MR PILBROW’S REPLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2783, 2 March 1895, Page 3

MR PILBROW’S REPLY.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —In your issue of the 9th inst., your able contributor, Mr E. C. Dann, whose memory (1 will not speak more discourteously) according to his own statement is infallible, and, who considers himself greatiy insulted by my statement to the Temuka Town Board, that I had called his attention to the advisability of removing a very profitless product from a reserve he leases from the board, when instructed by them to do so, to all lessees of sections, where gorse and broom were allowed to spread unchecked. Although evidently extremely sensitive, and of exceptionally refined feelings, Mr Dann does not hesitate to class me among the dreamers or liars, or, in other words, quite unfit to hold any office of trust. Of course, he considers that I have no feelings or pride to be insulted in my humble calling; but I cannot bow to his judgment, since he has , publicly maligned my only working capital (my veracity and integrity), and 1 must call on friends and acquaintances, of older standing than Mr Dann, to say a good word for me, and clear me of this imputation. It would certainly be remarkable (I cannot say showing partiality to him), that Mr Dann should be the only lessee of the board who did not gat the friendly advice, where, needed, as others had benefited by removing the pest and growing more valuable produce. I am perfectly awaye I had no power to enforce \lr Dann to clear the resprye regularly, but only appealed to his superior judgment, as to which would be most profitable. The broom which has taken possession of the reserve spread from the neglected fence to the north, bounding section 66, which ia also occupied by Mr Danij. The Town Doard’o reserve was not the limit of the evil, but it has covered Sealy Sreet to the south, which Mr Dann states is owing to my neglect in not having it periodically cleared. Sealy Street (the road he referred to) has never been reclaimed from the indigenous flax brake, pot having been required fop traffic, but when ' my directors consider the same advisable, 1 shall require Mr Dann to contribute his share to the clearance, by having all broom and gorse grubbed and disposed of from his fence to the crown of the said street, as I cannot make him an exception to all other ratepayers ; and hia statement “ that it is a common camp and retreat for swaggers ” may induce the board to take action in the matter.—l am, etc., JJnw. Pilbbow, Town Clerk, Overseer, etc.