ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 793, 26 October 1878, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF TTIE EVENING MAIL. Sn:., —I shall feel greatly obliged if you will find room in your valuable publication for a few lines in answer to the somewhat "radical effusion" which appeared as a leader in your columns of last night. Doubtless all who aspire to be gentlemen in Oamarn will feel very grateful to you for the few hints as to what a gentleman ought to do or to be, coming as it does from such an authority on the subject, and it is to be hoped that the much-abused class in question will make haste to amend its ways, according to such excellent advice. Having kindly instructed Oamaru as to what constitutes a gentleman, you proceed to enlighten us with regard to cricket (being probably about as good a judge of one as-the other), and insinuate that unless the banks are eliminated, the Club will be unable to beat the Grammar School, overlooking the fact that the "erring ones" have on two occasions defeated the rest of the town, and generally form a strong portion of the Club eleven. Had you taken the trouble to make yourself acquainted with facts, you would have found that out of eleven members who form the committee of the Oamaru Cricket Club, only, four have any connection with banks, and that, therefore, the attack is as uncalled for as it is impertinent. I am, &c. F,\Ti: Plav. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING.'- 31 All.. Sir, —In last Monday's issue you have a sub-leader on the infuriation of the miners of Livingstone, who, smarting under the idea that the County Council intended to do them an injustice by fixing the polling place for the riding at Otekaike, held a public meeting on the 17th, As it is insinuated that Mr. Campbell had something or everything to do with it for some purpose, I write this to take all responsibility. I am glad I gave the miners of Livingstone such a glorious opportunity of holding a public meeting. It is more than meat and drink to them. Like Paddy's farm—a pig and a cow—l suppose a man and a boy constitute a public meeting there. There was not the slightest reason for snob. a roar before being hurt. Why telegraph to Wellington ? Why cry, Shrimski to the rescue '! The Councillor for the Riding and the Returning Officer will see justice done to all parties, whether miners or shepherds, and if they deem it proper to have a polling place at Livingstone, it shall be done. " Elector " has hazy notions about the extent of the riding. Instead of- Otekaike being the boimdary, it extends up to the Otematata : therefore the miners should not be so selfish. There are other electors in the riding, and I feel quite sorry for those sweet pets, the Tooley-street miners of Livingstone. They are without a grievance.—l am, &c, D. Sutherland. OAMARU CRICKET CLUB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL. Sir, —Your candid and straightforward leader in your last issue re above, which I am certain met with approval, not only from the public generally, but also from a minority of the members of the Club, leaves me very few grievances to dilate upon. I may inform you that I once had the high honor of being one of its members, having successfully passed through the "fiery furnace" of the ballot, but finding that the playing meixbers were composed of a clique of bank officials and cockatoos, with whom I might say I had not even cricket in common. I have now retired from the same, leaving them in undisputed sway of the field. Of cpurse, having a slight intercourse with some

of the members of the Committee, I am not at all suprised at Mr. Snow being blackballed, for he is hot known to have finished his education at one of the public schools of England, though that country may have been his place of birth. Apologising for trespassing on your valuable space, I am, &c, ■ " Single Wicket. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVESEfG MAIL. Sir, —Would you please intimate through the Mail whether a candidate for a seat in the Municipal Council must be upon the Roll for the Ward he desires to represent, or if being on the Citizens' Roll entitles an elector to be nominated for any Ward. My excuse for troubling you is the fact that I have heard different opinions on this matter. I am, &c, Ratepayer. Oamaru, 25th October, IS7S. [A candidate for election to the Municipal Council must, according to the Act, appear on the roll for the Ward for which he seeks election.—Ed. E. M.]