CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1127, 19 August 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

\_We do not hold ourselves responsible for I opinions expressed by our correspondents.} TO THE EDITOR. j Sir, —We would be greatly honored, and have 1 little doubt the public would be enlightened, i by our friend Capt. Tucker informing us whether he knows or not, something about the following queries:—When he paid one of our l>est settlers and friends, Mr Percival Barker, the £2,800 which he bid for that nice little plot of ground, a portion of the Whataupoko block across the Taruheru stream. Rich Capt. Tucker; only fancy his fortunate purchase. We compliment him upon his bargain and trust he will give us an opportunity of arriving at the truth concerning his interest in the M hataupoko block. Are we to ■ understand the gallant Captain has a partnership arrangement with Mrs Riperata Kahutia, and entirely disabuse our minds of any other motives ? We hear he some time ago purchased from Katerina Kahutia (her sister) all her right, title, and interest in a number of valuable blocks of land in the Poverty Bay j District for the sum of £lOOO. We cannot say I whether the consideration was paid, but we ■ refer you to the Hawke’s Bay Registry of , Title Deeds again. Again, we compliment ! the Captain. Nothing like having dusky ini fluential friends, although possibly the trans--1 actions may be somewhat shadowy, so much for the color We notice that the Hon. Mr J. N. Wilson has tabled a motion to alter the roll of the J.P.’s Poor Capt. Tucker ! we are afraid that he will not retain his J. P.-ship, as he is one of tho questionable beaky ornaments of the Bench referred to. We remember some time ago when ho administered justice in a case of abduction against poor Robert Cooper, and lu» only got off by the votes of two Justices (not Cant. Tucker or his quondam friend PaoinParau); it was a nice little case, so say Mere Peka and Maria Morris. Captain Tucker only acted as Interpreter, J. P.. and Articled Clerk. We remember hearing that His Honor Judge Gillies stated that the position of Articled Clerk and J.P., coupled with the et ceteras, were not consistent with the duties of student at the law. We should like to know whether Capt. Tucker has invested poor Maria’s money in Government securities * We should like a key to unlock the transaction, and ascertain the interest due upon the mortgage security, whatever it may be.-- Your Obedient Servants, “ Daylight” and “ Dark.”