ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE

Dunstan Times, Issue 609, 19 December 1873, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE

IMPOUNDING (to the etutop. or the buxstax times). Sir—ln your last week's issue is a letter from Mr Glassford, in which that gentleman attempts to justify his conduct for impounding the settlers’ horsi s at Tiger Hill, and proceeds to state facts a id sets out with its not his intention to throw,open his Run as a Common, 1 think he may have saved himself the trouble of seating tins fact) but he forgot to state the fact that he feeds off every blade of grass that he possibly ran with his sheep from the land se 4 adde for the use of the settlers at Tiger Hill, and for which he (Mr., Glassford) has received compensation from the Government years since and his Lease over the same cancelled—l have actual'y seen his men diive his sl.ee)) on to land that 1 hold under an Agricultural Liase aid them leave them to feed, and in the face of all this, if one of our horses dare to cross the line, away he goes to pound. In the second paragraph lie states that two settlers neglected to send in their brands, and tlu-ir horses not being known, &e. I admit I did not send brands, neither has Mr. Glassfmd sent ns the brands of his sheep depasturing on our commonage even up to this day. As to the hj rsesnot, being Known, this 1 deny, his own men told a party at the yards, that White's hnrsis were in the nodi, and were going to pound. Further, one of the men that went to the pound with the horses sent word to White from Cliatto Creek hy two gentlemen who happened to he passing, to go after bis liorscs at the Clyde pound, which he (White) did, ami toi-k them out the same day they were impounded. One of my own that was impounded was under offer of sale to one of the-men that drove the n to the Pound—in the f ice of all this who will Icl eve the hoists were not know n. Yours, a - c., J. C. ( HAPPLE. Alexandra, D:c, 15, 1573.