CORRESPONDENCE. A VINDICATION. TO THE EDITOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1441, 27 September 1881, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE. A VINDICATION. TO THE EDITOR.

Sic, — If you could oblige me by inserting the enclosed in the columns of your valuable paper I shall feel extremely grateful, as it is for the purpose of vindicating my private character which has been so grossly vilified by some low person or persons. — I am, &c, Jas. S. Master. Raglan, 23rd September, 1881.

[Enuosuri.s.J Raglan, sth September, jBBi. Sir,— l beg you will excuse the liberty I take in addressing those few lines to you, but when you know the reason for thus intruding I trust you will pardon the liberty I have taken. Some evil disposed person or persons have been going about Kaplan and Waikato spreading a report that the reason of my dismissal irom the Civil Service was on account of my incessant neglect of duty, and lor keeping my office in a slovenly and duty state, and not in conscience ot retrenchment. Now, sir, what 1 desire is that you would kindly send me in writing the leasons for my dismissal, .is such reports as the above arc damaging to my private charactei, <md havebeen spread about for th.it purpose b> a few of a certain clique, some of whom at one time not very long ago were very eager for the position I then held I hope, also, that jou will consent to allow your reply to be published with this letter to confute those vile and false leports — I have the honor to be, sir, youi obedient servant, Jas. S M ash r — R. G. Fountain, Esq , Department of Justice, Wellington

Department of Justice, Wellington, 16th .September, 1881. Sir,— l am directed by Mr Dick to acknowledge tin* receipt of > our letter of the inst., in which you state th.it the reasons for which the Government dispensed with your seiviccb have been misrepresented, ,md, in reply, to lefer you to my letter of the 13th Md.yl.ist (of which I cndo'c .1 copy) infoiming you tli.it jour services uere no longei required, and of the reasons therefor, and to state th.it you arc .it liberty to publish it if you think proper.— l h.i\e the honor to be, Mr, jour olndicnt servant (Signed), R. G Fountain, Under-.Secict.iry. — Jas. fc>. Master, Esq , Raglan.

Department of Justice, Wellington, nth May, iBBt. Siu, — I li.ivc the honoi, by dnection of Mr Dick, to lnlorm jou tli.it, in consequence of retrenchment bem^ absolutely necessary wherever pr.irtic.iblcinthepresLntfin.inci.il condition oi the colony, it h.is been deeded Dy the Go\ernment to dispense with jour services as C lerk ot the Resident Magistrate's Court at R iglan from the 30th pioximo. I enclose herewith a form of ( hum for compensation for loss of offire, which I have to request you to be good enough to fill in and return to this office with a voucher for the -imount.— l ha\e, etc. (burned), R. G Foi'.ntun, Under-Sccretarv —The Clerk, Resident Magistrate's Court, Raglan.