Correspondence.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3244, 1 July 1889, Page 2

Correspondence.

Suppressing Court Cases.

(To the Editor.)

Bm—A few days ago I consented to judgment being given against uie for a email amount owing for rates to the Road Board. Believing that nothing was to be gained by publicity and that my name, figuring as a defaulter in public punt might do me considerable injury, I called on yourself and the editor of the Star, making precisely the same request. The latter beard mo courteously, said he bad no wisb to injure me, and premised to comply. You, sir, refused, and not content with that, held me up to public scorn with a vindictive paragraph, as if I had done something very disgraceful and audacious in being a debtor and asking you to keep my name out of your paper. Now, sir, I should Jike you to say whether, under precisely similar circumbtances yoa have not repeatedly kept the names of people out of your paper, and whether, if I had been some advertising draper, or grocer, or merchant, you would not have treated me differently, and complied with my very reasonable request without the slightest demur.—l am, <£c,

Wiujah Falconeb. [From Mr Falconer's letter it would appear that he had "confessed judgment." This is incorrect, his case was called in Court and judgment given against him. Hud Mr Falconer been an advertising draper or grocer he would have been treated in a precisely similar manner. We do not believe, however, that there is a draper or grocer in the town mean enough to make the impudent request that Mr Falconer proffered. Ed, W.D.]