Original Correspondence.

New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 990, 10 October 1855, Page 2

Original Correspondence.

.To the Editor of the New-Zea lander. .Si it, —AtV.ftjiv ,Lochhead':S request I beg to hand to you for publication his letter,, together with the certificate alluded to, and his remarks thereon. 1 have mere y to observe that the matter stands very much -as it dM before, and it is to, be regretted that Mr. Lochhead shouid have,given a certificate, (conditional no doubt) but still implying a 'probability of the parties benefiting under it, which had the effect of misleading them, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient, servant, Ceas., J. Taylor. Auckland, oth October, 1855. Sydney, 24th September, 1855. Charles J. Taylor, Esq., Chief Commissioner, Waste Land Board, Auckland. Sir, —Touching a letter of yours in the New Zed—lander of 18th August, alleging that I had, on my own responsibility acted in direct opposition to the information sent to me, I be* to request that yeu will do ine the favor and justice also of giving publicity tothe prefixed copy of the writing or certificate you allude, to.; I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, .:,,..';• ■. Wm. Lochhead.:, .' .(Copy.) \ :. -.■;. " This is to certify that lUessrs. M'Callum and Urquluirt, with, their families (sixteen persons) are going to the .Province of Auckland to settle,'ami,hays paid .me one'•hundred and twelve psunds (,£112) p.isssgc I per William Denny.

I give them Ibis cerlificau, i' M be, t of remission of passage-;,, 01 v ir>l-^ r r e W, 7 arranged soon as expected by the \Y\ste 1 -.„" V fcs ' WmL Uc - ird ' Sydney, 3rd August, IS^ | , The above is a copy of the on,- ■■ -. j with the distinct undemanding that if the' t ?-' : remission had not come into operation, u t;, t &f was of no use. It was simply to sl>o<v :, ' > . passenger ticket, that'they'had paid'so &£'8 °' * When given, the letter of Mr Taylor was e]V-,v? J : to show-that I had no authority •„.__./. * a hence, I could not have acted contrary to, or in f opposition to the information sent to me 'as /■' : -'V''' by Mr. Taylor, in the AVu- ZcalanJer ofWni a" 1 ** 1 ...,,, Am. Locuhfai). Sydney. To the Editor of the New-Zealaxdi ■; Sm,—The approaching races being .. ■ :.-. , conversation among many of your reader/"*■/ following paragraph from the "Illustrated'^" 0 don News," may be agreeable to them. ■ . ' T.-G-Auckland, ' . Horss-a verso in New Ze\mnd.—C\:r sport - -- readers' will no doubt he glad to learn fh» v,i, r ,..V-'"^'■• ; couragement of horse-racing .is not confined to w own isie;. but is extending to the natives; of j\ T ew':&?'■■■■':■ '• land, We have just seen .a.whip, made by San,) of Park-lane, to be presented by. Paiupne s brated New Zealand Chief, to the voun"' m-.', ","' e * i rode his horse at a recent race. The whip is moihyM in silver, with a piece of meri-homen, or "reen siST ' I highly prized by the natives, set in the end. the handle are represented horses and .jockeys, s tjC. | buckles. &c., .richly chased in silver: and "on-i shield is this inscription :—"Kia Ileirj Makarehl'ra Patuone-Maini Pereti, £lQf>. Te Niu Tirrni, Akarana. Translated is thus:—"To James M»Kr-'. ' ras, from Pafuone. Maiden Plate, £IOO. Th&XeJ 'Zlalaiider,' 1855, Auckland."