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do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions impressed by our correspondents]. TO THE EDITOR. Sib, —I am indebted to the Mayor of Gisborne and to those kind gentlemen who interceded in trying to obtain a privilege for me, to use any suitable vacant building for the purpose of musing the public here during the race week, with my boxing, shooting and fencing business , and for the same intercession I truly thank them ; at the same time, I must say, If eel a little grieved to think that the Council required a prohibitive fee of £5, as I have never met with such a prohibition in any of the largest cities Tn the world, where there were no large vacant paddocks, or large empty building* going to ruin for the want of tenants ; and that a showman is compelled to take either of the two places of amusement to exhibit in, at such exorbitant demands • that he really could not “ pay his way properly.” I believe it to be a great shame and. a kind of infringement upon the public liberty which Cvery Englishman believes in. And to think that when there are suitable buildings offered, and all surrounding neighbors are agreeable, I am not allowed to live honestly; I say one cannot wbnder at persons trying to extricate themselves somehow! —I am, Ac., J. G. Read, “Dumps.” [advertisement.]
THE MISSING MAIL.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Your evening contemporary makes the unwarrantable assertion that the duty of bringing off mails is “ relegated to the boatjfaen bringing off passengers and luggage.” Had the writer made fuller inquiries, or had he even been possessed of ordinary local knowledge, he would have been aware that since the New Year, the duty of bringing off the mails has been “ relegated ” to the Pilot Boat which is not a “ passenger and luggage - boat.” During the lengthy period we carried on the work, wp defy anyone to say that we on any occasion failed, and for the information of the writer of the local alluded to, we may as well state that competent men were appointed by us to watch that no mistake should occur, —We are Ac., 946 Kennedy A Bennett,
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 916, 9 February 1881, Page 5
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366CORRESPONDENCE. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 916, 9 February 1881, Page 5
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