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My dear Howittt,
I have been waiting to answer your letter & invitation till I could tell how my is fixed during this short vac. The first two days were occupied with extra teaching & today I have to run across to Adelaide & though I shall be back on Friday - or ought to be - the remaining few days I must put in at the dreary work - of which we have had many hours lately - of attempting to classify and register teachers under the new Registration Act. It is soulkilling & to ourselves purposeless work but it must be done. Wherefore to my regret I