In Defence.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 144, 26 May 1883, Page 3

In Defence.

[Westport Times J • ■ - Sir "William. Fox, High Gomnris-: sioner lorrNativo, Affairs, m the .North Island, has consfdered it'fiis 5 duty, as a member of the W&h'gaAm -Education Board, to circulate a gross libel upon the people ofihfc.We&fc Coaßj;- .jtiif; this; island. The circumstances of the case are given m an.ex.tfAQt;!frbin the Wtn^ ganni Herald. It does- appear to Ms highly objectionable to as that an exminister of the Crown, and at present a high Government functionary, should be guilty,, of publicly^ seating; that there had been recent' revelations of jobbery m high placer npbVHhe" f Weiit 'Oofest^ and urgrogHhis^w^-a^difqualifioation^ to Messrs Young Bros . , as candidates for the office of "architect tb the Waneanui Education Board. We pass over the ingratitude of Tthe ex-rremier for the hospitable (treatmentj he received while .officially visiting the West Coast i&mri "years" afed j : noil do tre seek-to-say-a -werd-in -support- of our towpsm^n,^ Messrs-p Young Bros., 'whose pi i vate , merit's ' and professional reputation will surviv<j ifie sneers of this Ooloniafi GlM.@±i '■ 'The fpoint '^wMebi appears to us most demanding, attention is the injurious 9h^racterolf this" public slander, whieti/iFalloWfe'd'td' pfasij uiioballenged, might; ijcause: the. .qblonists of this part of New Zealand to 'become "euspects," u S^gfe any other portion of the Cplpny. We trust that, in.j.qstjca to, thjß.wliole Coast and tne "industrious L: v pdpulaiion residiughere, .Sir, William will ,be oqm- f palled to' expose Urn, . joßbipg ' r in' hig &' places or be forced to apologise for his tinwarra¥fal>le~'teniierity7^~Certainly "his accusation, of-high; misdemeanour ehoald be enquired, itiior/ r sd: tbafc, the jrepprfrput upon tMs distriqtiinayjbV removed, and; the autbdrt niade, iMno^nj m his ; true colors to the miners o£ j( the ; We.Bt Coast especiaUy^^as^hehas been spoken ot as a likeljr ;~eairdidate r: Br- political honors at' the lands'; 9f r a !!! C6ast con" Btituency^ ; : /f - ™;\Z?Z!.: :^:'l^. :):\ '