A. C. IN REPLY TO FRONTIER.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 724, 6 February 1877, Page 2

A. C. IN REPLY TO FRONTIER.

Sjb,— ln the " Herald" appeara a mUd aud temperate letter, signed •• A U" which contains the following : — "Without drawing any invidiousijcompaiisons as to which of tar Native Commissioners is the mast useful public servant, it must be readily acknowledged by all, that the public interest must suffer, unless they ] worlr cheerfully and harmoniously to- ' gether," atwhioh some crazy government . loafer takes offence, and tries to defend > the one by slandering and traducing the other. While those prof essmg to be : Mpjor Mair's friends can publish letters so very damaging to him, as those of llr Frontier" must appear to any sensible man, can they expect sympathy or belief : when they try to throw the blame of thcii own mischief upon others P I not only endorse all "ACV remarks, but am prepared to go a great deal further and express it as my firm belief. After very carefully watching native affairs iu. Waikalo, thit to thj mutual jealousy existing between the Native and European Bepreseqiatives of the JN alive Office, is largly due the failure of all our recant negotiations wilh the rebels. Ignorant or interested people nviy slander Major Te Wheoro as they like, but can they deny that be hue invariablj provtd hinuelf a faithful and trustworthy Gtevenaarant servant, or that he has immense influence wi' h tbe Haubaus as the representative of all thepeuce party among the tribes in this part of the Colony. I have the highest respect (or our R H and challenge any man iu Waikato to say that I have ever said one word to his prejudice, and I am confident there is abundance of wo k for both Government agents, but J only trust that, the Defence Minister who appears at once to have mastered the position of Native affairs, and to have made a splendid will assign to each Gtovemnunt Agent his proper sphere of action anil not allow the public interest to be sacrificed, while his officers are stirred up by unprincipled men like " Frontier" to frustrate aud oppose each other. If there is any truth in the assertion that "A 0" or any one else is inciting natives against our ft M., there is no occasion to appeal to '" Justice Lynch," as I any judge in the Colouy can easily settle that. JNo ! Judge Lynch will huve plenty to do in Poking niiur such men as '* .Frontier," who stoop bo low as to attack in ' the moat mean, cowardly and untruthful manner, the private character of all tiiose who dire to speak the truth about Public matters — I am, efcc, Jspectatob. Alexandra, 3rd Feb, 1877.