CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1248, 8 December 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

MK MoKEEVER'S TROUBLES.

.' ; : l.: : . ...,'...' Siß.—Ai it is the dutyiof the press to watch' over and otiticise the actigns of men elected by the people to carry' out their duties in a partial and honest rqanner, I therefore on those, grounds do not apologiso for asking you to insert this ray coin, plaint against the.' I'loathentoQ Town JJonrdi,; Soaie held an iniei'«t.iu,tt»t towusiiip, bwpairftSii with. : -it:te : tiio "mvaut "of" ths^Boud>:'^ :: '?: v^:^;V■''■^^§f^

omitted have my niinio ilrnek'olT, the consequence. boing a demand t'nr wte3 which I refused to pay. . They sued me in the R.M. Courti I remonstrated with tliem, as I thought, the' itfost'veasohable -bomber 1 iif tbo Board (James but! the caso was allowed; jto.ißa. on, 'BiidiM judgment summons • whV HiJiueil; iFVembnsiraied again, posting tlie ugly document to the Board so that iliey iriight'sei it, ; : A week 8 Waa. Is. l seTTTtir «no]' for 'a fortnight, uuVwlieii .1 got inside it?;:walls IHuukschatnuiid and thought I-hud •licst'^ay'thV ;, rnone)-7 . determined I should make' luse'of t-lie Press. The original claim; was 133 4d, ; but tlio oxpensca was terrible. U6S ratepayers'of Peatherston, howanxious 1., should •no.', , f bo lurther'Jn'osecutod, and went round trie town with a subscription list to refund the fine and. expquses, This, Sir,-■ is ' sufficient evidence (hat 'the Poatheratoii Town Board far uxeeodod their duty. I think, Sir, you will adriiit that it is a groat mifctike to elect men to represent their fellows,'whit have no 1 experience for such an office!' The'.result is that {peat persecution icciilaback oh these who elected them. I think wo.aro governed'with a vongoance, especially'in cases whore a small village wishes,to became a town. ' ' Yutirs; etd.j >'•-'• ' •■' •'■' ••<Wi-McKEEVKK. f • Messrs Lowes & lotns sell at 2 p m. tomorrow by order of .tha-lruateo inabijnjcru'pt estate a house and land on Wrigl'cf s estate.- ; ■■;'■'.■•' ••■'[ ■ ■■•■'■•■■■■

A meeting of iho oroditors of Josephj, Fellmgham of FeiUhofslon, bootmaker, to havobeeu held at the Supreme Courthouse 1 yesterday aftornoun, lapsed 'for want of a' quorum. The liabilities are set down at M 12s, and.-lhe :assets;at i"2j)!;, : ' j.' | J ;: The annual general meeting of share holders" if tlie Kururiiibi iM Company is fixed for Monday 11th -iilst.'.-at'.-S p.m. in the Hall. . ■'■ ■-J- ---: Messrs Buchanan, M.Hil.i Buys, and Booth will be presont, 'and probably address,tho meoting mG-'oytqwnonjMon. day; cojivoned by His. Worship the.Mayor, MrE. H. Wood, at the instance of Mr Phillips, to consider the Counties amalga-i •rhatioii question, ■ ;. ■; ; . ■' ;. . The settling, night'of'iho'Misteit'un horticultural Society is n'xeil for Monday evening between 6 and 9, A' mooting of the committee takes place at {! p,m, on the same day. ..'.■. ..<-.! : We hear that Mr Friiellrthoowiiei' of Orient, .'the horse disqualified' in the h'urdies intends to assort his claim'to the j etakeßiu the li.M. Court.'- .