MR. STANFORD AND MR. ISITT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 121, 18 June 1901, Page 2

MR. STANFORD AND MR. ISITT.

TO THE EDITOR, I Sir,—The two Stratford paper.', 1 neiiher of which favour Probibi*ion,| maintain that Mr. Stanford wrs cor-1 ■et'tly quoted in the words corcKroingi the Strathmore ca'.e which ha denied! having spoken, but which they reported.! f am not concerted in that question, If ryongnisbd that it would baa serious! '.hing to a.-k a .Premier to condemn a| Magistrate on a nowspapsr quotation. | On this account I took care, when! wa'tin# upon him with 20 others, to I ask that he would enquire whether! VI r. S anford hid used tho words, and! if so, take some action. Mr. Stan-1 fi rd's denial indicates that he thinks! them reprehensible. It is a pity hei did not enquire whether I had been! I'u'ly leportad latforo publicly suggest-$ iiii; t hat I had bean guilty of f.tlsehocd.l At tlv» earliest opportunity I shall re-| l\r i.'i New Plymouth to the rfport ofl fiho I-. liiamontary Poitions Cloium ; tt<-e§ on the King Coun'ry licensing ques-1 tuni, and shall, at tha same time, dfali mure fully with Mr. Stanfori's ad-| dr. si'. Kindly permi l -. this notification! of a meeting which will be du'y adver-i tised in your columns and oblige.—ls am, etc., | Fhank W. Isitt. I Auckland, 15th June. |