CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4449, 20 June 1893, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Squatters Friend. (lO THE EDITOR W,D, TIMES), Sm,-In your leader of yesterday, you are good enough to say that " Everybody knows that for a pretty "obvious consideration Mr Hogg " weakly consented to become the tool " of two County magnates, Dr, Hos- « king and Mr E.Meredith." Thin, I deny, in iolo, for I am unaware of (ho slightest consideration, pecuniary or political. I simply carefully explained my view of my position to Mr Hogg, and as Member for tfad District asked him if he thought, my position right, to protect what I believed, and kwt since proved to be my lawful inteste; and in bis public capacity only has he performed, what I deemed to be bis duty; and this, although I had alwaysinthepastpoliticallyopposedbim. As from tho first Mr Hogg has never looked for the slightest consideration for any little service he may have rendered mo from time to time, I am led lo infer that he has acted in a pure spirit of fair play, and is as incapablo of being corrupted, as I am above offering to bribo anyone, Yours, &c, ' William H. Hoskiho, Maßtorton, Juno 10th, 1898.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—l feel confident that you have been grossly misled, or you would not havo penned the article that appears in your issne of yesterday, You state that I have received some consideration from l)t flosking and Mr E. Merrdith for certain services I have rendered. I tiust you will make every enquiry respecting this, as 1 am not awaro of having received pecuniarily or otherwise, the smallest particle of consideration from either, With regard to Ihelaud which you say I took up, I presume you refer to my connection with the Mastetton-Man-gahao Bpccinl Settlement Association, It is true that I took a part in forming and afterwards managing 'hat Association, but at tho ballot I only retained a small town lot, because I declined standing in the way of men who were eager to secure a homo. The town section 1 retained that I might continue to be identified with tbo settlement, and if .you wish to know how my services are valued, I would ask you to kindly communicate with the Secretary—Mr Eedman—or any of the original settlers, Your other damaging references I can afford to pass over, but I trust you will make every enquiry respecting the more serious accuse tions in your article, and if you find you have made statements affeotiug my character without the shadow of justification you will make an ample withdrawal. I am, etc, A. W.'Boao. • [lt was reported that prior to the late election Mr Meredith offered his support to Mr Geo. Beetham pro., vided the latter would help him in a certain private matter in which be had an interest, and that on Mr Geo, Beetham refusing to pledge himself he went across to Mr Hogg, These are the kind of considerations wo referred to. A man in Mr Hogg's position does not work tooth and nail for one squatter who is the owner of fifteen thousand acres and another who ia the possessor of five thousand acres without a mill pro .jw.-fo