CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4653, 20 February 1894, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Liberal (?j Association, (To THE Ediiob W. J), TIMEB.) Sib,—Your suggestion that the Liberal Vasooiation formed in Masterton oil night ia to assist the Licensed yictuallora Association at tho coming ioonsing election raid be unworthy of lotico, were it not that some of tho morn inaophisticatfld of your readers might be ed to conclude that what you say is lorreqt, I baita no hesitation, sir, in [jvingyour sfateiiont-jjiadb, :po dojibt, villi tho object ofpiejudicing the Liberal Usuciation-a most emphatic denial, fhe meeting of Liberals was held in the 3ji}b Ifotel, on Sat}ifday night,' because t was only of » preliminary (jhiirapter, ind no other room was available," Ys%;n . tell you that of tho' fourteen porsona iresent, fully half were of avowed tem* lerance principles, you will agtee that ho Association hardly comes beneath he category of»n" Old Tom" Association. Tho Liberal Association is being ortflef} for: (1)0 object of gortjbining lie Liberal party" tfjiropghoyb thp ilectorate, and no FUggeatign fljjt on may make will prevent It coining to successful issue. Trusting that in-future ou may ascertain facta before making tato)#eflts jf p obviously damaging character, • ~ • :i . , - ' '• ■ ■ lam,etc., ' . Amuck Viir, j ' , to». tome of the leading Liberals of Masterton .assure do not recognise this" Liberal Aaßofiiation,"" Ob Tom Association" br •'■Vile' Assooialion;" of whatever it may'tie,' as they regard 1 it aa a movement to control the Licena- 1 w Elections, and not as. omanatinff (com W.p.T,] ' ■■■■■■■■■ ■ :■ • I

Aprnpoa of the. breaking up land for-' turnips. I notice thattho Messrs Kemp. ' •' ton, lngley, aud .Wakclin have boon ' shaking up the sti'nes'of the Moroa Plain and raising soino turnips, tn at " least share possession of the'soil, and it • la a decided improvement to the appearansa of the locality, I have referred to the conveniences in these times, to whatthe early settlers ' had to pub up with, bub the oldest of them would hardly, I think, have realised that the bush they weio so ruthlessly destroying by,fire etc., would become so valuable to ihoae who had the • wisdom to pieserve it. It is noT tarumg out quite a source of wealth, and I know of owners of bush four miles from Martinborouah '. who are • receiving 4s (tor cord royalty for* firowood out on their laud, and 15j per 100 for posts, as royalty for the totara trees as they Btand in Jhe bush. I once assisted to supply an order for posts, (in the early days when matai and pine woni given to at4d per 100- feet timbrt, split posts,Nand deliver'on a goo^ 1 ' ■ toad, fori". l'hingS''afo' altered now. ■