MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN REPLY TO MR. HORNER.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 67, 22 November 1890, Page 3

MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN REPLY TO MR. HORNER.

TO THK EDITOR OF THK STAU. Sib, — Your readers will, no doubt, -. think me rather dilatory in replying to '"Mr Homer's of the llth instant, but " owing ta my not receiving the papers till v, the end of the week I was unable to reply bofore, -< . •- Now, Mr Editor, according to the t >ne of MiC'Horner's {letter, he takes me to be a very narrow-minded, selfish individual, for he imagines ihat if the work had been let by contract and the contractor had made £A. per week, as a recent contractor had done on Mcßeth's line, that I, on behalf of the settlers would have growled about it. I say no, nothing of the kind, for if Mr Homer enquired I think he would find that the above-mentioned contractor worked very long hours, and therefore, to nay mind, earned his money although it was £4: at the rate per week. I would further say that if Mr Homer allowed ah extortionate tender to be accepted it would throw discredit upon him, as it is not compulsory that the Board should accept either one of them, even though there might be a doxen tenders in, if the Boar-d thought they were excessive. By the tone of Mr Homer's letter you, •and your readers* will perhaps be led to think that Mr Homer was thoroughly "versed in the past and present condition of the roads in question, but I doubt if he has ever been down- the roads in his life, while I am living in' the bush and iave been travelling the tracks two and • three tinies per week for the last eighteen months, therefore I should know a Uttle about them. If I have but a scanty inowledge of what I write about, Mr Homer has a scantier, especially when lie mistakes me for my brother, who contested for the Wardeiiship with him (Mr Homer) nearly two years ago, and was beater, as Mr'Horner terms it. Now, if Mr' Homer takes into consideration the fact that. he- was then a resident on the 'block, and was comparatively well known, whilst my brother (T. R. Chamberlain) was to the then .residents of the block, comparatively speaking, a stranger, and .■will also take into consideration the trifling difference of four in the number of votes each candidate received, he will find that he has not so much to crow abbut. "' * I notice that Mr Homer uses those few -words, " On behalf of the settlers" with a «neer, but. I can assure him that there is nothing to jeer at there, as it was the settlers constantly expressing their displeasure which prompted, me to write, Mr Homer asks, •* Do I expect him, as warden, to" superintend the works in all parts ofthe ward." I say decidedly not, for if he attends the meeting at Feilding and does his business in a businesslike way, he will knoW pretty well how matters are being carried on without riding all over the ward to look after the works, that is if the Engineer carries out his .duties in a -proper" manner. As for any previous grievance, I cannot say that I lave' any farther ''hah I sbould like to "know why the '^5 allotted by the Board some months ago to* repair a certain bad place, '.which Mr Baucknick wrote to the Board twice about, was not expended -there as it was badly' requited. I am quite as weU aware . as' Mr Hornfer that oursr is ndt the only 'section which requires a road, ■■ and that there are more than the roads in question in the block, all I ask for is our "dues, and those spert to the best advantage. I will now con- > elude by informing Mr Homer that if he should at any time require any information concerning tHe'tracks in question I shall be glad to furnish Mm with as much as my scanty knowledge will permit me to do. — I- am, &c# . .;..,,'. *. "W.TS. 6HAMBERLAIN. Cobbe" and "Darragh have purchased from the Colonial' representative of ah manufacturing, firm; his . entire set of Hosiery, Corset and Towel Samples. These goods, have been, bought so much -under ordinary rates that Gobbe and Darragh are able to sell them, for cash, at •exact Colonial wholesale prices. The Stockiners range in' price from 3d to 2s 6d per pair, the -Towers from 2d to 2s 6d each, the Corsets from is 6d to 10s 6d per pair. (For continuation of Reading Matter see •*"•': fourth page.)