Mr Chambers’ Meet

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 3896, 11 May 1899, Page 2

Mr Chambers’ Meet

[to this editor] Sir,—A reporter’s life, like tb boy in blue 4 is not an 'appy om a well known fact that every! run a paper better than tbo edi apparently the same aentimeotw with regard to the reporter. Mi of Mr Chambers' meeting, iotti ‘ Black Maire,’ ie, to qaote that pi own words, ‘ rather 000 sided.’ on to say that at different tii ing tbe last two or tbra meetings in Waipukuran have 1 correotly reported Well, I can’t help that, even if itii (which I doubt), for as yoo 1 Editor, it is now some years ii» the honor of reporting to the X meeting held here. Then be p say that the persons who sop nows to you have views of ti which they desire to air io yi Now, Mr Editor, I meet eop dieolaim having BDy views witbi the drainage echem 1 here. Ido any rates and am in no w«y ii bnt for tbe time being ; aod 1 with regard to the business in bi meeting were practically nil. went to report tbe meeting, wfci to the best of my ability io tlx time at my diapoaul 4 Black views with regard to reporting another illustration of the cl 1 Fools rush in &o ’ Now, « aware sir, my instructions from Office were, ‘ Hav o the copyi Saturday's issue,’ wbioh I did, comfortably have mads at I columns of the whole meetin| should like to see any liDgi reporter oarry out that tisk time Naturally Mr Obambcn 1 was reported at greater loop those of ether speakers, uit me’ ting. At Mr Smith’s mid week before, I reported tk< men at coneiderable length. Smith’s epeeob on Friday oi| quite as long as bis speech of I beft re, and Mr Chambers’ still I aiy n itfiing of the other eps would have been impossible I ev< n the two speeches at lengU for the next day’s iaane, ao I gn considered Mr Smith’s best poi® 1 done otherwise I could not I through in time to publish on S I am surprised at ‘ BDck MaireY taste i 1 wishing to see those marks on »-ome m'-mbere of I Boord,’ d. I feel f that the genii' man who madetw wonld Dot oar** to see them inpii am equally cert .id the aforeeajd of the Board woald »b»r# is I ments. For my own part, H great a reepuct for the l»* to risk asking yoo to publish tb* Maire ’ denies that the meeting l with cheers for Mr Cosmbett are none so deaf ae those! hear,’ and that maire very dense in the graio not heard what everybody else be easily. There is no doubt I people make auob reckless this, absolutely outside of tbe the case, it is as well for tb* thoir identity under a nom J Thanking yon in anticipation- 1 H. B. Bl Waipnkurau, 10th May. [to the editor] Sir,— ln referenoe to a laW* ;earud in your columns on To* signed 4 Blaok Mair#,’ ths iudood have been as deaf *• maire not te have heard tbe «■ pofed in a very loud Yoioe < b«*.i:rty given. There were 200 persona preaent on tbe 0# all nouat have heard them. Iff" not have been very encouragi®! in the hall, but no doubt it W* and to Mr Chambers, who bd ® he considered his duty on beb* Road Board. . No fair minded person WO® 1 ® 11 7 word for word report of tbe J attack made oa a certain Rj d Board at tho cooo w*' oo uKoting—it wonld do no eartW tha drainage scheme or t')o my way, certainly WJold 1 much credit on the one wbo a'U’. k, who seemed at this procoe lings to have got sligbi/ ated with tbe exnberanoe of verbosity.’ _ , In couclusiou, 4 Mr M*> re

, u. ymitta ooold defend bimeelf nantbly then he—* Mtire ’—ooold, peers to be perfectly troe ".j.. by bie letter. But I fell to !!« where the riewe of other peroone ** j„ io the report, end would The to know whet he oeaoe by ‘our ’ dinie end ’ wt ' objeot to riewe epp™!* 0 , u • news' It wee Hr Ohembere’ tod t few pereooe preoeot bed STeodieity eod hardihood to ogree with ii. riewe end eipreeoed their approral 10 J, menoer thet • Meire' to mooh objeote a. am etc, OHI WHO WAfl THERE.