CORRESPONDENCE.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 209, 4 January 1865, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

VTe Shall always feel p leasure in affording space for the tree discosscion of all subjectm affecting the prosperity and progress if the province and colony, not endorsing any opinions expressed in this portion of our columns . anil aiways j ese. vi •ig to ourselves the right to curtail any expression wanting in courtesy on the part of the wruer. * be by the name tee m^goodVi>u water in confidence, and as a guarauTo the Eiitor o f the Hawke's Bag Times. Sru, Would you allow me to suggest that the Herald's scribbling machine, “Q.,” should be at once pensioned ofT. I occasionally read the above-named paper. but in doing so generally run against one of “ Q.V productions, and lay it down in disgust. Ho is paid evidently for the special object of unseating our only working member in the House of Representatives for the purpose of putting iii M‘Lean or some other drone. 1 trust the electors know their own interests better than to consume the articles turned out by this curious machine. I am, &c., XO PAID HUMBUG.

To ike Editor of the Hawke's Say Time*. ® IR - —T notice in the Heralds issue of to-day that the correspondent signing himself “Q.” has given Am version of what Mr Oolenso said in the House of Representatives at Auckland ; may 1 a»k Mr “ Q.” to give the Napier public any particulars of what Mr Ormond said either for the benefit or interests of his constituents or the colony ? My impression is Mr 0. is a dummy. Yours, &c., ANOTHER “Q.” January 3rd, 18C5.

7b the Editor of the HainJce's Say Times. Sir, —Permit, me through your columns to contradict a statement published in what is supposed to be the leading article of the Herald of to-day. If is there stated, in speaking of the Band of Hope Excursion, that the day was one of unmixed enjoyment. This would be correct, if being packed like herrings in an uncovered cart, or having to walk to the Green Meadows under a broiling sun. as many poor children had to do, can bo called enjoyment.. T. as well as many others who had children at the supposed treat, consider that much blame attaches to those who had the management of it for the imperfect and miserable provision made for the eonvevance of such a large number of helpless females and children. If such a number could not be provided for, why dispose of so many tickets, and this, too, even at the time of starting? Wishing to see these matters represented properly, l am, Sir, yours, &c., A FATHER. Napier January 3, 1865. [Our correspondent will notice, by referring to our report of the trip, that we hare been unable to award that praise to its conductors that we should have wished We fear they were led by popular enthusiasm into an excusable (under the circumstances) error—that of undertaking more than they could properly carry out. We have heard a complaint, from another source not precisely of the same nature as that made above, which confirms our opinion We are sorry that it should have been so, ami believe that steps will be taken to prevent these complaints on s future occasion.—Ed ]