"E. A. SMITH."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 4

"E. A. SMITH."

FDETHES EEMAEKABIB EyiDENCB. ; ■'.-'.(By OarreaDMideoU ; : : : ; F "•!■■.-■ L-f •■;.-■■. January 26. v v : "; : >The following ■; letter , appeared .';in'. .to-,-; day'sissue'of-'the-Napier "Daily ;graph":-A-:': -v;;.:.;;;;:::.;^.v.:.-, vv ,;,;:;:;..:.-;■,:.; "Sir,—l'';have,been: ; reading .Six J. >0L;: ; 'Wain's remarks about \E.~ A..Smith.'; '', I!:.' particularly .notice thathe^tries'to.makei , : out ':that :.the 'offices, of v.'E;'; and those of,the High Commissioner-weret . and.that , there":'.was; no': 1 ;: communication between; the^two'.:,;l; also ':' noticed\ that ■ time, and .again members of !(.-' tlw' Government, .when taxed about i ia-i ; ■: .tending; immigrants' being' supplied : ;with. ;; : niisleading: information," stated', that.;the': : . Government; was ..not responsible, 'as -5 tho .-•'.■ inforniatioh::was' supplied . by; shipping, agents.' ; ■■■! :Tvrote ,to the ,High, Conamis-:. ' sioner for inforniation in -regard;; to .New;' , i!ealand-on-, or: about .'April -4, 1908,' and ' ,., received .a. .reply from . "E.i;A.' Smithy-,. New 'Zealand; ■' Government." :shipping agent.'.'l -wrote.: again -.aboutVa ::, later-to the 'High Commissioner' in' re-;'-' ■ferenceto a reduced passage for a friend. ■> My letter,was again; received and : replied; i to by■"■'E.' A.' Smith, New : Zealand. Gbverhment 1 shipping; agent.' , '. So far as mj;. ; inquiries were concernedj it was all "1i,". : . ■A. Smith.',- , ;I couldn't get.near theHigS , ':' Commissioner's 'office,■; and thought thej■ must.be "pretty'iniiah:one"and tne'same.., I:' am hot sure, ■ after ;reading. the .'Tele-. •■' graph,' that: they ' were/: not. ■'I ■!■'see; ycro;..; are awaiting" the full report promised bj ~ oir;J. Ward, and Iqm enclosing.the let!--ters above referred;to, ; as.l thought:they, '{ might. be;of'some , assistance to .you whea'; ■ that .'report icomes along.—l • am, etc^ ,, ' '• H.',E;?Tweed.", ; .? ; ::::\-,:: v ': :..:■' ;, - ; ■

'•" Elsowh'ere in this, issue (the paper: com-! > meats) will be found ■■;' a' letter .bearing .'■ /The sMppJßg: firm '■ of':B. : -.il-. Smith,", the principal; of which: was., re- j oeatly .discovered by. the Prime Minister' to be. a.■son of Sir'.Walter 'Kennaway,> Secretaryto' the High ..Commissioner. , -. The... official correspondence referred to , in.tho ■ letter is before % as we.write,,arid; bears.;'., out the. statements'made by our. corres-'.;■ pondent."' The' letters- aro\ from ..'West..; minster. Chambers, whore the-High Com- '• hrissionerV office is, and headed.-Jij.-' A* ■ '.Smith, shipping agent to the.New.Zealand.; .Government." Apparently, there is only.ione Smith in- the .concern, and his "name," as we have seen,'is Kennaway. One lot-, ter commences: "Referring , to. your,letter.,: to the; High , Commissioner for. Now. : Zea-.' land,', , etc. .'Prom.this.it seeine that.whea: : letters are. addressed, to .hi:u.;thoy. may '; bo answered by somebody .else.'Another : am} later letter commences: "I .have: re-.. ceivwl yonr -letter. , of :12th' inst.. addressed;, to the High Cominission,er for.New Zea- : land,", and it goes on to state, what!the : High Commissioner-', "usually'- requires" ' iwhen persons apply:,to him for passages,; to New Zealand, at; reduced rates.;' One..- , ' would think that this sort of information,; especially . when' given in response;, to. H;.-. letter addressed'.-. to . the; : .High:"•.Coihinisi'-;. 1 - sioner, ought, to be.replied to:by him.'al: ; least to the extent _of his.eignaturo/Pos-; , .. sibly Parliament .will have eomething.,te; - .say .on this subject.next;.session;;'. •■.;:-..:0,\ : . :.'',