CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 163, 23 April 1874, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

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to the editor. Sir, —It appears to be a general feeling, that Gisborne is much in want of a Lund and Building Society, to enable those of small means to obtain loans at a fair and equitable rate of interest; and having been spoken to on the subject by some of the residents here, I have taken up the matter, in so far, as to collect signatures of those persons who, in the event of a Society being formed on the best principles known, and with a good working Directory, or Committee, would be willing to take shares, und otherwise give their support. I have already a large number on the list, and hope ere long, to have sufficient to warrant me in calling a meeting of those interested. 1 am collecting all the information on the subject I possibly can, and trust, that at no very distant date, I may be in a position to lay it before the public. In the meantime 1 would ask you to insert this in your columns, und to assist me in bringing the subject prominently forward. —I am, &c., C. C. Lambert.

TO THE EDITOR.

Friend. —The European who wrote the letter to the new paper of the 16th has not attached his mime, which is significant of being a man of little note (tut.ua). If I learn his name I shall speak my words to his face. With reference to the tungihanga over Rahavuhi, that was the object of my coming to Poverty Bay. But there were other matters discussed, about which Raharuhi had spoken to me before his death. I did not cotne to create a trouble about Manawaru. I have an interest in the lease of that land. Our perplexity in connection with it is that Rapata Whakapuhia and Waka Perohuka, sold the land to Clayton, without the consent of the owners. It. was afterwards redeemed by returning the money to Campbell, who then owned the land, but as Rapata Whakapuhia and Waka Perohuka did not subscribe towards the £330 paid to redeem it, it is the opinion of the people that Rapata has no right over it, although he has since resold it to Westrup for £l5O. This is a question 1 will ask the man without a name. If the owner of a vessel, sells it to one person and then re-sells it again to another, does he call that honest or right ? If so then my word to him is “tutakina to ringa ki to mangai,” (shut up.) Okirau is another perplexity arising from Rapata’s illegal sale of land, but has been temporarily disposed of through the mediation of Captain Porter, waiting the adjudication of the Land Court. He is foolish to talk about witchcraft. That is a matter belonging to the Committee of Paora Apatu and the people. What he says about the Rev. Mr. Root, likens himself to the bullock that looks for the lash of the whip while weighed with the yoke on liis neck. I shall not. condescend to reply to what the man without a name says about M'Lean appointing me a member of the Legislative Council. This is all I have to say in reference to these matters, but if he discloses his proper name, we will talk face to face.—l am., &e., Mokena Kohere.