MR. MERVYN. (To the Editor of the Tuapeka Times.)

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 145, 17 November 1870, Page 3

MR. MERVYN. (To the Editor of the Tuapeka Times.)

Sib, — The notoriety attained by the gentleman whose name appears above seems to be very gr jat, but whether of an enviable character or not, I leave the public to judge. It has frequently been said Mr. Mervyn has done a large amount of good, but hitherto I must pl*-ad guilty to having failed to detect a single act of his which can l>e shown to be of a beneficial character. I am aware that he is most energetic, more especially where he has any personal object in view, as is instanced in his depriving the Mount Heng.-r district of its warden a little over - ..nrw the ulausible jra- * ' • Hi | v : ,-\ v .".i. .. 'ii? i:ion wat . ,„' j ooulu r) o,i turn romi'l ami r.^anh in 1 i£tunc< .-wotllf-i-k'-lSi.lace him. tie I aov, i,- lifi". bu.n lOoentJv ciuaily "^y^r. li' I'ta*" 1 'nn'l'.rt 1 i.io.t ijr-.i~j. 1 \- iiV^ninv >j clrvxw^ « to each of the neighbouring districts, anil thus blotting out its very existence m the political arena, an.l this step has again been traced to a reckless attempt to serve his own personal ends. Rut Mr. MerV3*n has one redeeming feature which none of your numerous correspondents have re'er c I to. He i3,mo it strange aa it may appear at times, subject to tits of abstraction, during which he lets the truth slip, and thus it is th-it Mr Mervyn's trie -ids have no difficulty whatever in comictinj: him hy hi* own mouth. 'Pis an old aud often true saying, that if you give a man plenty of rope, he will b& sure to hang himself, and more especially true with regard to the individual referred to. Kven the Horse Shoe Hend, situate within about 17 miles of Lawrence, is thus placed in the lumstan district, at a distance of over tifty miles from Clyde. I should much like to see Mr. Mervyn visit us, and I think we have some right to expect him. I rather imagine that dnrinj hi 3 political wanderings lately, he i 3 in qnest of a constituency, and that the lengthy letter referred to by you a3 having been sent to the Tuapeka Railway Committee by Mr. Mervyn. may be of more importance than you appear to imagine, lie makes a very forcible aud weighty suggestion when he says an influential and intelligent gentleman ought to be secured to represent the Tuapeka district in the Assembly, even if at a cost to the district of, say LSOO or L6JO per year. The query then comes, who can be found to answer the description? Why, none better than the writer or the letter, who was too difndent to mention himself, but who, in regard to intellljence and influence, need fear no rival. By all means I sh- >uld recommend your district to secure his services, and I just think that, in addition to our freely parting with him, we might be induced to contribute a trifle towards pacing the bonus, on the understanding that he will guarmtee not to meddle with any matters affecting this district. — I am, &c, Bexgeb.