CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 23 August 1883, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

, » S 0 A BO HI | TO TUB EDITOR Of THE DAILY. | ~ Silt,—On ray arrival at Maßtorton last evening after a long ride from Annedale, uigh unto" Pukefcoi," I came across your yesterday's iusue, ia whieh I found ut reprint of a letter addressed by one" Settler" to the editor of tho Wnirarapa Star, I lead nil about Mr Beetham and his " big relative:" all about what B said to A and A said to B. I pondered. I thought to myself, —1 thought what connexion is thero between Band A and'the "big relative'." I could but conclude that H B represents the "big relative" then B imwt boa "big" B. I read on pondering till J canie to " Another matter I have taken notice of is the scab question." I thought to myself, what connection again is there between tho editor of the Star and " settler" and the scab question. I pondered and I' thought. I havo it—yes, that is it. Those two" poor creatures," tho editor of the Star and " settler", are troubled with that frightful, terrible, and odious Jiseaso known among sheep farniors as scab. Scabby—utterly of: the scab-r utterly scabbed and scabby, Scab in ite most loathsome and virulent form low malicious scab. Yes that is it. Stay—No!—Yes] I have it, send for Mr Inspector; have those two poor creatures the scabby and malicious, editor' with the malicious and scabbed settler—tiret, foremost, firstly, and to begin with—half smothered In "Little's Dip," pause for a reply and' that sort of thing, then three-fourths suffocated in lime and sulphur, pause again for a reply and that kind of thing, then send the blessed couple the half-smothered and three-fourths suffocated editor, with the three-fourths suffocated and halfsmothered '■ settler," for a cruise, next . high fresh, down the turbid) surging and seething wators of, the ; and as they cruise, along let them so sweotly along, prettily: along, sing along, and go sing—(editor.please take treble, " settlei*'* second): ••• Sayß B to A, A-B ' Sayß A to B, B-A A-B-B-A. v Says B,to A, A-B ,1 V Says A to B, B-A <NT Says B to A, says A to B* B-A-A-B. ..-1 an), eto,, '-. '■"•■ Secretary. Masterton, 23rd August, 1883. To the Editor. Sir,—Two letters published iu your issue of the 21st inst are both remarkable j the one signed •' One in favor of County Government" for its offensive wanton and uncalled-for attack upon the Masterton Road Board, the other signed "Robert S, Hawkins" for tho the evident ability of the writer to the subject, and to place hia thoughts before the' public in such a way as to make people Mini even if it does not convince, And aftor reading his letter a grateful feeling remains iu one's mind that an honest attem.pt has been made to explain tho trim cause of the discontent at present existing among settlers in the Wairarapa East' County; at the same time, he Ims unintentionally adniinJßterecj a severe < rebuke to "One in. favor of: County Government" by pointing out the , stupidity of one, proje,ssing to have the r welfare of the district at heart, writing in such an irritating strain,. widening i the breach which ought to have been i his first object to repair. . ;; i Endorsing as I do every word that > Mr, Hawkins has written, loan only 1 regret that bis letter was not published six months ago, it would then have borne the impress of disinterestedness, > His suggestion, however, to form an

association to holer periodical meetings similar to those' which existed in Boston' and other American towns, before the declaration of independence, is one .Wl'. worthy/ 6f earnest consideration; 'Without'such associations and 'ttoetings America' could never havo successfully' tDsistecl British misrule, and wo such an association formed in this district to keenly scrutinize the actions of our public men there would bo little.four o£ tho- public will being disregarded. Ratepayers generally . would possess a more intimate knowledge of the local acts by 'which they tiro governed; they would ln>nhle to , form, an indepoiulant opinion upon qiostions as they arise, aud misn-pri'-scntatipn would bq a thing of the past, •~' ; ■'•'' ■ lam, A<\, ... JIENTIt,