HOSPITAL SUBSIDY.

Kumara Times, Issue 1074, 10 March 1880, Page 3

HOSPITAL SUBSIDY.

feiCHAUD John's Ebpijy to ex-Prbsldekt M'KfiNzns. \t6 t&b editor.] Stk—The letter-writing mania seems to. have taken great hold in Kumara of late, and I feel a diffidence in asking you to insert this reply to Mr R M'Keniie'a intemperate, illogical, and abusive effusion of last evening, teeming as it Was with personalities and tnistatements of facts. Your readers, like myself, must'feel curious to know what is all the Btir about* where it is to tend, and tfhat public interest will be served by it. I feel Sorry that Mr. M'Kenzie should have allowed his tem. per to have got the better of him, or that he should have been so indiscreet os r .to tush into public" print without' cause. '! admit' being a clamourous councillor, and will continue be. be one. Until I see'justice done to the district. and our Hospital; and, as regards having a refectory tongue, if using the name of M'Kenfcie is the height and front of that unruly member offending, do; please, for this time forgive, and it BhallnolK until next time offend again. As regards bolting) I deny the soft impeachment; however, often presidents of the various republics may, by force of circumstances, have had to clear out in-rather an hurried manner and witfc out taking leave of their, friends, and even having before me the shocking example of an ex-president of the Hospital Committee, I cannot yet believe in or bring mysely to practice the old Btdryof He that fights and runs a-Way* 1 Lives to fight anotheif day. Np J not even were all the County Councillors named M'KenzieSi As regards my reception at Dillman's, at that place I have many warm friends and supporters, and amongst them I hope It. M'Kenzie; and, coni Bidering there.were only four dissentients 'from the resolution submitted, at the, meeting referred to, I thiuk I had every reason to he well satisfied, As regards being unfair or not saying what I think to any persons face, tis an accusation that cannot be" truthfully Said of me. Seeing that I generally call " a spade a spape," and care not who I please or displease, whether friend or foe. ••■:,.. If entertaining a Minister of the Grown by public bodies be a shady transaction, I must plead grtilty and excuse myself on two grounds'» the £rst being that in the colonies and the old country it is the universal Gusfcotm Again, we had it laid down bythe economist of the Council, Cr. O'Hagan, that it would be money well spent not having Stuart Mill at hand, I don't knoW what he say's on the subject, Lastly, and the tlnklndest Cut of all, Was that I was actuated by malice. I would lik& to ask to "whom, and for I*hat ? I am sure I bear none towards the late chairman of my election comat Dillraau's ; no, not if he vwte fifty letters as long as last night's. And for fighting the cause of charity and services reudered to our local Hospital he has my warmest thanks and approbation. I am under the impression that if the late President had been present when the discussion took place in the Council, he would have had no cause to complain. What appeared in your report of that discus-

sion I am prepared to stand by; but for yarns as to what I said or did not say, knowing how easy it is to magnify, I hope iu more sober-minded moments my friend R. M'Kenzie will not be so ungenerous as to ask me to be responsible for them.—l am, &c, R. J. SeDDOST. Kumara, March 10.