Mr mcCallum on Mr Kinross'

Southland Times, Issue 4174, 15 November 1881, Page 4

Mr mcCallum on Mr Kinross'

TO If THE'BDITOB. .Sir,— -In your issue of tlie 11th inst. I have been attacked in a most unwarrantable manner by Mr Kinross. On Tuesday eren- !■} ing last Mr r Kinross addressed a meeting of -xnelectors at the Schoolhouse, derafhika. ••: He there insinuated that if I was returned - - as a member for the Waihopai Riding of the Southland County Council, I would i j'Jiare more than a fair share of County rates r. flpent in the neighborhood of the TNew Zealand and Australian Land Company's pro--1 - perty. If lam returned to the Council, I will be the representative of the electors of the Waihopai Riding— not the representa-; '■ ai tiye of the Company, as Mr Kinross I would be. I will do my duty 7 ' to "my constituents without fear or fnvor. ' ;'' itUs well known that the Company's ; i property is all in the market for sale, and knight, be sold at any time, consequently my. connection with them would cease. I .vdarejSay I have as much property in the — district as Mr Kinross, therefore my private interest in tho Welfare of the district is as great as his. I' contested the last election against Mr Kinross, and he was returned . _i by the small majority of one vote. There •ra three candidates in the field this time, therefore Mr Kinross is afraid, and con- ' tfequently resorts to the miserable tactics of insinuations, trying to' damage me in the Estimation of the electors of Oteramik*. I i' -hSvife lived over eighteen years amongst • v < tlie-settlers-of Dteramika, and they all know mi too Well to believe Mr Ki cross's miser- . ...,able insinuations. During thattime I have h * #e«irenWste& with' tlie' expenditure of a „ .deal of public money and I defy Mr ,* "Kiiarb'ssl or 'any other man tq say any of it '.' -was .". misappropriated. Mr Kinross also brings a charge against Mr Brydone through Mr Geisow. I will allow Mr i. Brydone to answer tho charge himself, as • • I know nothing of it, and I believe he will do so the first time he is in the district. ■ '" This milch 1 know, Mr- Brydone -was one ..of , those that supported a motion to the 'effect; 'liliat Mr Geisow was not a competent rbad ' engineer." Mr Brydone 0p- ,... , ij posed. Mr Geisow, I opposed Mr Kinross, ihe enmity of Messrs Geisow and .^Kinross against Mr Brydone and myself - „ jitrumped up for electioneering purposes.. iV-:-i:think I have said enough to show i.e^the .electors of tlie Waihopai Riding the baselessness of the insinuations brought against me. At some f uturei-tiine il may have something to say • SbouUhtfeiiginec-ring capabilities of Messrs r . Gajsow ajul' Kinross. ,We have several j&. IpfciSicnl of^ Ihe(r?skllt in this' neigfibor--4 ilotjd^-Yfeurft^&c. Agjh. v: R. M. --McCai.i.i-m. MoVtWiVlams, November 14.