THE NATIONAL BANK.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 506, 17 August 1875, Page 2

THE NATIONAL BANK.

Sir,— With reference to Mr Walmslry's letter,, of 1191 19 9th iusUnt, published in your ii^at of Saturtay last, I thrall in fairness to the Bank,, some enquiry ghoul d hare been made as to the troth of hit allegations before nuking the letter the subject of • lealer Un fortunately the Naiioual Bank ha« lately btamed a yflat unentj^able notoriety as to the treatment oflmar offiowsy ' throughout the colony, bat fair par *U a jewel, , and if Wiat 1 hare heard at the Tha nes be t-ue, a very different reason could be gir«n by theB*nk authorities as to Mr Walrneley's translation* to the Waikato. Due Mr Walmdey mea i tosaj that bad debts had nothing to do with itincurred thmujjh his disobedience of instructions ? •o the story at lea^t goes. There mar be qually good reasons tor hi« r««tnoyal from Hamilton, and lurther serr ic-i of tie Bank. HU sneer at" Mr Buraes, the late Inspectjr, come* with a bad gmen at to debi ing s-iftt to stationery aco>unt. I urn mform-don enquiry that ma \j' Banks do so, anrinngst them the Oriental Bank, witlj which Mr Burns was formerly eonneoted.— l ao, &c., " Fair Plax. [The writer of the abore is erideotly one of tho»e *hj ig.iorai tho baam iv his own eye, whiUt finding f#uit wif,h ihe mjte \n bis nei'g&bour* Wnen letters ar« wnttfii to us m g.>od f*itn, atr««ted by the signature of ro^pectuble persons,' if the ie'ters arele^i-mme matter for publication we do not trouble ouroe res t> en-er into a mmute lUTestig^Uoa of Hie fart*. Were wo to follow that course, ther* w >uid be an utter end to ail corre.poodencp. We ghed in the same balance, " P^ir PlayV own le ter mi^ht hare * to he over for mom bs, a, d, if accuracy were »." necessary ante-edent to publ-cati.n, i-. miahtC newrsee the light. • Fair P.ay" h.s a^pted^. a iDiß'Kimer as a signature. It is not f*ir-pt^ toT make diaries en th» itre .g'.h of vague rumours picked up at the Ttumes. "If what I hr-ard at toe Thames be true." »ys « Fiir-Pi,*y". But how ,f trnat he heard be fahe ? Jhe etcer Uso Ta»cu« and impotent thar u ought w th great propnety h»To b.en c-on»igned to the w.ste paper basket, but lest it b!i mid be sai I that We wish -.1 lo burke the oth«r »vi« of ihe question, we prefer to publish it. Eo W T 1