CORRESPONDENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 478, 22 July 1871, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE NEW PAPER.

To the Editor of the Evesing Stab. Sib,—-The newspaper sent about the place this morning, with loud exciting bawl, was a truly remarkable affair. Evrry body was, of course, on the gui five for the mail news, which all were atvaro had arrived the evening before, and consequently any paper purporting to detail or retail that news was sure to be eagerly bought up. On hearing a tremendous shout in the street about " all tho news," I bought a thing called the Morning News, - and, on hastily rending it, threw it doWn with the exclamation, " Nothing in it!" I saw a column containing a few horrific details of the extremely shocking tolcgrapic accounts of doings in and near l'aris received some time ago, but the paper was mainly occupied with tedious rigmarole about Barton, of Dunedin, and our late neighbour Gisborne, the clerk, which, doubtless, this anxious morning, interested nearly every one nearly as much as if we had been elaborately and particularly informed that wheat sometimes grows with straw. Afterwards another morning paper was received, and, what a difference, thero were'two well-timed chief articles founded on the reported Paris horrors, aud French affairs in genoral, and—well, in short, the whole paper was, as everyone of course excitedly demanded, Nebraska. But the present maiu pai^t is the frcently proclaimed necessity of another newspaper for Auckland.. .If the starter of the new paper cannot supply us with better pabulum than reprints, of rather revamps, of our Southern journals, about Mr. Barton, old Lady Fitzhefbert, and the clerk Gisborne, he will most assuredly soou show himself up as, if not altogether, a "superfluity of naughti- - ness," certainly on interloper.—l am, &c, OiaoOKEB. .—<*

To the Editor of tho Evening Stab, Sib, —On yesterday a friend af mine handed me a number pf the Mowing News ot tho 17th uisfont, and called my attention 10 on article therein, headed "Paternal Provincial Government." I read the article through, and I certainly must say tho whole thing is about the greatest piece of lying and scouudrelism I have ever seen inserted in a newspaper, It gays that the ." Tokatea Gold Mining Company, Coromandel, subscribed to construct the tramway over which tbeir qunrlz was conveyed, and for which they had to pay toll; also that one of'the principal directors of the said company gave the wheels of the truck without charge, and that tho win dp Umgth of line over which the quarts was brought was pnl'y'lSO yards, and further that the earthwork of the tramway was done by the diggers." Now, Sir, the facts are as follows : —The Tokatea Company did not subscribe " one shilling to the making of the tramway, nor any other company. Tho tramway alluded to is No. 1 section, and was constructed by contract for the Provincial Government, and when completed Government trucks were put on by tbe District EngineerNone of the directors of the Tolcatpa ever gave truck wheels to tU° Government to work the line,"nor were any of them ever asked for such by any one in the employ of the Government ]in Coromandel. Ihe length of line over which the quartz had to be conveyed is near three-quarters of a mile, instead of 150 yards. None of the diggers have ever done any of tho earthwork on tho line (except those that wore employed by the contractor to do so, and at the rate of 7s. per day for their work). The toll charged for the use of the lino (until, the main line is roady), 9d. per ton, was, and is, considered by every one in Coromandel (except by the Tokatc^ Company) as moderate a chayge $s cbvrid be made. Now, sir, I have no other object in sending you these. fa#S tban to. put down falsehood. I detest it in whatever shapo it comes, and 1 am much surprised to see it so much tolerated by the public as it U lq that, scurrit, Iqus penny pap"-. Tl,fs fficts J !° nd y°V have from the best authority, aud cannot be disputed. I would contradict falsehoods I have seen in the same paper about Coromandel, hut that I did not like to lose.time refuting anything owning .from »w»h a source, the more particularly when such things are only inserted as if for the purpose of only bringing the Government into disrepute. I ,;~*wonid have it understood that I am not * writing in their defence, but in the defence of truth only. If, sir, the Morning News is thinking it is doing a good thing by concocting false, sensational items, to excite sympathy fof Coromandel, it is sndly mistaken; for I assure you that we would much prefer having our grievances brought before the public through a more respectable channel than the Morning News.—l am, &c, y^iTAS. Coromandel, July 19,1871 •

Last evening a largely »«e°ded ™ee£"f° f the Auckland Troop Eoyal Cavalry Volunteers was held. About twenty-five member, were present. A fresh council m «w"3 6W»Ufing; of Dr. Hooper, Sergeant Clarke, TrtanpMir Hood, md' Troopers Walters, Cleaver, and Wilson. Mr. Shera, of tbe firm of McArthur, Shora and Co., was unanimously elected Captain of the corps in place of Mr. Carey, resigned. Captain Shera returned thanks for the very high honor conferred on him, and said he would do his best for the interest of the corps. Corporal Clnrke was elected Sergeant, vice Sergeant Cleghorn, resigned, and Trooper Haywood was elected Corporal. Several new 'members 'werei Mien BW'orn m, and tlie meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ' - We notice from an advertisement in tne columns of yesterday's Thames Advertiser that ■'" the proprietorship of our opn'e.liporary has / undcrgor.* a change, and tot.nMwto business will becmed on by Mr. W. Wilkins * ion, Mr. (foTft Coilety having retired.