AN ANSWER TO W. DAVIES.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2181, 31 December 1875, Page 3

AN ANSWER TO W. DAVIES.

' (To ihe Editor of the Evening etw.) - -Qt W —Tn -answer to Billy Daviea s re- " I C mvSf and others in last night's s£r I SriSSti- Sly fair that ihe Public SSld'?£ «tit I*™ . -aj; Jill Varies' tolls * great untruth in the first place by stating tho number of persons present at the meeting held at the Pacific. Thtre, were 15 to 20 present, and two or three representing Tararu district. 1 "Mr \Davfes promised to atteud himself, but ran away to Shortland out of the road. It was not his policy to attend such meeting because it would offend Butt's Cornerites, and John Butt signed Billy Daries's nomination paper; so in the face of tho coming election for mayor it would not suit, him to< send a telegram stating; — that such meeting stroDgly upheld Major Keddell's recomjnejadatipn to have ithe polling booths- ,mpre'central. Why did Mayor Davies sign a petition that John Butt hawked about privately .to, his i best; and most influential friends—petitidnirig tKe ; non-removal rof :the courts ? Why >dlds not: ,W<- Davies. stand neutral; then ? ; Because it did ; not suit him for the Provincial Council Election to do so. I am one who assisted in breaking the Tammany King. W. Davies had no right to attack -me at the end of his letter which did not concern me, and I am fearless of any'man'to-say* a wrong word of me, having always paid and will endeavour to do so —twenty shillings in the pound— and I am surprised that W. Davies has not better sense th^ir to rake up things that's passed at this time of the year,, -viz, last day, when men ought to make friends not enemies.—l am, &c, .. Joseph Coke-wall Williams.