Mi. Hunts uTeuulanties in April of la.st year or earlier;" and 
 the Goyernment wdl giye weight to the fact that in his anxiety 
 to make out a cas.. agamst n.e. he calk.l several witnes.ses whom 
 he was Inmso obhgcd to adndt, proved nothing, and in like n.an- 
 nii I submit that all las allegations have failed, an.l although the 
 envelopes are mis.sing, fortunately uiy statements are corroborated 
 h the evidence of the Key. Mr. Daly, who testifies tliat he never 
 a tered or <l"I';eated an envelope, an.l that on only one occasion 
 sinc« he has hi ed the office of examine)' was he t'ver requested 
 so to do, an.l that was not l)y me 
 
 And in this connection I beg to remind the Government of 
 one ot my charges against Mr. Archibal.l, that he took papers 
 and envelopes horn the office and kept them away for months, 
 an. at last orily returned them after repeate.l demands for tlicm 
 l.a.1 been ma.l(; by me. An.l the C.vernment will .see how im- 
 pos8ib.e It is that 1 can hold my.self responsible for the lupers of 
 the office w^heii my subonlinate is guilty of an action so repre- 
 Jicnsible^ in this conueoti..n 1 want to remai' that in every in- 
 stance of computing the averages upon which licenses are granted 
 niy memoranda was han led over to Mr. Archibald with tnstruc- 
 tions to look carefully over the w,.rk, an.l if any corrections aro 
 required to make them, or t.. hand them l>ack to me for correc- 
 tion If, theref._,re, an error shoul.l escape my notice, and my 
 clerk see it and fail to act upon his instnic-tion.s, up.)n him, more 
 than upon me, should rest any consequences that may result from 
 such errors. •' 
 
 And 1 may further submit that the charges to which I liavo 
 n.>w replied were preferred several weeks subse.juent to the pre- 
 sentation .,i a .series of comi.laints which, un.hn- a .sense of .lutv 
 1 was compelle. to make against Mr. Arcliibald, an.l which are 
 yet to receive the consideration of your honorable bo.ly Tlie 
 charges against me, so unfoun.led an.l unjust, were doubtless de- 
 signed to offset, and. if possible, diminish the weiid-.t rif mv a.^f^n- 
 sations. Hence I cannot but regret that your honoiabfe body 
 gave a priority to Mr. Archii.al.l, as it has, t.) a considLiable ex- 
 tent at least, protecte.l ymir .ielib.'rations. 
 
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 In cunclusion, I haw only to leave my reply to the cliame.s 
 made a-ain.-,t me in tlir hands of the Government, aHsui-in^' them 
 that in no ca^e have I evt-r been guilty of any irrpcrnlarities in 
 the performance of the duties of my oHice, nor 'have"l wittingly 
 violated tlie law or infringed any of the regulations of the Coun- 
 cd (jt 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 
 am])le proof, as well as of the charges preferred by me against 
 him, the Government must, I feel r,.ssured, see liow exceedingly 
 unpleasant my official position has been made, and tlie ditticulties 
 by which I liave been surroumled in con.se4uence of Mr. Archi- 
 baUjs constant and unprovoked aim to circumvent me in the 
 discharge of .some of the most important duties of my office. 
 
 MR. A^CHiiiALDS' WRITTEN SPEECH TO THE COUNCIL. 
 
 Having endeavored to substantiate by proof the charges pio- 
 lerred against the Superintendant of Education, it now dovoIvoH 
 upon me to follow up that proof by such a statement as will 
 bring clearly to your notice, with what necessary jiroof lias been 
 presented. In doing so, I shall endeavor to follow the charges m 
 nearly as possible in the order of their number, particularizing 
 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's 
 envelopes. The two examiners ref.rred to are Ross & Daly hi 
 the case of Dr. Ross the charge has been proved true only as res- 
 pects one candidate, viz. : No. -2^, Station G, in who.se case tho 
 envelope shows the following figures; 15, 35, 35, total 85, whilo 
 the fiupenntendant's memos, shows the same valuation for all tho 
 branches or subjects, viz. ; 35, 35, 35, total 105. It will be re- 
 membered that the Superintendant, when the envelope and memo 
 were compared, sought to throw the blame of the discrepancy up- 
 on me by calling attention to the blotting out of the Station No 
 as hrst written, and saying that a designing man could very eas- 
 ily substitute another envelope of the .same station for the origin- 
 al one of this candidate. Possibly he might have succeeded in 
 throwing discredit upon the proof in this case, and perhaps also 
 in impres.smg .some of you with the idea of a plot on inv part 
 against him had that enveloiw it^.^lf bf*en rnv onlv rn.-r-.,fr=.-. 
 fortunately, however, the painstaking of the examiner' placed 
 that beyond hi.s reach, the prlcafe record showing figures corres- 
 ponding with the enveloj-e and not with his memo. By no pes- 
 
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 Cast..,;...! ,,,.,„..,)/ ••'"•"^'-"-■Hi ii.Miiuatiun an.l cha>-.> i,, 
 
 -"'■'^•- I" tl.o cas. .!fNV;-.r^4;t'rr ''"''"" '" oxann,.;. 
 
 ^''- '■""-'• tu C l,'i(>, wl i , t at '^""' f ^' ^I'-nvs tI>o total of 
 
 i-l'Iu,.lk^at.^l.n^vv; oft : . -//^ '"^ V-','^' -'"*• '^' there 
 '-■>l-kenuf dso^vlK.v w. - V^^^ ^^,'"^i '••'l-'iros that it 
 TI... hi.storv of (!..o.n-a phv .,n o ^'h'-'" ^'\- '"' '^^'^^i'^" ^^'^ 
 
 t"tul of th;. -xa.ni.;;: '' a ,; t Ko .''r ^f "''^^" ^'>-^^^ the 
 t.'.i.lanfs ,„o.no. is 2,S0 r + i ' , '^' ".^"'''.tl-at of tin- Superin- 
 Kxa.Mincr. The ^rJ'J it' Z^.t 7''.'''^^"^'\.<^f ^1'- Provincial 
 '^••i"fn.lant is that a U ,;"?''' ^1'';:''^'''^'^^'^ '-v thoS„i.- 
 
 y.-a.le.s lower. The a.no int , P. ''''' " ""'•>' -'■^^''' ^'^- ^^vo 
 
 this countr; o\ n i'r^^ o t h '^n ■"' ^'■•'^'"' "I'on tho people of 
 
 l-i^I-st^uaraiueeo rk±p;;r';:"f''^^°/- '" t^-m tho 
 School license, hy mean o? Xhto 1"^"'"''^^' ^^^™^i 
 >X'ce-ve a very much iuc.e-r^e 'i ' V ;' '" ^ ^'"•'^'tion to 
 ••nahle, 1,- reason of ineffi d ' \ Sa^,, IJ;;" /'"■ I-i-'^. though 
 .'^ervico for which thev a^ree t nn , , ^ ,''""''"' ^''^"' the 
 
 the chil.h-en an,l vouth If V„ >^ ' '" ',""'''' " ^'^^^ I'-oreovcr 
 
 of that u,omZ ai n ^ ,. -T'^" ^'^/'t""'!-! hr all tin.e 
 
 ing her ha.l uJ^^l^^^,^:^'^^''''' ^''";-'' ^''" tn^^tces on.ploy- 
 ^^'.•e this a ita4 i.^. n ^^-^ i:^" T'" ' '"'"^'^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^'^'^'l^- 
 )>ou-cvor, he a ^nSL^'^^Z^l^!:^ F^'otratod. it would, 
 to be only one of a largo r^::^lT^nUr ^"" ^V^l^"^"^ 
 
 ca.. of very n.any to which -oUr lu^ltn l^^s^eSlf "^(^ 
 
 :;?^;a:;;^g^mrihrs;;;p';;^^ 
 
 les. grouml f;.r:un-excu.e in the:;;S;£T i "^ .llCi ^ "^ 
 
 le8,s ground for anv excu..e'in the c^asJ't h "iV ^ ; ,' "; """ I . . 
 
 times so -larin- and oalndlVt M , ' '? ^lefoct at all 
 
 tospellcorrce Fy V ;? ' 'iTi ''\''' themselves ahle 
 
 it w nl 1 , •> • " ", ^''^ r''>L'nfc state of matters perpetuated 
 
 nm th el',-'''' • T !'"^'^"' " ■ 1"'V1^'"^^"^ -^'^ to annoLc tS?: 
 '•and the selt-ovident prognostication that manv venvs n,.,./. 1 
 
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 .■hl|.M. l,..|n,,. thr .1M.||,„_. ,,(• th,. I'n.vilUTWnuM 1„. ,..,i,KV,l tu 
 
 tl..' Irv,.| uluch luis m.-i.l.. ... unUnum. tlir .lallin- rf the E,luca- 
 
 Tl.o MC.Mi.l chai-.^ i,ivf..,T(..| a-ain>t «]„> S.ip.'iintcn.lrnt is 
 that of a t..nn<,r th.. Ii-mes .,f Kxai..i.i..r Dalv ovor his own si.^na- 
 tmo I In . cluu-.., tho.i;,h unr of so -lav,' import, constitirtin- 
 as It .loe. a ciunr lumisl.ahl,. hy !a\v, as w.ll as a m.-ivo oliWicr 
 a-ainst th.; sp,.cial onactn..'.,t which, in al! its .ictaii... th,- Suiht- 
 intc.Klont IS sn-orn to ailiniriistcr rightoonslv, is at tlio same time 
 -n.- on whic), It is not iioccssa.y that l' ilwdl at vrry -mit 
 length, for tho simple reason tliat tlie proof is so convincing ami 
 covers ...xaetiy the same groun<l as tin- first charge, so far as 
 hxanuner Daly ,s ejivelopes ar.. cuncerne,!. The pn^^f. therefore, 
 ot cliarge No. 1 as respects thi. Kxaiiiinei's envelopes, is also tho 
 proof ol this charge. Kvery liberty seems to have been taken 
 wi I, this hxamners work. If any alterations were neces,sary 
 to he made in order to accomjjlish his purpose. Father Dalvs en- 
 ve|np,.s wore those practised upon. With no other Examiner 
 weiv such liberties taken-a fact, as it appears to me, into which 
 l^otli bather Daly an.lthe Government shouM institute careful 
 emiuiry as to the cause of such a proceeding, which in the minds 
 "• "'♦^ a f..w IS and will be regarded as a circumstance more 
 sign.hcant than should prove palatable either to the Government, 
 that gentleman himself. ,)r the clerical portion of his co-reliL'ion- 
 ists m this city. In the case of the other Examiners, he could 
 not sc. i.ractico upon them .vith impunity, as they keep a private 
 ecnrd v.JHch IS an efiectual check against any such irreguLritv 
 "p^Ti "',?'/ '■^''I'^^Y'^' i^' the fact that m> such check is kept 
 -y Father Daly, else he would have referred to it lo establi.Sh 
 the Superintendents innocency. If ho lias any such private 
 ecor as the other Examiner's keep, it will be very easy to de- 
 term Irom It what were the original numbers (;n these envel- 
 opes x^ ,ich now show marks of alteration, as well as those which 
 are spoken of as, and doubtless are, duplicates of the original. 
 
 Ihc third charge,_ which is ojucmlment of the envelopes mutL 
 
 huedhy }asaltcrnUons,v;o,xU require the presence of witnesses 
 
 at the time in the office lor pusitivk proof. Of the,.e, however 
 
 there was none. Apart., then, from the conviction of the truth-' 
 
 lull ess of it-wluch the proof of the two preceding char-es. and 
 
 all the circumstances of the case, including the dispositi^^n so 
 
 rong in tlie human mind, to conceal guilt, convey-apart fmm 
 
 liese niy chief proof lies in the fact, which may po.ssib y be now 
 
 orgotten, that very .shortly after I made complaint last Septem- 
 
 W and rece.ve.l the instiuctions which I did from the Premier, 
 
 of n< ^}l}^''^'''^'^'' t^''-^ i ^vas unable to make any comparison 
 
 of one of the memos, and envelopes of Station G, ("Baddecki in 
 
 consequence of an envelope being missing. Mr. K.' immediately 
 
 told me to ask him lor it, which f did, and three .lays after re 
 
 mi's,?. ""' T^-^'- ^•^'■'■^■^P""^li"K to the one Mhicli had been 
 imssmg. As this circumstance may be forgotten l>y Mr. R., the 
 
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 tnitl.f.ilnc.s of thi.>, chari,'o will ),.. r..,^,..i..i . . i , , - , , 
 ..P|;n tl... ,......• aJ,h.c...r,;„. th. .st^JiJ n ,^:r" '1 :''f.. ^'^Sj' 
 
 ee.l.nj,. cl.ar^^. It .s lu.t iMunau t,. n.no....,! .nit t Xl 
 
 opes (Ji.stiiruif.l l.y his chai..res ' I nil I ^ S^'", '"''•'- 
 
 te,ii,„„„.v t, du. fact s,,,,.?!;,:,; i„ :.i,:;:n-:":, "■'■ "''" "'^' """ 
 
 iworo ,„„ throe o,;ji'-n'v,.,',p'™ „;■;;,",; i ;' ,;■;;:' i";',r™'-' 
 
 w^t,,t^^^ ^™ ft r-iJat- '".J "!;;,/;;;:;;,f!:;":;;;5 
 
 .h,.vm« „al.c.v the san,,. H,„,v., „r an au«„|,t to" J o ^ 
 
 mark, which i. placed o^^hn^v.^lo l^ V ^1^, it Ex^ln^;" 
 m eve,y cas«, as he alone is supposed to t.e cog£ant of In 
 tha mark «, a comparison of it as found on the^.orn and du H 
 
 or no'n n 1^''' '"''' f^T "'''^'' ''''''' station will show wl e .^ 
 01 not both seem to be done hy the same han.l. For mys,U 
 can only say that I saw what was to me very p ain evi c^I of 
 he bupenntenJent's own hand. In the case of No. 2* Stati. 
 G It will bo seen that the en-lingof the <r i, not such as'ta mak 
 
 doubt'Ztlw'" ""-r "'^''"' ^'^ "^^ ^^'P"t>- Exannner a>^ 
 doubt not hat a smular comparison of .W iV, and 08, Station 
 
 T .T"^'^^^" "•''"' •'""''^'' indications of indtation 
 ihat the bupenntendent should seek to procure du,,licates of 
 th.^e envelopes, wlien he was callcl upon lor th.u. in on er 
 mther concealment of his guilt, is singly just as na; rd a fo 
 im to concea them in the lirst instance. Both were necessarv 
 hat h.s gudt in altering the Hgures uf the E.xandne s u iXt no^ 
 aH.ear which in other ca.ses has been sufticientlv proved i' 
 J\ btation W, IS the best proof of charges .\os: 1 an.l " but 
 
 Jiere is no doubt whatever thnf. if l.a.l l>- ".^*:-^ • i ' ^T\ ^^^ 
 
 in the narefil wJfJi ihr, ^.♦i,..„.. „fii,-x _._.• -•"--, ...o. .i. ... ^n 
 
 the parcel with the others of that stat 
 
 envelope I retaine<I in mv own i 
 
 on reported upon. That 
 
 dence of guilt would l 
 
 le 
 
 ^session, fearing that all ev 
 
 in th 
 
 would be destroved altn<r,.tl 
 
 removed by duplication of en 
 
 e ca.se of the three befoiv aliu.led to, ,„' ntl 
 
 I'r 
 
 But th.-it \ 
 
 velopes, as 
 •rwise that th.-v 
 
 >, its 
 
 wa- 
 
 iiiiU' uni 
 
28 
 
 iiianv of St;ifion W 
 cle.'lll >,lirrt, Mr. Di.l 
 
 'I'-^ trstiiuony, aswrli as thjit of i 
 
 Ci .!I IT 1-1 »•/ .. 1 * 1. I 
 
 ^h'lw a 
 
 !-■ ro^^ard..,! as ja..,! , i ]'. ' ' >■-■- :lKUM>n,.,. will, | j,,..,L,., 
 
 the three .uulJiau^s 1^ :,',:'• ''^^' ^ ""'>• ''^ ^'" <■-.• ^Z 
 
 ciuuve shown to 1 ■ tru u^ '^r '""^'n'"^'''' ' "''^ '''"•'ti' 
 W fur u-hic-h vou ha V V' S ,'•::;"''? " • ^^'' ^*"- "f' ^'^^ti'^n 
 having j,rc.c,rr,..l dupli : t. t ' '"' ' ""■"^"- ^'"••'-v.t, 
 
 <lHnv, L^] JV;: : ,; ' ,;;:^.'''r''''-^ "-tln.^ny ;,,n.s to 
 --.^ar.n..,,,,,,.,-;;--,^;i::'^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 '-«^-l, as I think it nu,st l:^ t' t hf-^i /''Tl'l "/^ '"' ^"^- 
 
 -'w.s .as a niatt.r nf cours. Wher ' t^ ^^^"- ' "' '''''^'•^■" '""'- 
 of Station W to whidi 'itt; ■,< '>nvinals of all tho... 
 
 ^vitll the m.n.os v Z " '• "^ •";" ^"^'"'■'^ oonvspon.lin^ 
 now show a clean i;. ' X T ,' V! ^''^^ ■^^'''^^""' '^^'^ ^vl.ich 
 Xoveml,erlast, : the..^;;:r^' ^ "-•^' ^'V 'l'-troye,l. Sine. 
 thestoveintheotMce :,;'";"•,'"""■ "^^? ^'^"^ I-«ession, 
 not so, ],owever, in S.. ^1 ! . " i," ,; ;;;]^; "";- ''^^>- ft was 
 them, Were con.si-'n,.,! to t!„. r\ i V ''' ^""^ '^' .^'''i' •^'■'■ 
 
 l-ear evidence J. ;^™i';^;^^ the Hane.: Th..- 
 
 towards destruction .i/d 1, ;-.^'-; '"""'''""' "'' '''^ '-^-^^ "ttorts 
 of Purpose on Id., piV^ ■ ; V' r"^ ""' '"^''"y' *" '^"V laelc 
 
 all .vJnts. there mI^ a . n ^, '"^ "^ 1 " ""^ "•!' ^""I''*^^' ^^^ 
 to bear testimony a4inst hin, 'uutdated condition, 
 
 a. the examinatln"a.e ontn^ ^'■"'■' ^ *^^^ 
 
 presented, not bein.^ witi i ' ol'. ' ^T " "^ ''' ''' ^^' ^'^ 
 
 .hmcnlt to ^eu.^ f have ;i;;^i^r;i:r;;: '--"-' '--. -ore 
 
 Other witnesses were brouV^.u ,''"''; T^ ^''^^ ^fcl.tosh. 
 hope of elicitii..^ fu h ;, r ''/V, :"'''/^''^'' ^'"' ''^'■"^'■^t ,,o.ssi],l,. 
 the hope was n;:.re u!;:,; ^X^l ^'"^ ••"-^'•' '"'^ the ,ain[n,.s of 
 
 Mr. Ilobertson's evidciic,. u-,.nt f i .i 
 of a candidate fbr examina,!:";,^,;^ -,.;';'• ^''-^ a-^tanc. 
 Sui.ennten.h.nt, Mr. Hunt t, Mr / ,''ad spukcu to (]„; 
 
 him an envelope witI, ,.a,HT en lo. T 1 T'',' ""■'"■'^"- ''a'"''"' 
 
 the assistance of the candidal , '^''''""^;.'","^ exannr,ation. !•'.,, 
 i'n.nediatelv previous t'h . vi "" ""•' ^^■'■'•" ^'"vea ahnost 
 
 -iththendli^nvic^nthth^ ;'''"';;''■ "' ' *'">■ ^^''^ -"t 
 exa.iiination, ^'"> ''^■' ^h'' pap.r, of (h,, coniin- 
 
 Krom.sui.e of (he ,,ne.| ;, ,,. ,,„, .,. -^r,. p , , 
 
 I P"t to .w. io.brrlsnn, nppoalin-to 
 
2U 
 
 wmmmm 
 
 "f the i,ai.er.s b,./breha,u! bv tL>s, ' t'^^nelu.iv, to the oivi,, ; 
 
 Jhe nature of .Mi,, Melntoj' '^"ll^^^'^^^'-'Ifiit. '''""i>' 
 
 -^P-t to the charge ..f o S!.^^^"':'^"^'^ ^^ -actlv sin.ilar with 
 
 '^'' '"tosh ,nusM„ ,,,„„,,,,.,, ..,'.J;1^' 'f. the statement of ,\T,... 
 
30 
 
 give the papers to her when the tliroe 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 -hich he may make may on this account be 
 regarded as worthy of more credence than an ordinary statement. 
 I wit..i it to be understood, therefore, that the statement which I 
 now make I r.'oard 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 coiae 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 fiom the time when irregular- 
 ities first became known to me in the office. The irregularities 
 complained of in the charges preferred and now under investiga- 
 tion were of so heinous a character as h, jgarded admitted of no 
 longer being kept secret, and by his direction 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, tlio 
 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. -li, Station G, 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 iho Government, that one and all of the Provincial Ex- 
 aminers be called in, and the disputed papers submitted to each 
 one in turn and sei)aratoly without th." envelopes, in order that 
 such a valuation may bo given them r.s in the judgment of each 
 i-xaminer they are entitled to receive.