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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 6

This 1 double dealing of the Government:.. I knew nothing, of at : the; time,. bocauso their officers still continued ■to come, and collect the rent, and did so for four years after they had 6old it to the Harbour Board, which had.the effect of causing me to spend all I had at law with this company,.'thinking' I .could make them pay.'.for the- damage, 1 and; they, nearly killed me'too; as I tried to 6ave my-.homo every way I could, until -I found out 'what the Government had'done, ■';r ■'. ..-.,..

.1 have now 1 been .petitioning. Parliament for.'■ the last seyen.years, and. have-not, yet'been • paid/excepting £W9 paid by the Minister for Mines two years ago' in I 'connection with a V l '.■ creek that was declared (a. sludge ■ channel, which, ran. through the.Jand. :'..-■- >~''.'~\ :.,.. , '"; : Now,, my .'Lord, I, enclose'copy of my title, ■ and. you will see thatit was granted as from ' her late Majesty Queen Victoria and her" 6UC-, •" cessorsC and signed by'.the Governor, of New ■•■". Zealand of that time on'her behalf. 1 ,'.';"'.. V ', I, therefore humbly pray that'your 1 Excel-.. len.cy. .as ,Ins Majesty the : King's-,' r'opresehta-' '■''"■ .tiye, m this Dominion, will uso ; your influence with the Government, with 'a view to having l ' - this matter settled, or to show cause why. they deprived mo of the homo that I worked so hard tor and, .failing such sottlemont, that you' will bring, the matter under notico •: bfv the-- ■> ; Imperial Government, ;as,' surely,-, my: Lord,.if:this double dealing.is allowed to continue it cannot from a national point of view'serve '■'','■ ' any good purpose.- ,■■'■,'•'•■ '•.■■'■ .'-,;,.'•.'.■.. ', I offeredl to. fedro £3000 in full', B atisfaction)for ■'' this ternblo deed, or/would,- take' a -similS ' of which .ttey%riv™S buroly tins .is not unreasonable'on my part, ■■' and yft they.content-themsolves with tho W ox. cuso; that I want too.-much. •;. -7 - : ■" ■ . I have the honour to be.'my' Lord;-" ; .-' '■ ■ .Your. Excellency's most, obedient servant, 1 ■ ■' Advt, •;. TIMOTHY MOEIAKTY. [ ■ ' c .Stillwater, .October, 1909..'... ""■: «'■.