CORRESPONDENCE.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

Wb do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. TO Tim EDITOB. Sir,— -T think I express the sentiments of tha majority ot our inhabitants, when I state that sieuuty has taken an unfair advantage of the “ liberty of the Press,” by inserting a lottortho whole gist of which is a statement of xvliat is required of a ministry,worded in a manner to convey the impression that noncof theseconduiousarefulfiiled hereixt present* I should like, in charity, to believe that “ Reality " does not mean all that his letter implies, and that bo has, by error in composition, offended the feelings of a large proportion of your subscribers, ignorantly, lathe present ad interim state of affairs these comments-/. on the “ labour of love ” which we at present enjoy are certainly in very bad taste, and utterly deficient in that “ great personal humility,” ■without which > religion is no “ reality,” but merely a cloak for malice. —I am, &o , W.R.B. Taurauga, October 5, 1872. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —So “Quaere “ imputes feminine curiosity, ns la the authorship of his letter, to the Church Committee* Let him undeceive himself, as the Committee know him well. No doubt ho prefers to keep his disguise, lest he should meet with the scorn ho deserves. Ifc seems that some lo*ser fry are inclined to follow in his wake; of one of these, “ Reality," I may say that in this instance X fear he does not deserve “ honourable mention.” Another correspondent lays stress upon an enquiry into the expenses “ incidental to his removes.” Poes ho wish to pry into the domestic arrangements of the clergyman on Jhia passage out ? Let him know, if ho does not know it already (which I take leave to doubt), that the lump sum of £IOO is guaranteed from the funds now in hand to cover all such expenses. Your remarks about little Pediingtona are very appropriate. lam glad that the committee do not intend to lake any notice whatever of anonymous correspondents, or to discuss “Church matters ’ in the columns of the local newspaper, Whilst on this subject, let me thank you, sir, cordially, for your remarks in last Saturday’s issue, and rest assured that for every enemy thus made you will raise a troop of friends.—l am, &c., VINDEX, [We concede to “ Qura.-e ” and "Reality” the tight of reply to the foregoing loiters, when the discussion must be closed.—Ed.J l-