The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1884. THE MEDAL SCANDAL.
Wn;hv:e received tho following letter from tlio Secretary of the Pastoral Society, which tends to clear the ground a little on tho subject of the composite medals :-r- ---" Carterton,-17th Maroh, 1884, ; "Dear Sins,-1 am in receipt of your letter of the 15th inat, 1 do not wish to be drawn into a quarrel between yourselves and Mr Hißlop, but I think that, under the circumstances, you are entitled to a statement of tho facts so far as'l know them concerning tho gold medals in question. In 18811 had some correspondence with Mr Hislop, and, on behalf of tho Society, I ordered from him a certain number of gold mcihk I took the medals which Mr Hislop supplied in accordance with this order to ba gold, i,e, solid gold medals, and in tkt belief de. liyerod them to the respective winners, Some short time afterwards Mr Hislop informed me, : irerbally, that tho medals were not solid gold,' but that a plate of silver was put inßide of them, mentioning at the same fcime.that it, eould not.be reasonably expected that medals of that size and weight could 86 supplied in. solid, gold at the price wronged for,. Iu reference to your request to bo allowed access to the correspondence L think I cannot give yqu that permission without an : ord?r. from ( the Committee. I iliall lay your request before them as soon ' to there may be a meeting, and communicate rithyou again, when the Committee have lealt with it—Yours faithfully, H, H. i TTOMISRS, j I •'.Messrs Vayfcon t Co., Masterton,"... , iVe have now to ask Mr. Hislop in us turn, whether he has any apology ' »rexplanation to make? We do not ) iropose sending him, as he sent us, a \
series of lawyers' letters. Il U mly public opinion Mr Hislop has to fiee; luit without lie is prepared .to-extenuate' or explain his conduct, \v« venture to. warn him that ho will.find publicopinion worse'than lawyers' letters. '^
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 18 March 1884, Page 2
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334The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1884. THE MEDAL SCANDAL. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 18 March 1884, Page 2
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