MR H. BUTTLE'S OPINION OF THE MINISTER OF MINES.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 200, 23 April 1887, Page 3

MR H. BUTTLES OPINION OF THE MINISTER OF MINES.

(to the editor.) Sir,— l cannot with you congratulate the Hon. tho Minister of Mines upon his recent tour through the mining districts of the Thames Peninsula, as reported in your issue of the lGth insfc., and I must beg to be allowed to differ from you again when you say that " his visit has been of a very satisfactory character" ; and I must also add that I consider he has won the very reverse of " golden opinions" from all those amongst us who have tho true welfare of the State at heart. Nor can I join with you in " trusting he will long continue fo occupy *he position of usefulness be now so ably fills." On the

contrary, if his proceedings have been rightly reported, the sooner, I say, he is out of that position and somo more honourable man put into -his place the better it will be for the minors and the 1 country, for a more wanton and flagrant abuse of the sanctity of the Sabbath 1 nev. r read or even heard of as coming from aii3'one venturing to call himself a Minister of the Crown and a representative of Queen Victoria's, as what took place at Owharoa and Waihion Sunday, the 10th inst. I lr'ght write a whole column about ifc, but enough. I will , only say that if this is the way Mr \ Larnach goes on wherever and whenever^ he makes his ministerial tours, tl<e sooner he is turned rut of office and someone else appointed who has a lit'.le more regard for God and his fellowman's feelings, the better it will be for us all. — Yours, etc., Henky Buttle. Annandale, April 18, 1887.