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Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1413, 16 March 1860, Page 3

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•^JWKSS ! W o(Jl>i^ 2Eus«* Grey Towq, •V3&jl' ■■ • ■■' V^%26tU.JFebruUTy, ; lß6o^.; . ;To^^-^imore|^^^iJL : * "' • ' ■ •••». ',"'"■;,■ -y\ -r, Sia^-Observing iwoTetfers \n the jfndepen \ $tert</o"he«sgned -by Mr. John Hall, «ud the: 6lher\by JS|glve persons in Grey Town, and as thrift objecCty^flfeais to he to throvr dinci'editupon .your letter, nnd as I feel sure thai your estimate of the fire is sooner under than over iited, I will explain the aflair in the best w«y ihtit I Crti)k'*rln the first place nine chain vf ' dog-leg feace'waa deairoyed. Itw^s made oi

Manuka, and Tefoki fnevyood, closely 'pacKe<J so that a pig couUnot get through, and it contained at least dm: hundred cords of firewood^ worth to me Bs. or 10s. per load; *I 'did not inteud it as a permanent fence, but to dry until I could erect an" ordinary fence.' "Seoofjdjyj the wheat destroyed is about one acre, it' is art acre and a-half field ; and that 'burnt 'Wai? measured off as an'aHSi'e for a reaping matchTby Mr. Anlerson, Provincial Engineer.' It woula have yielded about 16 or .17 bushel's to the acre. I niny also slate that'a valuable portioij of bush wa9 also destroyed upon my property, therefore had you stated £50 instead of £30', you would have been much nearer the mark -is to my actual loss. I had no ' bush faijen that wanted to be burnt, but Mr. Moles had^ he had ten acres adjoining his wheat. There was also a road line between my ground and Mr. Moles's that wanted tube burnt, and a fire in Mr. M.'slO acres or the road line, could hardlt fail to injure the belt of bush upon my ground, that I was anxious to preserve as a .shelter, — and especially as the party who fell the road have fallen nearly all the tops of the trees upon my ground. I also furnish you w.ith'the statement of D mid Haggerly, who was eugaged by Mr. Moles to reap his wheat before the firej and also a statement frein Thomas Ingly, who has been employed by Mr. Moles to reap s>eveb acrss of the wheat since the fire ; and he also assisted the other parlies who have 'been' reaping, therefore you will see that no reliance can be placed upon the statement of Mr, John Hull ; and I think that I shall be able to shov? what reliance May be attached to the" letter with a dozen Dimes to it, as eight of them hare been signed to a document before with a view of perverting the course of justice, in a case between me aud Mr, John Hall, which came off some time back. , I summoned Mr. John Hall for cuttisg timber' up'in my ground ; the case was heard by Mr. St. Hill, and * Mr. Kevans. Mr. John* Hall pleaded not gniltyj and then put in a paper signed by eight of tb« twelve, stating thai, the Umber cut (although it had taken him and his mate four days) was only worth half-a-crown. The magistrates saw through ihe conspiracy, and gave me judgment for the full amount £i 103. and costs, amounting in all to £3 10s. When I had received the money I said here Mr. Hafl, I do not want your money I only want to protect ray property, and offered him the money back in the presence of the magistrates. He refused it, arid sai(( that he " scorned both me and my money") aud upon our way home he very politely in* formed me that I "should not be allowed to live in Grey Town." If this should serve as a. key to enliyhten the public, you are perfectly at liberty to make suoh use of it and the accarri-' panying documents, as will aid the enda of truth and justice. - ' I am, Sir, yowr's respectfully, Hugh OooxNofl.

(To the Editor of the Wellington Independent.) Sib,— One of your correspondents, in your last issue, who signs " \n Elector," says in hig concluding remarks— "The Radicals have ob* stvucted every effort to'pusli the Proviuce a-head, they have wasted the publio time, and the public money and each session has been held at ir great expence to th« country, and there are ri6 results to show." Your cor espondent's first and second remarks are not to be controverted. The Radicals, with shame be it spoken, have been expensive obstructives," but he is wrong in hU •third remark when he says, " there are no rV suits to show." There is at all events one great and mighty record of their doings* showing uni mistakeable proofs of their imbeoilitv, the precious "Blue Book," of last session, which' will ever stand a frightful and glaring evidenced tiie tual abseuce of the requirements, which even the lowest parochial seuool in the olden land would have supplied, or thrust upon the dullest capacity By. the bye, Mr. Editor, what has become of that preoiou3 book of books — that marvelous concooiiou of stupidity, ignorance, and incampacity; as al?o of your correspondents " A B C." and " Dot and curry oue," to who9e indifatigable energies, nnd lynx eyed viglance we are so deeply indebted ; they promised soirie further revilations from that compound of absurdities. Have they been bought over by the wretched factim, to prevent any fuither expost of ttie Rowdies ignorance — if not, I trust they will fulfil their promises' and' thus let tha whole of Provinces know wh&t,tuose men really are wbo hare dared to resort to. every unwoniiy act to thrust themselves upon us as our rulers ; but, thanks to the unflinching energy of our noMo Superintendent, we have been spared the disgraceful infliction. Trusting this Blue Book will noi be allowed to dio a natural death, I aui, Sir, youi's, &0., A Lookkb Os.