THE PIAKO RIVER.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1866, 1 October 1874, Page 3

THE PIAKO RIVER.

To tlie Editor of the Thames Advertiser, Sie,—ln regard to a letter of the 29th instant, appearing in the Advertises, signed by "W. 0.," I have nothing to say. To another of to ; day, " J.Bf," my answer is the same, unless they siga their names. Now, with regard to " BY'lf. George." At midnight, he says, a number of natives came on the wharf, in company with myself. That is not the truth. ; I never closed my store until about twelve o'clock, and there'was not a native in my store at the time, nor was-there any natives in company with, me. but Hound when I arrived on the wharf, that , there was a dispute between . Mr Ticklepehny and the natives, which I tried to settle, and advised Mr Tickeljaeany to take the. natives with him, which he decliried to do. The natives then asked me to get them a boat to take' them up the Piako. I got them a boat, for whioh they paid me 10s; and I have discovered since that Mr George was a passenger on suffrage, and at the. same, time had more to say than Mr Tioklepenny j and allow me to say that I have never been acquainted by any : one about Mr Tickelpenny having the sole control of the steamer. Had I been acquainted of the fact I should have gone to liim. The captain of the steamer knew long before the steamer left that I had taken"'two pounds from natives. He said to m " all right;" he ought to have informed me that it was in the hands of; Mi' Morrin's agent, then things. would ; have gone all right. . And in regard; to any letters,appearing in the Advertiser,, signodtby.the natives, I deny .having anything; to:do with them; and I may say had Mr Morrin been here at the tinw, lie would not have refused the natives a passage by the steamer, for that gentleman has sent to the natives and also to the captain of the steamer that they have.to go tit any time when the steamer is in hi.s employ. In conclusion, I may say there is no person more pleased than I shall be to sco the Piako country thrown open for settlement, for I know that it would benefit the whole of this district.—l am, Ac.,- ; ' J. W. Adlui. ; September 30,1874 ;