THE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT AS SOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1973, 24 April 1885, Page 2

THE SPECIAL SETTLEMENT AS SOCIATION.

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Sm.—Knowing thaj; tljere niuat he sqmo otlmr reason than the qne assigned for the abuse wliigh is being showered upt Mr Park, I have made it my business |a enquire fully into the matter, and twill now place tke result before your readers •—s]& little cloud which first indicated tho storm occured whon tho accounts came against the Association from the newspapers, that of the Star, after excepting postcards, was, nearly double that qf tlye 1)\il)< tyr Park discovered tips, and promptly !p,i|ght Mr Smith so task for trying to mjlk tlje Association that way, Mr' Smith replied that he would not rebate his oliarge, and Mr Park retorted that he would take earo the matter was known to tho Association, Next came Mr Hogg's expenses to Wellington as a deputation in company with' Messrs Gapper and Redman, .to interview the Minister of Lands.'" Messrs Gappor and Redman charged 10s each and''Mr Hogg £i. Again Mr Park objected, ajiji Mr 'Hogg'was paid 10s. |f6w comes % Park's gpeatoiit and > Wfc unpar(lonal)le crime. Mr Park .was npt in tho committee room when Mr Girdwood reported that ho hap! maple arrangements Wi9> tllg Association tg iidvertjfje for tenders in one Mastoptpn pper only, namely the Star, Mr Hogg forgot Ills horror of monopoly for the time and did not recommend that both papers be treated alike. No doubt it was an accidental oversight on his part. HowQveji fflien WJ Park heard of this little, game 1)6 tlje awapgg: ment, annV intimated fps. d.eter;ninat'io'n, while lie remained on |l|e cqiipipttee, to insist upon bpth papers. Win? treated fafrjy. J t appears tjjat Mr ffogg tjhep determined that Mr Park should not remain on the committee, and has succeeded in getting that gentleman to resign from the Association. Of course Mr Hogg denies all participation in the arrangement made to exclude the Daily from the advertising, but everyone knows who pipes fclic tune to which Mr Girdwood dancos,

The above reasons ore in my opinion the real ones for the Star's attack on Mr Park, as from the veiy commencement, no member of the committee .has shown a greater desire, and workedharder, to made the Association a success than that gentleman, Yours, it'o., Thos. Paksons,