Original Correspondence.

New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 992, 17 October 1855, Page 3

Original Correspondence.

To the Editor of the Nkw-Zkalander. c lß 1 have noticed in your columns, from lime to time, a good deal of discussion respecting L appointment of the present Road Surveyor, Mr d 0. Onusby, and expression ol dissatisfaction £ some, and approval by others, of the conduct of tiiat oentlcman in the performance of his duties. lliad an opportunity myself of becoming 1 . a uainted with circumstances connected with ’treatment received by some of the men belonging p,road parties,which caused much discontent, mid janv of the men complained bitterly. I was van? that complaints had been made to the Suand was inform d that his Honor Excused himself from any Maine on account of Mr Ormsbv’s conduct, on the ground that the min’oinlment of that goutlemmi had been forced upon him by the Provincial Council—stating, at the same time, that he was much disappointed on hearing these complaints, for, when he agreed to Mr Ormshy’s appointment to the cilice, he hope 1 that, bcing an Irishman, he would have conciliaredtlie Pensioners wot king on Iho Public Roads, flis Honor, it was said, was then assured that if Mr Ormshy were continued in nilice until the next election it would seriously nil*.ct the interests of Mr- Crown and his party. Upon which his Honor was said to have stated that if such stvoD ir objections were entertained by his (Mr. Browns) friends against Mr. Ormshy, he must take the first opportunity of removing him from the office. Now, sir, after all this, I certainly expected to "hear j some duV, of Mr, Onnshy’s dismissal, hecmise, from what I Lad heard of his Honor’s character, I believed that he was not the man to sacrifice the support of a lare number .of electors for Mr. Ormsbv’s sake; bat you may readily fancy my surprise when Mr. Ormshy told me himself, a few days ajo, that several persons, who are immediately connected with the Super.ntendent, had seriously proposed to him that he should exchange places with another officer for a month or so until the elections were over, when, if Dr. Campbell should be returned, he might resume his office, and every thing go on as before. I expressed my astonish ment at such proceedings. I believed that such conduct on the part of the Provincial Government would he universally condemned by every one who heard oi it, and even by those who, not knowing the extent of electioneering jobbery which was being carried on, were still adherents of the party. Mr. Ormshy assured me of the correctness of his statement, and, on my application lor a written copy of the facts, he has, without hesitation, written the following note to me, with permission to use it as 1 may think proper. Ido think, sir, that justice to my brother-colo-nists demands that I should bring this affair before the public, and 1 will thank you to give a p’ace to }r. Orm-by’a note in your paper of to-morrow, that the parties concerned may have an opportunity of explaining —if, indeed, their conduct in this disgraceful proceeding wilt at all admit oi explanation. Yours, &c., John Fiyvn. Onehungn, October 16th, 1855.