RAGLAN CORRESPONDENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1407, 9 July 1881, Page 3

RAGLAN CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I notice in the columns of your valuable paper of the 30th June, a report from your "own " Raglan correspondent ; and one which I think should be taken notice of by every sensible man in the district. 'Sour correspondent seems to comment in a very strange and most vulgar manner on the appointment of the two new J.P.. I am of opinion that the "grapes are sour," in this iustance at least. The great necessity of having two more Justices of the Peace has been long felt, and has been the cry in Raglan for a long time, as persons who had cases pending in the Court had to wait a considerable time before such cases could be heard. I do not know where 'in this large district , two more' efficient men could be found. As to the low\ remarks of your " own " correspondent with reference to Mr Powell having been lost in the bush, I think they are quite, uncalled for, and most unmanly and cruel. The appointment of the ' tiwo new 7 J^P. 1 has given 'general satisfaction 1 except with a certain few who do not hold the same religious, views (as the two J. P.),' and who are never satjbfied,' an.cj. never would be if two J. P. even were sent down f ron* Tleaven itself. . >Afl<fpr,the femauks of your " own" correspondent on the case , broughj^ou/fqr heading qptWityy s&Sbh June, I intend to gay ( little, as the greater, portion of the public who were present could bear me oat, The whole of the

cases (four, nob half-a-dozen) .were heard 'with' a great amount of patience and forbearance. In the first case, which occupied the whole of Friday, judgment was given'for plaintiff for £4 and costs. The pigs claimed by plaintiff were not wild piga as stated by your correspondent, but tame and ear-marked, and the plaintiff sued for five pigs, not two, out of some eleven which he has lost. The remaining i three cases were dismissed with costs. I must not forget to mention that the defendant in one of the cases dismissed actually had the coolness to stand up and say that he would appeal on the decision of the Court. Your correspondent says that no one felt satisfied with the decision of Court in the first case. Now, Su 1 , I would ask you did you ever know in any Court of Justice where a person was satisfied with the decision of the Court ? I mu&t say I never did yet, so it is not to be wondered at that they did not. I would beg to suggest to your own correspondent that in future he should make himself thoroughly cognizant of the truth of all matters before sending them for publication, as he otherwise will create a great deal of unnecessary mischief and get himself generally hated. I trust that the two gentleman whom he has attacked in such a cowardly and ungentlemanly manner will call upon him for an explanation or a public apology. I will not now take up any more of your valuable space, and apologising for this intrusion, I am, &c, A. Resident. Raglan, July 2, 1881.