PINE COMPANY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9147, 20 June 1891, Page 3

PINE COMPANY.

TO TUB EDITOB.

Sib, —Your foot-note to Sir Robert Stout's letter is severe, but those who know him will not think it too much so. No one is fonder of nasty insinuations than Sir Robert. Your readers will perhaps recollect that he tried to do injury to his late successful opponent, Mr Jame3' Allen, who wrote him some private letters. After a great deal of talk about tie object of thesfl letters, with tb.9 iuteution of injuring Mr Allen, the letters were read by Sir Robert, but the public were not slow to condemn the man who would do this, and give Sir Robert bis quktus. Sir Robert pretsnds to have f«ith in the public, but because they prefetred a stripling in politics to him, he has never ceased at public meetings and banquets to show his chagriD, Sir Robert may be glad that the public did not discover him sooner, and he appears annoyed that his real value has been discovered. Hia connection with this company, which is simply monopoly, is in keeping with hi 3 support of the grant of two millions and a-balf of land to the Hast aad West Coast Railway Company. This is the gentleman who is against the State giving anything bat a leasehold right to land.

Your exposure of what ia against public interest when done by even shareholders of your paper will be appreciated by the public. Although not on tbo roll of Duuedin electors, when I get a vote I shall take care it is given to the right sort of man.—l am, &\ ( June 17. Non-Electob,