THE SIXTH CONTINGENT.
(To the .Editor.)
g lß) __Pcrhapa yon thought we were depressed after our long carnival of pleasure and wished to infuse a little new life into your reader?. "Whatever the intention may he when you headed your -Saturday's leader, some one had blundered it had the desired effect. After reading your leader and Observer's letter in suna issue, who could put forward the plea of blundering. No ordinary mind could do so. Its a clear case of political favouritism, I was going to say corruption had I dono so who could pickup the mitt'ea. I asked myself the following :- Had a private firm acted the same, haviW,Things equal, would they not be to the 18-rejected men for -«m«thine more than a flash of lightening aUhlasf moment. Wished I had Mr. M. Hannan's legtl mind for a few foments to solve my perplexity. Its your opinion had the Premier been
amorgst us he wouldn't sanction such injustice, but surely they were matters of lees importance to hirn than the sending of troops to South Africa. Tho transaction i 3 of such an injustice that it requires as long and loud a howl of indignation as the £4O job got.—l am &e. W,B.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 January 1901, Page 4
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204THE SIXTH CONTINGENT. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 January 1901, Page 4
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