ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 656, 10 June 1878, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

PERSONAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVEXIKO MAIL. Sib—A paragraph in your issue of Saturday, in which you mention that "you had. not been officially informed "'>. of the receipt of a telegram, the purport of which was communicated by me.to, the morning paper for public-information, is ungenerous. You' cannot but be aware that in my capacity as mayor, I have been always ready to aiford you the fullest | information on municipal matters, and seeing that I have informed both papers , that public information of this sort communicated to the one lirst appearing may be regarded by the other as equally at its disposal, I did not deem it neeesary to officially forward the item in question.— [ am, tto., Wm. J. Stkwaki). [We arc glad to be afforded an opportunity of explaining away any false imnression that, mav have existed as to the

meaning intended to be conveyed by the paragraph referred to by his Worship the Mayor. The paragraph was written by our reporter, who was not aware that the arrangement mentioned in Mr. !•>•; eward's letter had been m ide. So far from having any reason to complain, we have; always been the recipients of the inmost courtesy from his Worship the Mayor.— En. E.M.]

t'O THE EDITOR Ol>' TJJE EVKXIXii MAIL. Sxu, —My delight know no bounds when I observed Mr. Shrimski's letter in this morning's North Ota-.ro Times. There is something so outspoken about it ; and if any doubt ever existed in (he minds of any persons as to the thorough independence of Mr. S!irim.<ici —if a link was required to prove that the honorable memb.. r for Waitaki doesn't care for anybody, not even cabmen—that link was provided this morning, j cannot contemplate the position in whir.! the lion, member for Waitaki was placed '• during the wot weather of the oast t'.i'n or three" days" without a .shudder. What : a crying shame that he—never mind about the several others (i don't know them)-

.diould have to wut Lis dear Hitlu feet, and perhaps catch cold, mi,i - die—us ha>■f'.v<pienHy happened in the ease of other talented iin'ii whose brains seemed to monopolise all the blood in their bodies. Ii is ii ijood tliiiiLj ti-.i) siveei.s of (iaiiia.ru arc moderately five from mud. or he iiml'lil never have hem seen again, lint.— io dry the tears thai Lave coursed drnvi: w\ cheeks so plemifully. and bedimined mV vision whilst ooiiiciupl.ohii:' ihe torriole fate which Air. ISiirimsiti might Lave, been called upon to meet —L r. uie look at the conduct of iKi eabnie'.i. Where uviv iiiey '{ "\VI.;.t were they doin i; ? Did Ihey not knoiv that Mr. Shrimski lived a long way out of town, that ho, was in town, and that lie wanted to home ! r i'h y didn't i Then that is no fault of Mr. ,-dirimski's : for. although not very ::■;•;•, he generally lets people know ':;.ar lie is still alive, liven when

Miil'uring from ;u\ attack of the g. >at, sho little fellow may he seen trotting round in order to acquire a perfect knowledge of till that is transpiring, and to sco that the Harbor Hoard. Municipal Conned, and similar unprincipled things, behave, themselves " honestly, fairly, and above, board." .It appears that the rain last week didn't vvnliuo him to bis house. Be caiiio to town as usual to trasaet his usual business, and having become tired and hungry, be wanted to go home. He

looked around liim ; ho peered through tho gloom ; ho held up his umbrella ; he listened for that precursor of a cabby's approach tho cracking of a, whip, hut conld iioar nothing but tho pattering of tho rain on tho roof of his hat, ami the doleful .sighing of tho waters of the Pacific Ocean as they plashed against Oamaru's shore. ifc wasn't honest—it wasn't fair and. jihovo board to leave him almost beaten down by the force of the rain to wend his dreary way home with himself alone, . ''Hie, e.abbv"; hero ! Engaged, a.ro yon 'I I'll engage yon !" escaped from a gentleman half choked with the r.-iin, thai, had discovered the joint, between tho body and brim of a tall hat. and trickled down his face, leaving its lineal and dusky traces behind' it wasn't a cab after all ; only something ho had mkaakeu for one. "'Xota whip was heard, nor a cab was there seen, :i« his dreary course homeward ho lnsmed :

not a man shed a tear, nor eared one jot as our hero trudged home bmsly flurried." These few thoughts ] oiler to Mr. Sbrimski as a kind of solatium. I can assure "him that they were tho spontm.-yms product <..£ my own imagination, and wero composed in honor of tho event. I see that tho sninver proposes that the Municipal Council should pass a bye-law to compel cabmen to run in ail weathers. Quito right, so far as the necessity for enactment is concerned ; but I would suggest that the imperial r.-.rliament be petitioned directly in refer-

ence to the matter. It's something horrible. Cabmen arc getting too big for thcir boots when they object (o ply iji any weather. This puts me in mind of another grievance. f never hit so much annoyed in my lib-. 1 had just got home, and was partaking of iho best, meal of jho day, when I remembered that there was no dessert. As ipiick as thought I had down my fork and spoon —j was eating some appic tart and cream—rushed, regardless of my wife's cries, for my hat and coat, and was out of the dour in a moment. I tarried not until I arrived at an apple-shop, and with hurried breath, and no little nertiirl.'.ition, intermixed with a horrid suspicion that all was not right—for I saw no apples in the window—l. asked ''Dave you any apples I" The r.'piy came .sharp and opiick—much more so on account of the terrible anxiety of my mind. The shopkeeper said "Xo;" and 1 returned home a disappointed man. There should lie an Act to compel fruiterers to keep apples on all occasions ; and if Mr. Shrimski will work for mo, 1 will work for him.—T am, &c, Pkawx.