ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 341, 24 October 1879, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are at all times ready to give expression to every shade of opinion, but in no case do we hold'ourselves, responsible for the sentiments of our correspondents.}

To the Editor of the Aharoa Mail.

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Slß,—ln to-day's,issue I have read a letter signed 1 "Politician,"'which is a disgrace to- "khty Iwhite irian, I and< which, I think, would have been; much better consigned to the waste-paper basket than appearing in print. To" any one who knows the "character of' tlie Honorable' Jolin Hall, and see him compared to [Ben- IJpll, the notorious bushranger, is, to,, say the v least of it, degrading to some members of the community; and lam sure if that letter was to meet the eye of our worthy representative, Mr Montgomery, he would feel truly sorry for the ignorance of the blighted politician, who penned. such ; a letter. In conclusion, I would advise him not to dabble in ink, as it is out of his line.—-Yours, truly, . [

Akaroa, Oct. 21. [Our correspondent takes things too literally. The worst that can be said of "Politician's" efiusion is, that it is a somewhat silly joke. As to any " comparison " between the men named —well, we are reminded of Captain Fluellen " comparison," "There is a river in Ma;'cedon—look you, and there is also a river in Monmouth."] " " " "- -'■'■