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Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 30, 28 July 1911, Page 2

TO THE EDITOR. SIR, —Owing to an error in your issue of the 7th inst. a great deal of misunderstanding exists among people not conversant with the facts of the case, re trading a dog, etc. The remark, "It appears that the dog was sold for 10s," is misleading, as it is not the fact, but the outcome of a statement made by a man named Warner who hoped thereby to retain possession of a dog which two years ago had followed me home and was passed on to Warner after I had failed to find an owner. To recover his property from Warner the owner had to get the aid of the police who seized the dog and then required me to answer a serious charge which the Magistrate, on the prosecution evidence only, set aside as having no foundation. Witnesses for the defence were therefore not required as therewas.no charge to answer. The prompt closing of the case by the Magistrate plainly shows that he had no suspicion of my having sold or bartered the dog. No one of sound judgment would readily believe that a man would buy what he knew from the first to be a stray dog after having it for six months in his possession. ■ —l am, etc., John Boden. ■ [We are accused of a supposed error in our issue of July 7th. As no evidence for the defence was heard it necessarily follows we could not report the case from the defendant's 'stadpoint. Mr Boden should have spoken sooner. He would have no ;grievaace if we (owing to the lapse of time since the prosecution) did not insert the above, but our columns will always be open to any who may consider they are misunderstood.—ED. W. P.]

TO THE EDITOR.' SIR,—" Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum," Phew! You and your correspondent knocked me and Bill Boosly and Tommy all of a heap, —But we recovered our wind and decided it only meant " Very Nice Reading," till some fool cuss who wastes his time reading books told us it wasn't " very nice reading," and we says says we " Certainly it aint and its ter'ble mixed." Then "this fool cuss told us it meant what the boss bummer in front of a Salvation Army procession don't do when he goes forward backwards, and we in our innersense we says does that include sideways. Then he looked sort'er tired and sorry at us and went away to read more things about vestiges of Nelly's toresunathing or other with twenty-two letters in it. So Bill and me and Tommy was left to our own D,vices (which is numerous) and we read that there letter again, but you 'bleeve me we didn't get no forreder. What the d—l beg your pardon Mr Hedditer, but theer be some things as gets my back huo and I'm hapt to talk straight. What's it got to do with the cove with the latin alphabet what our Cheerman does. We knows as well as he do that Oliver Cromwell's bones is bare and time they was too, but what we'd like to know is whothiscove as is atrying to hegg on somebody or other to "• exemplify a futility" which is something we've adone without afore and we wont have any on it now for sure. If he thinks as the 'eads of the Town Board is fit for metalling the roads with, well then I'm sorry for him for its about time he knew it wants something 'ard for that theer job. Let 'im mind 'is own bloomin' business. —I am etc., Charlie.

(TO THE EDITOR.) SIR,— According to reports from English papers, Sir Joseph Ward is credited with buying an estate in Essex. If this is true it does not appear as if the Premier had the confidence in New Zealand that he should have. This sort of thing lias happened before. Some men get all they can out Of the country and then go and settle elsewhere. This is allright for private individuals, who have a perfect right to please themselves, but it is scarcely what should be looked for in the Prime Minister, and especially such a New Zealander as. Sir Joseph Ward. One can hardly realise it, but it is possible that New Zealand would still go on and prosper even though Sir Joseph was settled as a County Squire on his private estate in Essex. It was rather a pertinent question that was asked of Sir Joseph Ward when he was telling the people of England how

wealthy New Zealand was and some one asked what about the debt. "Oh, they never think of debt there," Sir Joseph is reported to have replied, and, no doubt, if the reply was taken to refer to a certain part of the community he was right. The way the debt has been piling up of lafciCyears, is enough to make all minded citizens think, and think deeply, but those people who only stay in the country to make all they can out of it, and then leave, are not going to worry about the debt, not them, they will leave it to others to worry about. There is ground for the impression that Sir Toseph will meet with the query again on his return, and it will serve as a text for more than one speech in parliament, and rightly so. The people in England who heard the statement would not appreciate it very much, and it is certain that New Zealand will not endorse it. —I am etc., FESTINA LENTE.