THE INDIGNATION MEETING AT DILLMAN'S TOWN.

Kumara Times, Issue 1695, 6 March 1882, Page 2

THE INDIGNATION MEETING AT DILLMAN'S TOWN.

[to the editor.] Sir—l should like to make a correction through your columns of one item in the report of that meeting, viz-, That the motion put forward by me “That all mining advocates be prohibited from practising in the Warden's Courts ” was not thrown out, but put to the meeting by the Chairman and carried without one single dissent; and further, I shall expect those who were appointed .on the Executive will forward that resolution along with the others. I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that nine-tenths of the population here are of opinion that the mining advocates we have in Kumara do more to retard the progress of the Court than otherwise. Again, I should like to have seen ray remarks anent the amendment more fully reported j as they would have thrown more light on the subject to the public ; but that may be accounted for by the noise cieated by some of the “ Irrepressible’s" “ howlers” who make it a point to crydown anyone holding different opinions from them. John White. Dillman'a Town, March 6, 1882. [We are quite willing to be corrected by Mr White in our report that bis motion “was not put” to the meeting. There was so much laughter and talk at the time consequent on the motion that we neglected to note that it Was put, although, as we then stated, we supposed the motion was a satirical oue. Mr Creber, the chairman, informs us that he did put the motion to the meeting, and that there were five or six hands held up for it > but that he also thought the motion was put ironically or satirically. There is no dottbt whatever that much of' the time of the

Warden’s Court is wasted by unnecessary litigation and argument, and not qnly nine-tenths but all the miners would be glad to do away with it. Much as has been said lately against the present Warden, who has his shoi tcomings, we believe he would do all in his power to assist men in their applications, so long as he saw that there was a disposition to abide by and act up to the strict interpretation of the mining regulations, rather than put up with the present frequent litigious p -oceedings. —Ed. K.T.]