Correspondence.
Keply to'' Alfredton Boy" 1 (To tho Editor,) I Sin,-I observe in your issue of 1 the 12th inst., a letter from an : " Alfredton Boy," rather an old one 1 1 should say, but one who does not ; appear to know what is going on, of 1 wilfully perverts facts. In the first place lie statos a " rumpus was caused by the over Koalousness of some of our good people." Now, I am informed the facts of the case weroasfollows: The goodlacly referred to desired to leave a memento of her residence behind in the shape of a table and chair. The latter, contrary to what your informant states, was to my certain knowledge made and in the "Kirk" sovoral days before the above quoted letter was published, and tbo table I believe had been ordered and should have been in about the same time, In any'case there was oue coming sometime, which was as far on as the proposed one. " The certain gentleman" referred to simply pointed out this fact and was told that the services might not be held there long; and' would be held in the Road Board office before long, and it was further pointed out that the Road Board had chairs and tables as well. But even this did not satisfy some people, they wanted a table and chair of their owu, as perhaps in a few years they might have a place to put them in, but it would in most persons' opinions be timo to get the latter articles when there was a place to put them in; and it is the first time I have heard of anyone borrowing their own property, I here refer to the chair or chairs owned by the Hoad Board, and which were naturally transferred to the ollice of the board when built, as well as tho table, Messrs Macqueries kindly let the hoard have, and which was understood was to 1 be replaced with a now ono, but ; owing to the state of our road in : winter the timber could not bo got in, To read your correspondent's letter one would imagine that it was a public grievance that a table and chair were not immediately provided ' by Messrs Macquirio Bros when the 1 others were removed, Messrs Mac- ' quarie's shed has been used for years ' as public property; as a store for ' settlers'goods until called for, Hoad • Hoard ollico, post office, church, for ! holding public meetings of various ) sorts, and for the various dauces 1 given by the cricket club when still • (dive, and more recently by tho 1 bachelors of Alfredton; andthisisa ; sample of the gratitude of the Alfred. ' ton people for the U3e of same tor the 1 last six or seven years, I wonder 1 ■' Alfredton Boy" is not ashamed of 1 his production.—l am, etc, Onlooker.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3373, 29 November 1889, Page 2
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476Correspondence. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3373, 29 November 1889, Page 2
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