CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 209, 30 August 1873, Page 2

CORRE S POND EN CE.

*** We are desirous of affording every reasonable iaeility for the discussion of public subjects; but it must be understood that we are in ho way responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. To the Editor op the Nelson Evening Mail. Sir — I have watched the papers with some interest ever since the little splutter of indignation, with which the treason of our representative, . Mr, Luckie., was = - greeted, I was in hopes that Nelsbn had; Bufficient spirit to object to return a member for Auckland, for such by his vote upon the Suez Mail Service Mr Luckie has confessed himself to be. If there had been a possibility of :>! i(ju£Btioning [the advisability of making Nelson the v ceutrV of distribution for the Suez Mail, I certainly ! should have agreed:;-: that'. Mr >Luckie was/ entitled tp consult ; the :;ajd vantage of the? colony as a. whole, whatever the interests ■ of his own constituency might have been; but economy and the general convenience of the colony alike pointed to the "Cook's" Straitß Service, while it would have been worth thousands a year to jNels.on, besides; the more important fact of improving our position in the eyes of the colony and of the other Australasian Colonies. It may be too late to ask Mr Luckie to resign this session, but. the least (hot Mr Augarde and " H. A. L." and other gentlemen who took a prominent^part;in;(,h'rusting this member' upon "us, can do ia to'invite Mr Luckie to visit us at.-the A -cpn- : elusion of this session and 'give" an account ' of his stewardship . Moreover they should back their invitation with- the- signatures of a good number of electors. ; I am informed that Mr Luckie regularly sits in the Caucuses of the Auckland members, which are frequent, and eminently selfish. „ Can r you say, if . this ds true, Sir?"" ' '■•■'/"'■ "■■' "/■ """' '" '" It is a question in my mind whether a gentleman, who is in the pay of Mr Vpgel, as the principal proprietor of the Southern Cross, should sit in the House at all. A Minister's employes arascarcely fit persons to judge of the expediency of his policy., I am &c, . . A Nelson Man.