ALFREDTON GOSSIP.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2585, 29 April 1887, Page 2

ALFREDTON GOSSIP.

1888 your correspondent in bis last has a poke at Oyclop's eye; Let him say what he likes -about Oyclop's oye and put into print! If the truth were (old he'would like to put Cyclop's eye out altogether. Cyclops sees too much. for him with bis one eye 1 In plain words, your correspondent has be6n Father, Son, &0., of Alfredton for a few years without lot or hindrance, and any opposition to him is like a red rag to a ,bull'. For instance, he talks' about certain, persons a fancy for improved coruefa.' Yes, comers that were improved long before said persons.put their foot in AJfrd<iton. What objection can he have to any person applying to the Land Board tor a piece of land improved or otherwise, so long aB the said person or persons are w'i'liag to pay for it; surely there can U no objection to this. But there can be objection to a person clearing waete land and improving it (when he has plenty of his own unimproved), and reaping the benefit of hi 3 improvement for a few years and thus working the land out, then after all to apply for payment of his original improvement; thiscertainly is objectionable. I think your corres pondent must be an interested party or he would not have written so much on one side.

Your correspondent in his last gives Romo account of the progress in Alfiodton in building and oihor matters, Thore is one thing, however, he has missed, and that is Mr Alpass's shaft. Mr Alpass has sunk a shaft in his own property, I believe in search of minerals, although there is no authenticated account, Mr Alpass has been ciieful not to allow any false report to be Bpread. 'Hie shaft ia about 100 feet down, and whether successful or not Mr Alpass deserves a deal of credit for backing his opinion. Leaving Alfredton alone, thore is ono matter J should like to say a few words "before I close touching the death of poor Jack (Jrotty, who was poisoned by drink, Yes I Poisoned by drink before tbe eyes of an enlightened public,.and by one or more members of that public, Where are the police I Strutting about the street at their ease, Where are the poisoners ? At liberty poisoning more, Ovolom,