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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume I, Issue 5, 24 October 1857, Page 6

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To the Editor of the llutekr's Hay Herald. SV — In the speech made by Mr. Co]'»n«"> 'f the meeting on last Tuesday, he mad.* c •: inoh.-crvat n« that vcr. cileulated to -> aid most a \ue\x the le> lii.gi. t f Mr. Harr ... Tl-ough ih- exor ium for the iiWrodu iio of these ungenerous iv.m .rks wa"&4evi ed ith clarac. critic asiieness, yetthe minds ')"ihose present ve-e no. imposed'on. as to tVir true clnra -ter and the motive \vh"ch diet e:l ;hem : a;d Mr. H-ir-ris.had the^arlsfactio i ot'ne r'ng expressed, in i.jeiiiuv'p:al terms, the mdi v.a;im and dis • ist tint wer. 1 fell, and which su..h conduct, : - i^s to be ho iect, will lwa^s inspire. Mr. v 'ole.nso ;h >se jil o t< imply tint t ~M\ Har V own lone«?T m vnnerbfa '.dress might hay been o ving ;e Mouna ;Nnis cmduct tow. d> him- T-i w»s quite a gratuitous a d unwarranted assumption on Mr. Colen ;o's p =.t, nntl of a }nt>ce \\iih the rest of his rein irks about Mr. Harris. But Mr. Harris ;**m will afford to sreat with merited contempt this, unworthy. enle:ivour to deta^t f 0111 l.i official chiraster. For Mr. Harrises veil known :o have filled for sever -1 year; th one o us ami resioi<iWe office «f Cl *k' i»d lattrpreter. .-nndjK* hivi* gained the «n varying approbja^on of hi.: Official superi rs by t! c jro.>i sense, cond'-wt, and capacity vi.h ?hi *h he has perf r ed Mh\ costtiaues to p ;vform his dxttie „ Hi o^er go^d quali ir» 8 and general >dcroe mf>w *f^<" « ;rncd ff>r him the goiod wishes aniia <?stteni of his f How settlers, andite may test assured tlirt this e^dmation-in vircli fc- U hclfl viil not be'impaifdL in the arii»%wf the Ahuri i settlers, by anyth^that >rr»f€«len o may say- or do of a T&'awe mHA^Skst y&Mi Las prov«»ked Als le*U-r/ '"4