CORRESPONDENCE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 11 April 1907, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

THE NAKED TRUTH.

To the Editor of tho Gisborne Times. Sir, Will you permit mo, through tho columns of the widelyread “Gisborne Times” to draw tbo attention of those entrusted with the government of the country to tho most disgusting scenes seen in busiest part of Gladstone road between 10 and 1L o’clock this morning? One was a drunken, incapable tiling in the shape of a man wearing a short' jacket with the lower portion of bis bae'k fully exposed to public view staggering along the street. This tiling was followed a lew minutes later by a drunken individual rolling from side to side up the footpath and making insulting Remarks to passers-by, even to ladies. Several oi us looked lor a policeman, in vain, but to many who could not avoid the above scenes it must have occurred strange that the Govei nmont can find plenty of money to maintain an army of useless persons in comfortable Government billets, to charter steamers for pleasure flips, to run special trains lor tbo convenience of Ministers ol this Crown nnd their friends, to pay tho same Ministers large salaries and C‘2 2s a day, also their travelling and other expenses, for every day they may happen to be absent from Wellington, to prosecute (persecute?) industrious tradespeople for exposing to veiew nude works oi art in tlieii shop windows, etc., etc., and yet cannot find tho money to maintain an efficient police force to prevent the nude walking in tho streets of Gisborne. Verily the Government may well proclaim that this is “ God’s Own Country”—for some people. I am, etc., WORKER.

AIR. AV. L. REES’S SCHEME.

To the Editor of the Gisborno Times. Si,- ; Mr. Rees finishes his letter in your issue of Tuesday by saying, “I fiopo that the public as well as the ‘Times’ newspaper, will not only criticise my statements as they proceed, but will put such questions through the press as they may deem necessary for the explanation of any points which may be in doubt or seemi ugly overlooked. ’ ’ Ist. I wuld wish to ask M. Rees: Are Air. AV. L. Rees, Captain Tucker, Mr. Siovwriglit, and Air. Fred. Hall already interested in a large portion of tho timber referred to? 2nd. Is not Air. Oxenham already interested in the majority of the timber blocks referred to?

3rd. Has not Air. Oxenham already transferred his interests through the Native Land Court to Air Rees as Trustee. 4th. Do not Air. Rees, Captain Tucker, and Air. Sievwright 'constitute the principal portion of a private company already formed?

sth. Is there not a mortgage on same to Air. Hall, who works the mill ? 6th. Is it in any way surprising that Captain Tucker and Air. Sievwright at the meeting of local bodies should agree with Air. Rees s scheme, if already interested? 7th. Is it right to saddle the ratepayers with a burthen of £250,000 on the speculation of something similar to a wild goose chase? Bth. Did it ever strike Air. Rees that it’ would take that amount to complete his railway and timber scheme without the outer harbor? I am, etc., RATEPAYER.