A CONTRADICTION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 725, 28 November 1914, Page 7

A CONTRADICTION.

The Editor. Sir,—l notice a report in the Auckland Star of November 23rd, of my meeting at Uriti, which ia quite in correct. An organised attempt from my opponents at Waitara, including a few gathered in the district, came to disturb the meeting. I made a statement that the allocation of £IOO,OOO to the Taumarunui electorate out of a vote of £600,000, for the purpose of opening up roads in the backblocka of the electorate, was a very fit and proper thing for any Government to do. This Sir J. G. Ward condemned as most improper. This was in the year 1912. On repeating this statement to ths audience, the late registrar nf the electorete flatly contradicted the statement. I thereupon said that I was willing to make a payment to any local charitable institution if my statement could be disproved. The report that I lost my temper, «manated from a prejudiced mind. The Bettlers were greatly incensed at the attempt to disturb my meeting, which waH one of the very beat political meetings ever held in the district. There was an attempt to get cheers for the Opposition, but dismally failed, and the meeting broke up with strong cheers for Mr Massey. —I em, etc., C. K. WILSON.