POCKET-PICKING ON THE WHARVES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 6

POCKET-PICKING ON THE WHARVES.

Sir,— l ha-vo roffleisfed replies ffoni tie ina-n-agGr of tho UiiroriSteaniSnj»€om« any and tho ch.si'rhinn of the Weliingfcou Herbou* Bosrf to niy letters of April U,

l v ho -lattef's reply, after expressing ■synipathy, cfce,., asserts thii jny !oit«r ia sombivnat mtemfierato in its tone, and cop'taihs statements some -of ffhi.cli af<j Incorrect, and others vvhieji cannot bo £!*b-st;a:&-tiatecf, ,!. It contiiiucs: "Tiio-. ■board's solo object in pftrmittinq; the salo o:f'pssiienge.!ytie'.kots-:on t'lio wtiaif .is itt thft interests of -jnt-onding oi\rivin;E by. hie trains, and has befell lHuch a'ppreci.>ttd in the Jte'St- 'No proviojis 036'6 .of; pockoUpieiiiig uflder tts notiEOt and tlio boa.fd has sl-> ways liad* ineit (on Frida-y.j sis in. all) preeent, to Tcguja.te the traffio.,, and «?* fiist thd- .palico ill keeping order.. At tho -towe |ime tIK.-.boa ; fd is aiisibus 'to ■im-provo \v'hkc*.er- aiva is »o« icoiisidering a .suggestion' of ths thsth* (nan's for tho .<si;ectibt.i of a- "race," hj? tnesp of ehains and .stanchion*, extonffeg a Softarn ■distahc.e pu oa.eh eido ot tie' -ticket-office, and. -allotting only ■onS porson, iii ftdOt :df tho taking, clerk at a time..*' , I have- forwarEed' tho fallowing . . . ip acknowledging yours ■cf.Br.h instant. I desire to etife that • in "*> sense can I admit that nvy letter- itae intemporate ifl'toine, or iticofifiefc in shy of its statemon-te, or that I earmot luo* siantjate by ijio aid bi wiinesscs hftj , , Btatcments ihado thfirtrfn. Wiiito :cviifint!y i\o pfe-sious .c.a:s.o of pookeVptek-jng hais been br&uglit ivndftr your ftoticft, yqu or% hftfo t6 recall ivhat. tho police and newspapers wpof fc, in order to have proved that -this is noi ■ a>l' fojkfcea oiamplo- You stato that six of yoiiiP officials -woro- oil wliefftP I saw sq'me ttee or .fo'ut Ruiardinf: tho entrance to tlio wharf, tfhero tho was Ixsrilwd, doitiß the duty whict thfe-y;w.cr(3 cvidentlrtoW to porfpfni., , bufc it ia an Aasy th pfovo that o.nly ono .stnig#n:K offle'ial tt-aa in ott-ondanco- a.t> tho iickfct-rox, am the polico wero JwrcpreScjitto SftiU after my riiief.qrtußo., wheri oiie of m? friends sceUMft tho attojidafitio of/accin* ateble ajter the lapso of some fir* cr ■ten rnwike's, Tlio ifnet that, % Wharves and Accounts. Gom-mitteo js ooifsiaefing & Suggestion of tho chairmarfs for tlie *fcc* tiojj of a "race" is ifi itself an that the pfeacnt, atraivgcraents Bve, at- least, jftadoqiiate. It alsq shdW-s tlifaJb 1 lm?c taken, ttin ript. eoufso in bringing tho nvatfer ■ unffer yuur ntitiGO, r>wd that of tlio ptibli*

ORAKAU HEROIeS-Sir.—Ea-rlj- in Qw tocnooit'on IhS ■first day of' April, tli.o ttritcr 6»b β-mftttgst a groiip of Natives on samo ■fo-Hen logs, tlrey ffeto- woudenng vfhkit tlio mcaaiug Was of iho .mseting wivKswn'o.s aboufc -io talto -itlacfr, and asfcßoHiy opiirioa, as .Mifi.y were wry sad. their Bimds going- back yseart. Our -.position, intQh'siEcd fclja.t wo *cro seated jitst over tho spot whew tlio btavo Jlaoris -vftafe 'mined. lit -the (*rom> W CF« - 11 : B«nbe- r of 'Natiw 'w-oijiorj nteo heads were' bowed, -to tins grou-W. .J:,, 6Offow at tlio rcniejHb-rajiec ■of wjo fiiJlcnand-oE-tiiolotigaßO, .1 told i.lVeijt that ftis was a time to sTjalso tonds, snd M tiro pastt be goiie; aiid sji.Rgcst, cdthab Hfikciratoßshgl Jin did Natwo., wto fought in that hatt-le, and -niv frionS Copper ehauld tako bands. ,ahd bV tfh'otoßfaphcd, *hich was done*-«pA-rt frora tjifi .other eeremojjy—as '■* recognittoii of : the affiwdWo fWliiig tliarb nmv'osfetori. rtotto Wntaitii-i «'»« **J$ rfoftscfl !tt Us ■■telt-i'hg place. Now, Sir, kiiirttv M *w 4ra\v Vfiirf fttterstioti to a : raatf,Cf dvifili woiild rocTntii.nl- to. the wc(Jii> ©f tlio Geycrfl.BHS-nl, W/i *flivlil Etrpaily tvlottso t'ljp Ki,lws. m'o snt o'u tlmso feus tos ft spot a\%iA oii'4rt to fe> «cr«d, as Wtfl'cr US ja.V tno woi-riors of Ihfe past Tim W«H! wifeiico4. lam sliro it wwiW uattalvn n vprV-latpp sum to Hvi » '* ie L J,r,v ™! e r)re\in.-rty, w ; f« **' P *', !tl ,' ° I feiiwd. In Ivoiwur «f f> -M'* , " f f» rt 'f ji,s a -Wlfflto of WFpwt te Hio twiulß Wγ 'h*te. Jt wo*! >I<* oi* slinw ft Tcindtv Mfn-R, foffi *wW.I»-f >"*"*** lioiroiw jfilfi to -thfrm, tmf rtnt w W&. hftmfn*. otic—fiffd mfriocl tfm :bnt-(jfevt-sn *x> say. . tlijrt.t nio.™ fthlo t-!i.nn I m will movp-.t J.-ttle hi t'tw .nratter, frli'flo iho ■cvrtit -rs ff«sb WaitSiiac, 191.-