CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2797, 13 January 1888, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

MR RENALL'S MEETING. ■ TO TH 8 EDITOR. Sir.—lt is devoutly to be hoped that the very able and sensible leader in the Daily of the 10th inst., re Mr Renall's meeting on the water supply for a portion of Queen Street, will ha carefully read and considered by the ratepayers. I hope that the passing of such a resolution by the meeting will not be the means of exciting the brains of the Mayor to commit further acts whioh the law will not permit. But I fear that a man,'with very exoitable temperament like Mr Renal!,, can. see nothing beyond his own wild notions, and, of course, all who oppose must be; fools. .1 sympathise.very much with the Council, who have to bear with so excitable, a Mayor, as the work of Jhe Borough and the ratepayers will be the sufferers. Iremember when Mr Renall was the Chairman of the Town Lands Trustees, ; he commenced his bouncing with that body when they sought to restore to the town certain lands omitted from -the first act of management;. but the Trustees were.equal to him, .and finally succeeded,, and this is, no doubt, the cause of Mr "Eenall's dislike' for the Trustees. But-it was satisfactory to find, afterwards that the electors approved of the action of the Trustees, and rejected Mr Renall, when he offered himself at,the next election of the Trust, and this the ratepayers will have to do before peace is restored in the Borough Council. , I am, etc., ■ Ratepayer.

[To the Editor] Kopuaranga, January 12. Sir—Mr Donovan, by asking me questions in your correspondence column, seems to think the public would like to know the answers, which are as follows:—Q. " I would like Mr Matheson to explain why he has been so liberal ?" A. Because tho new road (which the Board decided was the best for the general public) suited me. Q. " Why is he so anxious to give his land away?" A. Mr D. is mistaken, lam not anxious to give land away. Q. " Why did he hawk round the petition?" A. I got the petition signed to got 1 the Board'to Stand by their resolution to adopt the new road. Q. " How did he obtain signatures ?" A. By showing the petition to men who knew the facts of the case. Q." Did he represent that I wanted two roads ?" A. No. Q. " Perhaps he will give his motives?" A. My motive has been, as I said above, to get the Board to stand by their resolu-. tion, which was passed, not in ignoranoe of Mr D.and his wishes, but with all the information at their service which Mr D, has been giving them for years. Yours, &c.j Will. B. Matheson. :

. (To the Editor). . Sir,—ln answer to your" Wellington Watchman," I would inform Him that neither tho greatest pathologist of the day Professor Virohow nor Sir Morell Mackenzie ever said that the, disease of the Crown Prince was cancer ; they have always said it was not. I am glad your Watohman has such a poor .opinion of medical men, as it shows" he has never had any need for their services. When he has, he will write differently of their abilities and honor. lam, &c, Dr Dasu.