CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 305, 8 September 1875, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

Our columns are open for free discussion but we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents. :o— —■ ' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I am accused on all .hands with cowardice in giving my opinion of the case-re Sub-Inspector Gudgeon , and J. Villers. Sub-Inspector Gudgeon s duties are said to be disagreeable, and he is unable from the situation he holds to sSiswer my letters in print; his man Friday, (“ Equity,”) informs the public that Sub-Inspector Gudgeon performs "hi's "ditty iB t h e mildest manner possible, by laying an accusation.before the bench against an innocent man ; in reference to the above, what would he say ? Would he Tike' the well-thrashed school boy, acknowledge his fault with a promise never to do the like again ? or would he let the people know what man, he, in the discharge of his omnipotent duties in the mildestmanner possible, was gomg to send to jail without any crime ? With regard to his statement to the Bench showing he had been au unfaithful servant, would he promise that he would discharge his duties'faithfully in future, and cease to be a leafer or worse? The excuse that his duties arc disagreeable won’t hold water, as the duties of a Constabulary officer were known to him before lie the office ; and i t he feels that by a squeamish feeling of sentimental delicacy, or any other cause, he cannot discharge his duties, let him not accept of it but go and'fence, plough, pr dig iditehes ; fori ■ I maintain that any man accepting a situation feeling he cannot discharge the duties thereof, is guilty of fraud, and ought to be punished by la,w, as many a one has been tried for (althbitgfi' hot so guilty) of' Obtaining money by false .pretences. If I were Sub-Inspector Gudgeon I t would get those that think- by endeavouring to defend him, they are his friends, while they atfC’ tergfe'atest enemies, as the less : said about it for, him the better. If die and tliey are now satisfied,- well; but if not as my “ withers are unwrung,” “ Lay oh Macduff, and damned be he that first cries hold, enough,” !—I am, &c., Ronr. Bbeingan. [We have inserted {this letter at. Mr. Breingan’s pressing request, but we think it -quite uncalled for ;-and- as- we tlo hot, agree -with any one sentiment expressed in it-,. we : shall not insert any more letters on the subject. ' —En.-8, and I? .A;] -

iSir,—Allow me through the. medium of your widely circulated journal, to draw attention to the fact of Messrs. Hamqp and Breangan haring [pt; last actually fencedoff the public road leading direct to my hotel at Kaiteratahi, and of course the only road to the up-country holdings. I have already applied to the Poverty Bay Road Board, and was referred to the General Government. In; causing application to be made to the General Government I was told that it is in the province of the Road Board to redress my grievance. Now, sir, as I am the principal sufferer I must say, to use the expression of an old friend, I should like to know “ wha’s wha” in this matter, and if you will insert this, you will oblige a great many of your contemporaries, including your obedient servant, John Brodie.