Original Correspondence.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 31, 15 August 1863, Page 5

Original Correspondence.

To the Editor of the Lake Wakatip Mail. Sib, —I am requested by the members of the Arrow Tovnship Committee to make the following remarks in regard to the statements made by a person signing himself " Another Digger," in your last issue. That the Arrow lownship Committee met on Monday evening last, and among other subjects the non-appearance of the Warden was discussed, and a resolution passed in reference to that subject, without one word of disparagement to the Warden appointed. The Committee also request me to state that, for themselves, they do not look so much to what a man has been if he has acted honorably in the position which he held. As to his capabilities to fill any position to which he may be appointed in this district, and from all they can learn from authentio sources, Mr. Hardcastle is a gentleman very capable of discharging the duties of Warden and Resident Magistrate here or elsewhere. They also beg to state that the storekeepers of this place never intended to call a meeting disapproving of the appointment of Mr. Hardcastle. On behalf of the Committee, I am, Sir,, Your most obedt. servant, James Douglas, Chairman. Arrow Township, August 13, 1863. ♦ To the Editor of the Lake W akatip Mail. Sib, —In your issues of the sth and Bth instant, I have read two letters, in which your correspondents think that the appointment of Mr. Hardcastle as Warden and Magistrate to the Arrow is improper and illjudged, and that he is not the man to be respected by the mining community. Now, I have known Mr. Hardcastle for some time, and can say this—that he is a gentleman both in manners and education, and quite capable of fulfilling in every respect the duties entrusted to him. Your correspondent states he was packing to the Shotover. May I ask is there any disgrace in a man being able to earn his own living, or does that disqualify him for the appointment he has received? As for Mr. Hardcastle being dismissed from the police force, that certainly is not correct, and only shows that your correspondent of the sth can know very little of Mr. Hardcastle or his antecedents ; for, instead of being dismissed, he resigned his situation, which reflected credit rather than censure on him. Now, Mr. Editor, I like fair play, and I consider that to say anything derogatory to a man's character or capabilities behind his back, or before he has had a trial, is, to say the least, ungenerous; and I should suppose it must emanate from some disappointed person, as I have heard Mr. Hardcastle spoken of, since the news of his appointment, in a most complimentary manner. Hoping you will find room for this rather lengthy epistle, I am, Sir, yours, &c., A Mineb. Arrow River, August 10,1863.