Reply to Mr Birrell.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1831, 11 August 1906, Page 3

Reply to Mr Birrell.

(To (he Editor Gisborne) Times..) Siu, — L see Me Birrell has been oxercisiug himsolf very much over wha! bo says, " I havo boon asked by many rosU dents hero what dots this oorreepondenoo nifa'i;’ What is all tho bother about? but I can't toll them”; yet ho trios to evade the subject by mu i-throwing and objecting to a new do plume. Mr Birrell caiofully ovudos tin point by bis burnnguo. Uo called a mot ting of a non-oxisttnt . asscciat 01 (Carroll’s Executive), olovatod himself as chairman, calls it a priva'o J meeting, and thou states, 11 What Uanspired there might have been proclaimed from tho houso tope.” Yet he ordered tho reporter to retire, and says, '• I certainly will not have tho bad taste to drag it into discussion,” thereby evading tho subjects truued on by Mr Joyce, and stating that Mr Carroll promised tho rebate in tho tenants’ rent, when in roolity ho (Mr Carrol!) only said ho would use his influence. That is tho paint at issue, and it is misleading tho publio to say Mr Carroll promised tbo reduction. I may toll Mr Birrell that what occurred at that meeting w« e of great importanoo, and theioforo .'to know why Mr Bi'rell should inti mate to tho roporto: that ho was not required. It appears ho wants to ignore this mooting c sited by himself as an executive meeting, and which was not afended by some of tlioso ho invited. Evidsu'ly Mr Birred is irato at being coded to order for doing what ho hadn't ought.—l mu, etc., ONE WHO WAS PRESENT. | Enough has now boon said on this side of the question. Mr Birr.il will bo afforded tho opportunity to reply, and then tho oorrespondc-uco must closo.—Eu. G.T. |