To the Editor of the Hawke's Bay Times

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 167, 25 March 1864, Page 3

To the Editor of the Hawke's Bay Times

Sir, —What are we to understand by the again altered note of the ever-changing H. B. Herald of Wednesday last ? So it appears what you informed us last -week of some Petane natives is quite true, and more to boot. And now, lo ! a week, after, the H. B. Herald, forsooth, acknowledges the truth of your information, and would make us believe that it is very wicked of the authorities not to have done something 1!! Dear old Mrs. Partington ! What, Mr. Editor, are we to understand by this ? Is the bound-hand-and-foot Government organ, the H. B. Herald, speaking truly to us ? If so, why did he not tell us earlier ? Seeing he must have known long before you. Or, if not earlier, why not in his paper of last Saturday ? Can we believe the Provincial Government is thus truthfully speaking against itself and against its own doings ? or, can the Editor of the H. B. Herald, being Government Printer, contractor, and all that, dare to speak his own mind—if he has a political mind of his own ? or if, having one, he dares to let it be’ known. It is true, his Honor is “ awa’ at hees roon,” just now; and the old story goes—“when the cat’s away the mice will play”—and, I grant, this last variation note of the H. B. Herald may be accounted for in this way —but I very much doubt it. Rather, I think, it may be intended to take the wind out of your sails; well knowing,—since the information you give us is too true, and, the H. B. Herald can neither conceal nor deny it, —you would be sure to come out strong. Or, (what is most likely, after our past dear-

bought experience,) it may be part of a deeplaid scheme on the part of a notoriously scheming Provincial Government-endea-vouring to speak popularly through their poor organ; and so, once more, blind the eyes and quiettheheartsof thegudefolkof Hawke’s Bay! well knowing, themselves, that they intendnothinglessinreality. And,then, by-and-by, they will say,—“ Ah Iwe tried ; and we would if we could look to our language in the columns of our paper, the H. B. Herald) .” Yes, gentlemen, in so doing you decided on still following in your former inglorious snobbish tracks, and both keeping the peace of,ourLady the Queen, and the gallant Defence Corps to eat your fat wethers 1 Yours, &c., A Saxon.