THE HON, MR. CASEY.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 64, 12 April 1873, Page 3

THE HON, MR. CASEY.

TO THE ECITOB. Sir, —I was glad to notice your remarks respecting Mr Casey, and rather surprised tr> find that; there has been " a chiel araang us taking notes' 1 (and such notes) in i.he shape of that individual, who is nott.he dtservedly popular Jeremiah Casey of the Auckland Harbour Board, a veritable live Minister—a m-aiber of the Victorian Government. It appears be came among us for the purpose of recruiting his energies after tbo labors of the session, and there is no question that hia nervous system waa terribly out of order. With h»s experience on shipboard I have nothing to do, but those on land and in our own district I desire briefly to notice. We are informed ci that the country in which the lakes are situated being one dangerous to traverse unprotected, Mr Casey received a telegram from the Hon J. Bartlet (whoever that gentleman is), offering to place at his service an escort oi Armed Constabulary." Your readers —more especially those who are in the habit of traversing those lakes daily, and those who reside there—will be astonished at the Lake district having such a character. Doubtless our G-oveminent had the courtesy to offer an escort, but, »3 in the instance of Mr Trollope, as guide rather than for protection. Our tourist did not take the rouU: via Cambridge because any white man to travel through the King's country would be equivalent to a declaration of war. So he proceeded by wtij of Tauranga, accompanied by Colonel Harington. the journey being so rough that it could only bt performed by horses accustomed to climbing. The scenery on the road waa not very interesting, ex-ept here and there ; but one or two places ol special note in the history of the colony were passed. They saw the spot where the Gate Pf had stood, where the naval officers of the Est were " massacred by the Maoris." The otEcer; and men of the other men-of-war, and the Jlowei of the 43rd Regiment, including its colonel, appeal not worthy of notice. A massacre truly, but t fair fight notwithstanding. "Farther on the) ■ passed the plaje where, on the next day, a dreadful vengeance was exacted by the British soldiers.' Having seen this veracious gentleman pa*t, T< Ranga, I will not accompany him. any iu.fJ;er: but shall content myself with remarking that i: has rarely been my lot to peruse so long a Mi-inj of misstatements in so small a space. Misstate ments, be it remembered, on the authority of i member of the Victorian Government, am published .in the Argus —the most iufluentia daily in the colonies. SCBCTA-TOR.