CORRESPONDENCE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 215, 11 April 1873, Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

We dr> not hold ourselves in any wiy responsible fir tlio view* nnl sentiments exifrfc&rti'- hv-borivsporvlents.-All com nunicrifiotrs musb b i arco-nnjinjed by the correct mma ai i a 1 ofthe wi'ifcer, not necessarily for publication, but as" a guarantee ot' g >o J. futh..,

, COMMONA.G-15 FOR NASEBY: •! (Tai the Eiitor of the Mjuxt Ida CrrnoNTcr/E.) Srit,—ln your publication of I observe a: - letter, signed " Miner," on the foregoing subject. :>Now as .your impartial journal has been; always; open for the discussion of any matter relating .to. the public interest, aind I being one of the many that signed the petition alluded to by " i\liner," I would like to comment a little on " Miner's " insulting arid inaccurate production. "Miner" tells you he refused to sign said petition-—that, is the only correct sentence in his letter. ]1 e says petitions neverrlack for, sigtia-.. tures, as much as.tt) ,say people, sign ;i for fun. He also says if would b'-j' aniiisirig to know how many signed it that are interested in the affair, or in any way capable of judging whether the land is or is riot suitable for a commonage. Now, out of a, thousand some hundreds of a population, ■' everyone that was asked signed,- except; " Miner" and another, and still " Miner" has the hardihoods;to say that tjiis fiuge. ; host of signatures is not fit to judge any-, thing about land. I. know that people of all grades signed—bankers'" clerks, business men, &c., &c.; yes, even the Mayor of our great Council. But how was it "Miner" and tlie other gentleman did not sign ? Simply because " Miner.'' has been working for wages on a station, and through that became.a ,favorite— and, tlip latter is a favorite also vyith .the squatters, through to me^—arid hence they have nothing to pky for their cattle or horses. Again, "Mirier " ■ says milk is cheap.' Now, 'will it continue to be so ? Those who sell it say no : it must .be dearer if the dairymen have to - pay. the runiiolder, and purchase feedfor cattle, at ,a-high rate —and dear it must be this dry .year. He further alleges that men keeping two or three head of cattle are not charged. Now, it is well known that when runholders go

out'to impound cattle there is no difference made between Dick and Harry's tows.' '' instead ot spaying ten shillings,' / as-reported-by pur great Tuminary, " Miner," I have known dairymen to pay and;-six« pence per head per annum to two separatb. r!iri , ?olt;lers for *t'ho. same mob. of cattle. ,If " jVliner " • called himself butch,er y lie would, be .nearer the- mark, and the ;inore truth,, he . writes, the 1 better for him. What I hare (if Required), I can (testify, . Thin, if folks ' Wint to know more ab->ut " Miner's." antecedents, I am the proper person to apply to.' VI have hot the least; doubt Isufc" the Provincial Executive 'will give the petition in; . question due ; cohsiderutionyas they always have done with any petitions from .Naseby. If a. commonage .is granted for Maseby,J ..- Mr. Macandrew may expect' a large majority iiere at his next election. It is>. ' liksly it will ibe<the last,great, legislation for this place, tillifthe railway is looked for. ; - publishing th? ab.o\?e in ..ybur issue of this week, you will much oblige yours, ; &C., • •' .-j Peo bono Pcjb mco.