THE CEMETERY.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 262, 13 October 1877, Page 2

THE CEMETERY.

(To the Editor of the Patka Mail.) Mu Editor,—lf your correspondent had asked where and how had the money been spent on the Cemetery, instead of talking a lot of rot about Air Southby’s pigs, lie would have enlightened some of his friends. It will make him nib his with delight, when lie hears that half reft, amounting to £72, has been paid since? Lire Cemetery came under the Carlyle Town Board.

Now, in looking over the Carlyle Town Board, if lie would ascertain and publish what has been dune with the money, and whether with such funds at its disposal, it is right or business-like or creditable to allow the fence to get out of repair. In most places you sec Cemeteries fenced securely, and with taste ; but these are matters, I presume, your correspondent does not understand. The hope of selling a few pounds of nails, or selling a little timber, or getting some petty underhand benefit, is more in his way—through toadying.—l am, &c., ONE that would like to sec the Jiving act properly, as well as the DEAD REST.

MOUNTAIN ROAD. {To the Editor of the Patea Mail.) Sir, — Dignified indeed is the attitude of the Chairman of the late meeting re Mountain Road, in not deigning to publish the telegram sent from Wellington by the Member for the district! Lamentable in the extreme, the position of the general public of the locality, in thus being treated as having no discernment. That grand old warrior, the Major, the unimpeachable Member , for this district, who has done so much for us, that the undescribable benefits, conferred by him, for the last two or three years (piled upon former acts of grace), are beyond the ken of ordinary mortals, has really condescended to reply to the telegrams sent by the public meeting held in Hawera. But that reply is too sacred to bo read by the common people who read the columns of the Mail: at least, so thinks the Chairman of the said meeting, who has thus misused the position of honor in which ho was placed f by the settlers, inasmuch as he has not published, in your earliest issue, the telegram sent for their perusal. For I would beg to remind the Chairman that the said reply belongs to the public. The Telegrams forwarded were,.published for general information, and so should the answer. There has been enough of this

simpering between the Member for t’ e district and one or two of his pets heir. The Major plays well his cards—ho kno\ s whom he can depend upon to roll up tl c electors of Patea to the poll, like so uiai y meek sheep to the slaughter; and in his Own quiet way ho lends these leaders by the nose, by means of the balm of flattery. Thus, when the election comes round, they will make safe his return, by the eloquence and beauty of their style and diction. Is it possible, sir, that the telegram is so vague and unsatisfactory, and in his infatuation for the Major, does our Chairman imagine that to publish it would bring contempt upon his idol. Say, is it a return of the Oarriiigtonian epoch of promises, or to come more to the point, has any sum been placed upon the estimates? With a majority at his hack, the Premier could Lave done something, if ho had chosen. It is said that in Ids position as Premier of the Colony, he is afraid to urge the immediate claims of his constituents, as it would excite suspicion. At the present time ho is striving for Colonial popularity and to be called a patriot; and as patriots are usually cxp< ctcd to sacrifice something for the, good of their country, ho magnanimously offers iqr the passive Comity of Patea as a political sacrifice on the colonial altar. Hence it is that Patea rarely gets anything done for it, whilst showers of biasings fall upon the adjacent counties —to wit, Taranaki and Wanganui. 'i he long and short of it is, the Major cannot care a button for his constituents, and this feeling is growing reciprocal, as a strong party in the country don’t care a straw for him; and further, if lie does not do something for the district, and that quickly, a petition asking him to resign liis seat, is strongly hinted at in more than one quarter. If wo cannot procure such a big gun, a gun which can superficially sweep the colonial horizon, it wore better far, to secure less pretensions calibre, to strike on one point alone, namely, the County of Patea, when we would most assuredly get what we want —our fair share of colonial works and money expended within our borders. Taken as a whole, wo have little or nothing to thank our Member for, but much to grumble at—whilst his last telegraphic effusion is worth to us, what it cost the sender —nothing.—l am, &c. OPPOSITION. o WORTHL ESS EEE US ION S. (To the Editor of the Patea .Mail.) Siie, —As a constant reader of the Mail, 1 would tender you a word of advice, but of course you will use your discretion in the publication of it. It has grieved me for some considerable time past to notice the nonsensical and worthless letters that have appeared in your columns, and I am sure the writers of some, when they see them in print, must feel ashamed of themselves—or they ought to. [ thought, when the Patea Mail changed hands, this system of useless abuse would cease, but I am sorry to see it has not, so far as correspondents are concerned. Many times, on scanning the paper, I am led to womloi whether the writers of such worthless effusions as often appear really exist in Patea. What must, the outside world think of us ? As I saw quoted in your paper some time since, “From the appearance of a newspaper, so will a place be judged,” I am ino hied to think Patea will be roughly handled, and not without cause. I do not. attach so much blame to 3*oll, Sir, for I am old enough to know that country newspapers hardh* dare refuse the publication of letters, no matter how absurd the}' may he, as refusal to publish the effusions of the hotheads in a community, would lead to loss of subscribers, and possibly advertisers ; therefore you should he held less biameahle than the writers of sinli letters as reflect no credit on themselves, and cause the district generally to bo held up to ridicule by the outside world. In your last issue will be found samples of the letters I refer to, and it is almost open to question whether the writers arc sane. Really, Mr Editor, there arc numerous subjects to bo dealt with, that would not require such language as I saw in a letter on Wednesday last, and which would tend improve the minds of the writers as well public generally ; but as long as fjuch wretched effusions referred to appeal - , 3 r dur paper will, I fear, ho in bad odour with a number of your subscribers. I should he veiy sony to see letterwriting stopped altogether, but let them be of the right. Trusting 3*oll will not deem me too officious—l am, &c., REFORM.