MASTERTON TOWN LANDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 795, 16 June 1881, Page 3

MASTERTON TOWN LANDS.

[To thd Edit..r;of the Wairarapa DaiW.] Sir,—A letter appears in your if sue of the lllh inst t ,V'oa the Above /question, in which the writer deliberately endeavors to insult Mr Renal], and Bhow's his puny spirit by getting, under the wing of a noble honest name instead of writing his own. The.writer evideiitly knows enough ( about the matter' to misrepresent it, either \for the purpose of gratifying a private spite, or endeavoring to deprive the fouii-, dersi'of l tHe'two 1 principal towns' 1 in the Wairarapa of the credit and honor duo" . to them,,for good work' they, havf performed. 1 iv u "" l " " The writer, " Justice'.' (sio!), knows as well ,88,1 do. that there wore no surplus acres Jelonßiiig to the. township. The lond,was sold under the regulations issued by the original association to the purchasers.: -Twenty acres were granted to tho, members of the Association (not the purchasers from the Association) to recoup theraJheir. outlay in survey, &c. Did it njpupthem? No.- They gave nineteen jftypth'e town; the twentieth, 42, would Been given but for its accidental omission from the schedule. But when the Trustees of these acres, which were Riven by the fin members of thVAssociation, endeavor, to this acre into their hands and accuse one of; the greatest benefactors the towri; has ever had, of dealing unjustly with the acre, for private reasons/is it likely they will quietly submit 'to audi treatment? The Government evidently upholds the cause of Mr Renalland the other members of the Association ,as :it has; quietly omitted (after hearing" Mr Renal!) acre 42 from the proposed new Bill!. Had the Trustees gone to work quietly their wishes would not have been opposed lam sure, as Mr Renall has'always proved himself a staunch friend to the town, and would have used'his influence with, Mr Carter, even bad that gentleman felt inclined 'toaUnd out., ; There is nothing, in any jaw which can ; compel.the Association' togive'this acre to the town. - r ■ . • Ido not. as a rule, trouble .the • public press, but have felt impelled to write a few lines of fact nrithis subject by seeing that Mr Renall would not lower his dignity by ; rep!yin'g to such' attacks'as that of " Justice," who might', be better called "Backbiter." 1 ,! " "' ; ' '

lam,&c, As : You Like It,