ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 722, 11 September 1867, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WE DO NOT IDENTIFY OURSELVES IN ANT WAY WITH THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY OUfC CORRESPONDENTS. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTHLAND TIMES. 'Twas in the merry month of May, When bees from flower to flower did roam, The soldiers thro' the town march'd gay, And the village did ring to the sound of the drum. Oid Song. Sir, — Now that politics and discord are for a period lulled to rest, and ere they be again revived (which I much fear will be the case when the question of the future Superintendancy comes to be discussed, and " shenanagan" be again the order of the day — but, by the way, Mr editor, I must confess -myself entirely ignorant of the meaning of that same word "shenanagan," yet having the highest Provincial authority for its use, and seeing that it expresses so much or so little, and is likewise so very convenient for connecting a speech or filling a purse. I have taken the liberty of inserting it, hoping that you may be induced to enlighten me and the public of its meaning,) I would bring under your notice the desirability of forming a brass band in Invercargill, that the monotony of the city may once more be invaded by its inspiring spirit-stirring notes. There are still in town some of the members of the former Provincial brass band and likewise the instruments which are publicproperty. I would suggest that if sufficient members will come forward and re-form a band, that they connect themselves with the Volunteers, so that life and energy may be given to both. When lon a previous occasion drew your attention to this subject, political matters were then the allabsorbing topic, but now that the contest is at an end, I trust that the matter may be taken up by others more competent than myself, aad pushed forward to its accomplishment. — I am, sir, A Member of the Old Band, Invercargill, September 7th, 1867.