CORRESPONDENCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 125, 24 October 1885, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

Undt r no circumstance is the fid i tor 're.s poi isible tat the matter contained in coi respona^nue. (to the editor.) Sir,. -Rinlly permit me through the tn«di mi of your valuable paper *o express my heartfelt lhanks to the niany who i howedme k'ihUness at the time of my meeti ng wtUft » severe accident by falling down; the cliff, whilst working on the tramway formation for the Woodstock Company, Karangahake, in August last. To Mr R. K. Davis and his 'manager, Mr liaslett, my special thanks are due, as thfey^ spared neither money or expense in seeking U> have me m?uie «s comfortal>le and well attended to as pos^iulo* — Yours, etc., Danibl Kbdwood.

(TU THK KIHTOK.) SiR,-— I otaerrr «ie ThauiP* Advertiser of- Albnday last ftaree that at a meeting lieM-at Kara«»nhs»ke on bVi'Ny evening, HJth inst., a series of resolutions •tfoujLjW condemning the action of the Gore"rnnv mti nt in postponing the County • ecii.n ,ft tq it sth phe G<>- c nor to mibAi tlh v i eclum to t>c proceed eU nitliat one*, was carried unanimously. Beingprehent throughout the mectui? referreiJ to, I Itejj to contradict the statement as bein^r quite incorrect and one sided, a<* no uieutioii Whatever id male of uu amend men t proposal l»y u^self) secouded, mid put to the meeting to the effect thet no action Iks taken re post(K)iiciuent oF elections." The fact is the 6rst pmpos.ttont referred to were tmly^jcarrieu oy a very narrow majority. In -moving my aiuvudmcut I stated What* I well knew to be the case, viz., th»t in that r»ry niwtin* th«*re were pewiflssors of miners rigl.U which had N"tjn t purchased for and t^iven to them l«y. others, for a purpose. 1 urn in favour of every bona jitlc miner h.-ixiiitf a Vote, l>ut am not in favour uf any person being ahle Ut pui chase thu right to vote forjiiimself and others by simply pnying twenty sinlliugs. I consider the action of the government in postponing the elections! was both justifiable and decidedly fur the benefit of the new county. I Yours, etc, I C. A. Corner.