THE FEILDING INVESTIGATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1300, 1 December 1911, Page 6

THE FEILDING INVESTIGATION.

A REPLY. Tho following letter appeared in tin "Wairarapa Daily Times' of yesterday:—. [To tho Editor.] Sir, —I have read the statement uu. porting to havo been mode by Messrs. Trewin and Mlntyre, and which appeared in the columns of your contemporary laia morning. 1 have liivcstlgate/Hhcir statements bv examining the ongijial photos, and bv referring to the books oi tlio photographer, and I find as follows:- _ Tho first referred to evidently is Little « Garage. One part of the building was occupied as a garage and auother part by, at onc'timts a baker's shop, and at auother bv a saddler, distinctly two shops. Centra! Hotel,—Tho photo, referred to ''•" hotel onlv, and the shops could not havo been left out, , Longs Meat was empty, and still is. jilo Chambers.-Tlwy stale heso i.. . never been empty. Tho photo, shows a card in the window hearing this legendi "To Let. Applv E. Waddinglon." Tho bottles were photographed on or about: August 7, 1911. A similar pile collectcd since then can be seen to-day. In addition io the empty business premises photographed, the following is a list of others now vacant:— Sonoma Doardinghou*e, Pine fctrcct, Nieliol's Auction Mart. Bannister htroet, Maclean's Auction Mori, JVir.v Street. Mrs, Aihms funey goods. Queen StreetDominion Cafe, Queen street. Pauling, tailor, Crimen Street. Grocer's shop, Pine Street. What value can be attached to statements made by men who evidently hav<i not taken tho" trouble {■■ ascertain tlm facts?—l am, etc., ' DONALD DONALD.