MT. BENGER AND ITS MEMBER.

Evening Star, Issue 3508, 21 May 1874, Page 3

MT. BENGER AND ITS MEMBER.

To the Editor. Sir.— Mr George Ireland, M.P.C., has made use ot your columns to vindicate his aspersed character. Permit me a similar privilege. Mr Ireland simply prevaricates. The first visitors from Teviotto the block were George Mackay and George Ireland; and these alone of our local politicians inspected the ground uutil after Mr Simpson’s report. I shall charitably assign Mr Ireland’s shuffling to shame for even appearing to countenance so unjust aud causeless an agitation, and accordingly spare further comment. \ou Unow the text beginning, “ There is greater joy over one sinner that repenteth,” ao. When on the subject, let me for ever dis□cuss the Miller’s Flat block by an analysis of the signatures to the report on the quality of the land pitted by the Progress Committee against Mr Simpson’s. , Uf the seven commissioners, two are publicans, one a shanty-keeper, one a bullock-driver, one a Teviot grocer, a shoemaker, a miner, and only a single, farmer. Four at least out of the eight, including the Cockatoo, have stock running on the Miller’s Fiat side ; so the disinterested character of their report may be imagined ; while the others aie either professional firebrands or pliant tools. —I am, &c., : Your Correspondent. Moa Pint, May 14. ,