Correspondence.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 90, 20 January 1891, Page 2

Correspondence.

■*. — MR. HORNER'S FINAL REPLY TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

TO TUB BIMTOR OF THK STAR. Sic, — There is an old but true proverb which says "There are none so blind as those who won't see, neither are there any so deaf as those who won't hear," therefore it is useless for me to try and convince Mr Chamberlain that his arguments and assertions throughout his correspondence have been preposterous and unwarrantable. Fancy, Mr Editor, a man possessing knowledge of road-making, &c, which Mr Chamberlain claims to have, stating (1) That £9 was sufficient to make good several miles of bridle track, when immedii ately afterwards the lowest tender received by the Board to do 3 chains of it was £1 15s, (2) That a man should shift 50 or 60 cubic yards of stuff a day, which Mr Chamberlain considers worth 6d per yard to shift, thereby expecting a man to do 25s or 30s worth of work per day for 7s. As for the man he refers to, who is able to shift 50 or 60 yards per day, and who Mr Chamberlain is willing to back to do so for a wager, I would advise him to keep his money in his pocket unless he has a real dark horse something like Sandow or Goliath, who were exhibiting their strength at Royal Music Hall, Holborn, I in September last, when the former carried the latter, a man 37 stone, around [ the stage' arm high, and would swing weights about that none of the audience conld shift. Of course, if there is such a man in the block I must say he is unknown to anyone but Mr Chamberlain, as far as I have heard, .and instead of this modern Hercules working for 7s per day, I can Jay him on to contractors who will readily give him 24s per day providing he shifts 50,0r 60 yards per day, but I think it would pay him better to travel. I am glad, though rather surprised, to see that air Chamberlain, -in his last letter, admits that 38 cubic yards 14 cubic feet at 6d per yard amounts approximately, as I stated, to 19s 3d, and not to 10s lid" as he made out it would, as I was inclined to think that he would still persist in say-, ing that 10s lid was correct, after the way in which he has hardened himself against correction on the other equalty absurd assertions which he has made and still thinks he is right, but as Mr Chamberlain isthe only man I have heard of who thinks so I will leave him to enjoy his own opinion. Again thanking . you for space for this and previous letters. — I am, &c., Fredk. R.'Horner. [This correspondence is now closed. — Eb. ; F.S.J ■■ ; ""- L . -7'