ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 850, 6 January 1879, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENINOI: Sib,—Not long since your rai; informed " that the ratepayendl Ward must remain half represeil

it suited Councillor. Liddle's. com to resign." Now, again in your article you are very severe on ft Liddle's- "excessively complimai marks," also characterised as "4 ill-judged," &c. Morning's risffi

what I have to-day heard more 1

firm me in my last nigW, 1 Further permit me the useo/y ol! /whatever was present ; to give yoi remote idea of either the wi nature of the remarks you profa so, much about. Supposing it' effect that many rateyayers vrti convinced, though one rose from and assured them the Mayor M'Leod were correct, would it 1 the truth ? .To the ratepayers,!! say, re water—" Be not faitl believing."—l'am,' &c, Jamb [We may add to Mr. Liddle'sl ment the' words "and actioni to declare Mr. Liddle's seat vi elect a representative for Seven

his stead, which was only arresti a mistake had been made-in c

the time during which Mr. Li been absent from Council meel in consequence of his subsequ ciding to remain in Oamar.u, and to the best of his ability, to t sentation of the ratepayers o! Ward. Mr. Liddle's statement reporter whatever- was' present i day night's Council, meeting we replying that Mr. Liddle evident] as little about our source's of m as he does about'waterworks cngjo

and if that gentleman made whA' conceive to be iU.-judge.d_: remail withstanding that " morning's ran which, although jt sometimes M morse, confirmed Mr Liddle " last night's opinion,"- he wai'l We fail to see what, the sonte mencing with {t Supposing " h with the question. 'Jf Jar. Li many another who says on refle wish I had said something else, that he did not not introduce a * quotation in order to.give hisi weight, why does not he bo eft admit it 1 We, however, canno the remark he would have art would have been an improvemevt to which he is reported to Jia expression. The concluding I quotation is misapplied. Thoi One in whom w£, are taught to faith, and that not' Cr. Lidd highest of all' authorities says" your trust in princes," and S&X. '■■ not even a prince.—En, Jj. !s..;} u