THE HON. JOHN M'KENZIE AND MR JOHN MACGREGOR.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7690, 6 December 1899, Page 4

THE HON. JOHN M'KENZIE AND MR JOHN MACGREGOR.

TO TUB EDITOR. Sin,—Enclosed horowith is a copy of a lottor I havo to-day addrossed to Mr John MaoGrogor, ox-M.L.C., and I shall be obliged if you will find Hpaco for tho samo.—J ami oto> i J John M'Kenzuo. Hoathfiold, Palmorston, Decombor 1, 1899.

Sin,—Tho Otago Daily Times of 29bhult. reporting a spoooh dolivorod by you in Dunedin tho previous night states that you reforrod to a oortain lottor I wroto to you two years ago Why did you nob toll tha pooplo that you commenood tho correspondent by writing to mo on a corbftin subject, and that) tho lotitor you mention wob my roply. On this oooasion thoro woro only two letters—yourß to mo and my roply to tho samo. Your letter was of a privato naturo. and so was my roply. In tho wholo of my political experience I havo novor known a privato lottor to bo used_ in tho manner in which you havo used mine withoub tho oonßont of tho party writing being obtainod. You havo dono this at a timo when I was abßonb from tho colony by writing to my colleague, who knew nothing of our oorrospondonco, and when my return to tho colony was doubtful. lam not able at tho present timo to publish your letter and my reply, as both are lockod up in my desk Id Wollington, and thoro is no possible means of my gotting them until I return there myeolf. Howovor, to got over thiß difficulty I shall bo glad if you will publish both lottors, and lob tho pooplo of Now Zealand judgo botweon us fairly as to whether I doaorvo all tho consuro you endeavor to throw upon mo for tho lottor in question. I also notice in your speech you thought propor to attack my land policy and administration. You do this at a timo when you know ib is impossiblo for me to take_ tho platform to roply to you. Generous this, of you whoßO lottor I hold oxpressing gratitude to myself for your evor having any oxistonoe aa an M.L.O. Howovor, you may resb assured that if my health keeps improving I will at no distant date bo ablo not only to defend my land policy and administration, bub will also oxposo your political hyprocisy in its truo nakedness as a lapsed Liboral.— I havo, oto., (Signed) John M'Kenzie. Palmorston, Docombor 1. . P.S.— I intend to hand a copy of this lettor to tho proßß for publication.—J. M'K. John MaoGrogor, Esq.