CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7514, 18 December 1885, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

DISAPPOINTMENT V. REJOICING. TO the EDITOR. Sir, —Just a word. When the visit of the two Anglican Missioners to this city was first announced, one did sincerely hope and expect that they might be found teachers of the pure Word of God, and thus be the means of spreading much Gospel truth beneficially amongst the people. Ibis, in the face of a much to-be-regretted national system of education, under which any acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures is disallowed, made many anticipate with pleasure the arrival of itinerant teachers of God's Word. The denomination to which such men are personally attached may be regarded as immaterial, so long as the teachers themselves are reliable expounders of Bible truth. Any Protestant clergyman in this view is, so to speak, public property, and if but a faithful messenger, draws and deserves full sympathy from all, both individuals and Churches. All rejoice. Great, howover, has been the disappointment resulting from the visit of the two present Missioners, in two vital particulars, viz.: (a) they teach what cannot be found in the Word of God ; (b) much of their teaching is eminently sectarian. The pamphlet entitled, "The Wedding Garment," issued by them, is alone most thoroughly conclusive of these two facts ; while confession, human absolution, etc., as again and again publicly expounded, more abundantly confirms one's sense of utter disappoinment,— l am, &c, Samuel Rout. A SUGGESTION RE HARBOUR BOARD AND FREEZING COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l do not see why the difficulty could not be amicably settled without either party or the general public sustaining injury. The Harbour Board, a short time ago, sold the lease of a valueless foreshore (which they did not then require, and which they now possess by the mile) for £300 per annum—plus the substantial and growing revenues accruing, present and future, and with the certainties of all valuable reclamations, buildings, and improvements becoming the property of the Harbour Board at the end of the lease. The Freezing Company have already expended some £13,000 in reclamations, and having no present use for a part of the land, naturally ask the permission of the Harbour Board to be allowed to sub-let. A slight increase of rent for the privilege asked would fairly meet the case. Taking into consideration the enormous interest on expended capital, the sinking fund and rent, the company already sit at a heavy rental. It is the duty of every good citizen to lend a helping hand to promote and foster legitimate undertakings. Our present depression would scarcely exist, or be but lightly felt, if we had more of such industries established in our midst. — lam, &c, Citizen, MR. CLARK AND "A.8." TO THE EDITOR, Sir. —In this morning's Herald your correspondent "A.8." is "wiring" into Mr. Clark about the new dock and the Freezing Company. Now, many of us can recollect that when the Auckland dock was finished it leaked very badly indeed, showing that there had been neglect somewhere. Another instance of how some of our public works are carried on is the notorious reclamation wall, thus showing how much injury may be perpetrated by scamped workmanship. These two glaring instances clearly justify Mr. Clark in seeing that neither bad materials nor scamped workmanship should be tolerated in the construction of the new dock. Regarding the Freezing Company, there is no denying the fact that it brings a lot of traffic to the port, and gives employment to a good many workmen. Its operations have also tended greatly to assist the pastoral interests of this and the adjoining provinces. Allowing the company liberty to sub-let, would not the city get the benefit of taxes levied on till buildings erected thereon ? Several of our city fathers did all in their power to frustrate the development of our tramway system, and now they try to stop all progress on the Freezing Company's reclamation. This seems to me just a little bit narrow-minded,--! am, etc, Y.Z.