ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 657, 11 June 1878, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL. Sir, —We are desirous of enlisting your sympathies on behalf of the—taking all things into consideration —ill-paid cabmen of the township of Oamaru. At present we are under all the restrictions that pertain to cabmen of large cities in the old country, with very little of the remunerative chances, and not * »ingle

one of their conveniences. Our reasons for setfaug these complaints before you is that we have been notified by a gentleman of some standing that in future any cabman not turning out with his cab, &c, in readiness for hire, will lose his license. Now, Sir, we ask, is this reasonable I and, to show you that it is not so, we will just mention to you a case in point that only occurred this week. Had yon been anywhere near Thomson's Sodawater Factory at G o'clock on Thursday morning you would have seen half-a-dozen men digging a four-wheeler out of the mud, the driver of the said vehicle being obliged to leave it there the whole of the previous night, the efforts of his two good hack horses, as well as his own, having been completely spent over it, and notwithstanding the assistance, of the men, he was obliged to get two draught horses to pull it out. NV>w, Sir, here is a ease of a man and his horses having been out in the. pelting rain until 10 o'clock at night, and they are all unfit for work next day—particularly the man. Is it reasonable that his license should be taken from him for no other reason than that he has not been able to undergo another fourteen hours' exposure in waiting upon a public that will not even find him the convenience of a cab stand ! —We are, &c. , E. Plank, "| J. Lynch, | C. LuNDiimiCr, [-Cabmen, W. Hodgson, | J. Hkssell, J

GOVERNOU OF NEW ZEALAND. TO THE KDfiOK OF TUB EVRXISI! MAIL. Sir—l read in your issue of tin's evening (copied from an exchange) the names of Governors to select one from for New Zealand. I consider a great omission has been made in leaving out Mr. Weld, the present Governor of Tasmania, whom I liavo for some time looked forwa.nl too as a Governor suitable for New Zealand. Ho lias had many years' experience of the Colony, and was for some time its Premier. I knew him a dozen years since, and class him in my humble opinion as a thorough gentleman of a good old Knglish family. 1 should say he merits the post of Governor to New Zealand in preference to some named in your exchange.— I am, &c, N.Z. Oamarii, June 1.0, 1R73. | * THE EDITTUJI OF Tilt: MALE. " For wais that ar dark an triks that ar mean/' rMI,\TKSri".r"U. Si:j: : , —At won thyme i thawt i wos a gud hand at unravvylmg mistureys, but i snkliiim, mi pondrus inielek is stngL'ured. my talanfc levild onto the dn.s:. Why thoughse lottnvs in the buster from Oteypope \ what horreybnl mcning niusi lie lurking in them, with tharo fun-in langwidges, an irish frend of mine sed '■'l)o me sow], thay ar awl skollards ai Oteypope;" and i say they shood rid things wich wont bole ovur a mitey inteliek to knostrew. i mai ekspres a hoap chat '•'when the wor (litry) is ovur" no perlitikel konspirrysees wil be diskuvured at Oteypope. —Yures ajjeetaited, HIUAM EMrsnv.