AN EXPLANATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3462, 27 March 1874, Page 3

AN EXPLANATION.

To the Editor. ; StR,—A great deal has lately been said fa J the R. M's. Court concerning myself and the ! right-of-way which adjoins my licensed ;hou9e in street, whereby I conceive ; I have beeii-mds't unjustly treated. It hat ; become the fashion in the Court referred tc j c,o term this right-of-way Machin's, and any- ! thing which occurs there, which is broughl ; under the notice of the police, is at ©net ; credited to "Machin's right-of-way," and • tblis. my name becomes associated with th« when really; I have nothing 'whatevei to do with it. The fact is.jthe proper name of the lane is " Hooper's right-of-way " The property, in: it is • pawned by the following people :- Messrs' Bird, V.iillies and S tree I (as agents), Couzens, and Pavelitch, myseli owning only one-eighth part of the whole and why my name shonld be given to it i am at a loss to know. The last two cases . which, were brought before the R. M. did not occur on my property, and the parties concerned do iiot even deal at my licensed house, but obtain their drink at othei places in the ' neighborhood. I hare been for many years ; a resident.pf ;Dunedini andbayealwaysbpnM a good character. t«o charge by the police has ever been brought against me or mj licensed house, and I therefore object to havt my name unjustly mixed up with matters 1 ; have nothing,tp dp with, nor do I think oui worthy Magistrate is' justified in having, apparently, such a down on me.—l am, Ac, _ E. Machin. Dunedm, March 27.