THE LICENSING OF DANCING.
[to the editor.] Sir —l have heard somewhere that personalities were the resource of the weak and the letter which appeared in your issue of yesterday goes far to prove it. “Consistency” seems to think that I have no right to try to improve the morality of the people, because “ forsooth ” I keep an hotel and billiard room ; and has imputed self-interest to my conduct in the matter, and leaves the public to judge. Had he not hidden himself under a nom de plume. I should have been only too happy for them to judge between us. As for being consistent, I think my conduct may admit of cavil, but not reproach, in my public career \ at any rate when •I took the declaration of Councillor, I did so with the determination to do toy duty • and, unpleasant though it' was, I leave the public to judge whether I have not done So. I fear not just criticism, Lilt will not permit ,£ Consistency ” or any one else to drag my name through the mire of abuse withretahation, He has advanced no argument against my conduct in the affair, and therefore I must appear before any of those whose opinion is worth having as one who has simply done his duty.— I am, yours truly, W. S. HAsrerA. [Having allowed Mr Hanna the right of reply, the correspondence on this subject nuiht now cease.—Eb. K. T.]
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Kumara Times, Issue 978, 18 November 1879, Page 3
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