"THAT PIANO." TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING POST.

Evening Post, Volume XVI, Issue 210, 4 September 1878, Page 2

"THAT PIANO." TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING POST.

Sir, — I am much surprised to see my name introduced in your explanation of the " piano case" this evenine. It is true I suggested to you that, as the Wellington correspondent of the Napier Telegraph had said, in telegraphing thesubstanceof your paragraph, *' This refers to the Hon. C. J. Pharaayn," it would be only fair if you, as the originator of the matter, were to explain that on inquiring you found he had not acted as supposed. But I certainly never asked you to say that the fault or misconception was that of his agent — in fact, I particularly requested you to avoid doing so. I feel bound to ask you to allow me to explain this, as I should be extremely sorry to th nk that the gentleman who a-ted in the matter should suppose I wished to throw the blame of what, after all, was a simple misunderstanding, on him in the slightest degree. I am, 4c, C. Pharazyn. 3rd September, 1878. [Our correspondent has partially forgotten what passed at "the interview. Perhaps the better plan would be to obtain and publish the efficial report of the Customs officers on the case. This report shows that the error or inadvertence was that of the person acting as a Customs agent in a transaction which was irregular, but of which irregularity Mr. Pharazyn, sen., as was stated in the Post yesterday, knew nothing whatev r. — Ed. E. P]