WOODVILLE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5071, 9 May 1878, Page 2

WOODVILLE.

(prom our own correspondent.) May 6^^H In the Herald of this day's date ther^^^H a letter from " A Correspondent " makes some remarks concerning my &®fl^|^| of the meeting held re telegraph statiflß^l After statins; that the fact of such m flfl| ing being about to be held was °^^^^| known, &c., " A Correspondent " goeffl^^H thus : — " And there is little doubt j^^^^l ' Your Own ' knew, though he failed^^HH attend." The only construction toj^^^H put upon that is " Your Own " stated which was not the truth. But I ] H^^| state, as I did before, that I for one k^^^^| nothing of such meeting. The <a^^^| notice I had of it was that on Satui^^^^^ evening I saw four or five men stan<^|^^H opposite the hotel, but I had not least idea what induced them to be th^^^^H In addition to that I was afterwards HH^B by a gentlemen residing within a throw of the ho eel that hVknew notfl^^H of it(; but notwithstanding that, I havH^^| wish to say that what "A Correspond^H^H .says about the means provided for ma^H^^l the meeting known are all "bosV^^^H having no children who attend schcfl^^H did not hear of it from that source ol^^^^H other ; neither have I any desire t<^^^^^| as far as to make out " A CorrespondajH^H

to be an untruth teller, knowing that it is possible for the majority to know of certain things when a few by chance may not J6 the least be aware of the fact. Having given the above statement, which "A Correspondent" may or may not believe, I have nothing further to say upon the subject. In reference to another subject which "A Correspondent" speaks of — the suggestion of Mr Ormond re guarantee — I was referring to Mr Ormond's visit in February last, and his remarks at that time. I understand, with respect to the blacksmith, that Mr Downey's successor will he Mr Elmbranch, f rom Danevirk. The building for the purpose will be near the hotel. The accommodation house is still closed, but accommodation is now obtainable in the house erected by Mr J. Parminter, which is about to be enlarged for that purpose. The weather is mild and very showery.