Tribute to Colonel Robin.
[By Telegraph.] Wkllixgton, January 17. Colonel Penton has received a letter from Brigadier - General Mabon in reference to the strictures upon Colonel Robin contained in a letter written by a Westland trooper. General Mahon says the accusations in the trooper's letter have astonished him. The New Zealand Contingent under Colonel Robin has been serving with him for over three months, and a better lot of officers and men he would never ask for. Colonel Robin has several times commanded his men under fire nnder his (Mahon's) observation, and has never given any cause for complaint. General Mabon has often expressed to Colonel Robin and his men his appreciation of the work they have done and quite recently be selected Colonel Robin and three hundred of his men for very important duty. Letters such as the one sent by the West Coast trooper cannot in General Mahon's opinion hurt Colonel Robin, as he holds a Tery high character with the military authorities in South Africa.
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Hastings Standard, Volume V, Issue 1426, 17 January 1901, Page 3
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