Keply to Mr Coleman Phillips.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2099, 1 August 1887, Page 2

Keply to Mr Coleman Phillips.

To the Editor of the Standard.

Sir,— Abssnae in Wellington has prevented earlier notioe of Mr Coleman Phillipe* letter in your last Wednesday’s issue. Is there any settler in the district, except Mr Coleman Phillipe, who would voluntarily attach his name to a column of enoh absurdities ae he has penned ? For years past yon are aware that he bag been suffering from a more or less violent attack of Booth on the brain, and now that MrCnff and myself have been added to the list, the final result to big health is a matter for actions concern. Physicking at snob a late stage of the disease would, I fear, be useless. What, then, is to be done ’? In bin oaee, nothing. The disease most take its coarse. Let me, then, pass on to your readers, and ask them to examine a few of Mr Coleman Phillips’ fasti. The Greytown factory was not the first started in the colony, by a long way. No one should know better than be that out first manager got hie training at the Edendale factory, and that the Ashburton factory was started long before tbe Greytown one. Similarly as to hie statement that the Greytown factory nearly obtained tbe Government bonus. The Edendale factory deservedly obtained that bonne, and its terms were that 80 tone of cheese should be exported within a given time. Mr Coleman Phillipe knows that the Greytown factory has never exported ten tone; yet he publishes each nonsense as this, Be then gees on to make! riQbliß| itatmmti ibral “my aamp>

ment ” ol the company. and that although I had nothing to do with its inesptioa 1 osme in and “coolly stepped over his head.*’ Will M Phillips rab np his wits a little and realise, lot once, that he and 1 have held our respective positions in the company by the votes of shareholders, and that he is insulting bis fellow directors when he talks ol my management of the company. He is also well aware that almost from the commence' ment ol the factory, 1 have repeatedly asked to be relieved of my plaee on the directory, strongly staling my belief that nothing bat local management by milk suppliers them* selves weald ensure success. I am still of this opinion, and the financial difficulty alone has induced me to remain on the Board.

Mr Coleman Phillips lately resigned the trust reposed in him by the shareholders because his fellow director. Mr Caff, bad a 11 inference with him, and told him to do so. I did not happen to be present at that particular meeting, and knew nothing whatever ol the matter. He apparently, however, expected myself and others to interfere and entreat him to come back to ns. Disappointed in this, he assumes the role ol the injured innocent and appeals to the public against his new bogey, Mr Cnfl. Life will be scarcely worth living—to Mr Coleman Phillipa—if this goes on mnoh longer. Mr Coleman Phillipa thinks tbs want of cool chambers a fitting comment upon Mr Bnobanan’s ability. I shall be happy to make himself the first test subject in the chamber specially reserved for dairy product in tbs new freezing works extension, now being built. 1 may also remind him of what he seeks to ignore, for his own purposes, that cool chambers were fitted np a eonpfe of years ego in several of the steamers, bat were again dismantled, because the Australian drought created a demand sufficient lor the time bring to absorb all oar dairy produce. No doubt Mr Coleman Phillips’ influence would have induced the steam companies to ran thsir chambers empty until it suited his purpose to fill diem; Ido not presume to bsvs any enoh power. Thors is now, however, s steamer on the berth, about to fit np a cool oliambar, and he oan have the opportunity of making a venture on bis own aooonnt. The steam companies have always been ready to fit np eool chambers whenever any prospect was offered ol filling them with produce.

Bat the batter factory (why hotter) doee not esheaet the liet of Mr Oolemea Phillips’ trouble*. He wendere oil Into a hotchpotch of other rabjeete upon which he bee shown the moet comical ignorance. Upon the Uatarawe bridge eabjeot, for instance, he proceeded to inetraet the Government, the Ooanty Ooanoil and the Greytown Borough Oonnoil. in the moet absurdly amoeing way, ehowing that he knew nothing whatever of the Act* bearing on the question. Will Mr Ooleman Phillipe oome down from the oloade and realise that the Government, having absolutely refused my request for a direct grant, there is therefore no way of erecting the bridge unless the settlers consent to the levy of a rate on their properties for 36 years. That done, the money oan be boirowed and the bridge proceeded with at onee. The settlers there know this, it Mr Coleman Phillipe doesn’t, and that I have done everything in my power to assist them in their difficulty. Does be wish me to coerce them into levying a rate against their wilL The Waibenga Bridge.—Ur Ooleman Phillips has already apologised to the Fe*« (berston Boad Board for accusations on this matter. 1 think he will have to follow a similar course with regard to the South County Council when 1 tell him that Mr Sing’s services were at once offered the Boad Board by the chairman as soon as the damage was reported. The Board, however, has always bad charge of the Bridge, and is very rightly taking energetic steps to get the damage repaired. County Bate.—lt is simply incorrect that I at any time wished to impose a county rate. The Boad Boards are quite sufficient as a rating body. He wishes for county amalgamation but forgets to tell na that the North county has been, and ie now, paying a heavy rate. Doee be wish us to share it t

The Two Electorates. —Contradiction ia getting quite monotooone. Mr Ooleman Phillipe may, however, be told that I have in the pest frequently advocated their union. “ Mr Buchanan i« solely responsible for the existence of the Pastoral Sooiotloe fat ue Valley.” I am sorry again to| upset Mr Coleman Phillips. The general meeting of member! held at Carterton dooided this question unanimously. One last instance of my iniqnitiea and I am done.

1 congratulated Oarfcerton upon bsing created a municipality in defiance of Mr Ooleman Phillip’s expressed opinion. May 1 aek whether the Carterton burgesses asked his advice before taking this important step. They certainly did not ask mine aud I as certainly did not presume to foist it npon them. 1 fear I have transgressed Mr Coleman Phillips’ solemn warnings against such long letters as his. To those who know him and his absurdities, any reply at all most teem a waste of your space. I address my letter to those who have not enjoyed that privilege. I am, 40.. % W. 0. Bmauita.