The pocket book announced in our col- ' uums as lost, w:is picked by Mi: G-. Walker, ' junior, on Iho River Bank, close to ihc ' railway bridge. It contained nearly three ! hundred pounds in cheques and cash, he- ! sides papers of importance. It is a fortu nate matter for the owner that tlio lost i article was discovered by an honest indivi dual. Mr Fookcs in his last letter makes ano ther assertion which is again incorrect. Ho observes : —" I repeat however that the val uation was reduced in favour ol' Mi: .lames Peat and one other purchaser, on the lato Railway Reserve, while the valuator's value was allowed to stand good in every other case. Can the Board give a satisfactory reason for that! The facts have been placed before us. Mr James Peat moved in the Board tho following resolution ;—" That all appeals against valuations in Wards 1 and 2be reduced to upset price." The mo tion was carried, and apart from these re ductions were several others in the same wards, as the' Rate Book shows. We are sorry Mr Fookes should make the charges without first informing; himself as to tho facts. We are bound to put the matter clearly before tho public, and we trust our Wairoa friend will be more accurate in future.
