CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4495, 7 August 1893, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Borough Council Petition, fro TUK EDITOR, W.D. TIMES 1 $m away from Maslorton when the report of the last meeting of the Borough Council apptared, I did not soo it until yesterday, and would sow let it pais, but that 1 do not think it will do for all to be xilont in so serious a matter, What, Sir, is tho position ? It being generally known that a person of ill repute was conducting a house in a manner that was injuri ous to the best interests of the town, several residents (of whom I am one) called the attention of the Borough Council to the matter, and asked, at the same time, (bat any nuisance that existed should be dealt with under the By-laws of the town. What happens when the petition is presented ? The Mayor—with an effrontery that does his professional reputation creditproceeds to abuse the citizens, mid practically Btatos that he appears there as the rep'esetititive of—not' the citizens—but of a "lady " whom emit he,l believe, would not be seen wulkingisjojjrPany with. He—as Mayor —says trial the petitions arc unworthy of credence, and that he will protect his " lady" olieut with documents in his " clean hands." Surely, Sir, wo, as a community, could scarcely be dragged lower than Mr I'owuall is now permitted to draw ns, for wc can reasonably suppose that other characters of the same class being molested in other places will soy, "Oh I let's go to Masterton; Pnwnall is Mayor tbore, he'll see that wc arc not molested." Ij for one, protest against Mr Pownall's code of morals—as laid down by bimself-beiug accepted us that of this town, While human passion is what it is, we shall, doubtless, have reason to mourn, but we need not as a community seek to debase ourselves,—l am, etc,

Oius, E, Daniell. August 5,1893. . (lo the Editor W.D. Times.) Dear Sir,—l still repeat that you are incorrect and that Mr Hare nevor consulted me. However, as ho insists that he did, I senihim in an account for the advice.and if he does not pay it I shall bub him for the amouut andsabpojna you to produce tholelter. Yours truly, 0, A. Pownall, (To tho Editor W.D. Times.) Sir,—As my name has come before the public id reference to a woman tenant who, through an error of judgment on the psrt of the Agent who bssUhe letting of my house, and having subsequently resorted to all possible means to hud out the truth of the rumour concerning her, 1 again availed myself of an interview with Mr Pownall, who came to my house in Wellington last month. I told Mr Pownall of the correspondence I then had with tho Ministers of Religion in ilasterton on the subject, and his reply was that tbe woman was in treaty for another house and would bo out of mine in about a week, Upon tho faith of this information I waited the 4jme, which I was pleased to find corzeet, and therefore prevented mo taking proceedings to eviot her. Hoping that this very unpleasant corresDondenoo will soon ond, I am, etc., It. Hake,