A REPLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1699, 16 February 1888, Page 2

A REPLY.

TO THE EDITOR. Please, Mr Editor, do kindly allow me to make a few remarks upon the funnily sarcastic strain of Mr Badhsm’s cleverly written, but ancalled for, letter of the 9th insL I would have made a request for a little of your valuable space for a reply sooner, only my absence from regions of civilisation prevented me from doieg so. The Peacemaker apparently considers himself as important a personage in the Rangitata district as others think he is—since he says tbs resolution might have been right enough bad all the householders been notified—for he, the Peacemaker, and another were the only (perhaps principal) ones who did not receive a notice, the former on account of his absence, and the latter on account of his intended departure from the district next day. Certainly Mr Brown did not receive any written statement of the charges made against him, but 1 gave him notice of the meeting and also its chief object, which intimation was altogether unnecessary. Respecting the charges made against Mr Brown I would add that they have been substantiated by two families, viz.. Messrs Cadwallader and Looker, which would make it very questionable whether the imputations against Mr Brown were incorrect. The reason, no doubt, the Board had for not acceding to the ton-signature petition, would probably bo on account of its amusing absurdity. In your paragraph of the 7th inst., Mr Bolleston is mentioned in connection with a petition. Why did Mr Rollestuo become interested, since he told me that he did not wish to have anything to do with sohool matters, further than he would subscribe towards the school. Ofjcourse, he knows best himself whether he has done so or not. Touching the twenty-signature business, one would be led to suppose that the manipulator of big guns had procured the signatures of the conventional “ Tom, Dick, and Harry,” unless it be allowed that he imagines his own signature equirato five of any others—not improbable. Undoubtedly Mr Peacemaker’s service will be required in connection with the annual treat and distribution of prizes, and it is to be hoped that our “gunner friend” will be enabled to defer his Horae expedition until he has superintended a few such local jobs.—l am, etc. John M. Nauqhton. Bulnaer, February 15th, 1888.