O. P. S.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 14 October 1881, Page 2

O. P. S.

[TO TJIE EDITOB UTANGAIIUA TIMES] Sib, — Having read in your paper of the 7th instant a short letter expressive of much thankfulness for small mercies, and as I happen to be one of the particular donees included in the official category, I, as a matter of course, ought to have acknowledged the same. But there is a particularity connected with the subject which to me is rather unintelligible. No doubt there are some amongst us who are possessed of greiler acumen than my bumble self, who can penetrate the dark recesses of political intrigue, and reve::! to the confiding public, self included, what otherwise might appear an intricate enigma. The most puzzling feature con* aected with the novel policy is the (apparently) partial, one-sided manner in

which superabundant reennir.rr !vnf;:s are distributed. It rrpcars to !ir,ro l>e::n exoeu'ed in that virfuous, frlfvs.irrinrirg spirit, wiihout r^^arrl to fried or !<;'n, (l-nf to the initiated wouU s.ivour of iji^-raM* tndo to their most z^alou? supp^rff. rs. "Why fhns ignore ono pr.r(i.->n oft! o c~:r:---munily and bcslcw ? \?o'i br'ni^n f-ror:"; o others lc5S irc'inod fo i-^'n !s?i;-> r.i "> them in vile tficiic? ? To^siLiy |jj. : »v t^y be action in nccordi-M^ vr'^ih \]\n SiTM* fur.nl Jidriie— JL'iie in ynursclre.-- fric; "- of the Mammon of unripht n c^~r.r- ;? f !'.:': when ye fail -hoy n;;ir, &0., , Y,n'. p.* for tnjself, I bvlirro ns truly r^ /:. Campbell does, (li:s! flu? special » ;-...] r.^roi patronng? exfctiiScc fr« a rcr!ni:i ; or ion r> r this community w;i« the ruipoU'ip^ <-T unfeigned ben^rolrrcp. ami I :>;.i i-o! r, little surprised tint so imny <>f mr respected cUizcns can by so unen-ri' We :,* to douht the unqucstiovahlc inicr;ri[y rf our public servants. — I am, &c. Thomas Hall. Reefton, 0.-tobrr 10H), ISSI.