WAKEFIELD MEETING.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 434, 20 December 1861, Page 3

WAKEFIELD MEETING.

To the Editor of the Colonist.

Sir—ln Wednesday's Examiner, I see a short letter from v correspondent, signed " Voter," endeavouring to insinuate that the vot's of confidence in Mr. Robinson, at Walcefield. was not carried unanimously,-as reported in last Tuesday's Colonist. '; • ■ "< I will not attempt to say how many hands were held up in support of it, as I do not believe any j>ersm could have counted th»m in the short time that they were held up. before hands " on the contrary." were called for; when, not a single hand appeared, and the chairman (Mr. B«igent) pronounced that th« resolution was earned unanimous)/; which decision was not called in question, even by a gentleman who had put some rather personal questions to Mr. Robinson, which were evidently answered much more satisfactorily than ho had ventured to hope'; especially, as Mr. Robinson, in the fnithful disoliarge of his duty, was once compelled to inform that gentleman, that he would " not tell him what the lowest tender was, so that ho could put in at the same price and get it." In a report of Mr. jßarnicoat's meetings, which appears in the same Eiaminer, I notice s>me very gross " inaccuracies upon matter of fact," but your limited space will only allow me to notice two. First, I read that at Waimea-west, ■' tho masting unanimously passed a vote of thanks for his manly exposition of hi* views." The meeting did nothi.ig of the sort—as I have already reported, Mr. Silcick, a well-known supporter of Mr. Robinson, (after waiting until a vote of thanks had been proposed to the chairman) proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.,.Barniuoat, but it was not seconded or put from the chair, nor did it elicit a single cheer, or any thing that would give the reporter to tho Examiner the slightest foundation for such an asaerfon. In proof of this, I can conn* lently appeal to Mr. Kerr, sun., who occupied tha eh ir. At Wnkefield. a similar proposition was male by Mr. Wratt, jun , a few faint' ayes,' given when called for by the chaii man, but as the wording of the resolution was considered objectionable, the chairman very prudently, did not ask for any " noas." 1 am, &c, : " t YQUH REPORTER.