THE WRECK OF THE TARANAKI.
[To the Editor of the EVKNIKCi STAR.] Sir,—ln Mr JMcKcnzte's (letter of to-day's " Herald" he states that the master of the s.s. Taranaki was exonerated, or words to that effect. Aa this statement is most likely to mislead the travelling ptildie I beg to state that the purport of the judgment delivered was as follows :—The master of the s,s. Taranaki was found fault with for not " heaving the lead," and for not " going at a moderate speed iv a fog," but on account of hi.s attention to the passengers and lauding them nil safely, his certificate was returned, but he had to pay all expenses. In justice to Captain Malcolm up to this time be bad beeu a most successful man, which, no doubt, was taken into considera tion by the Board of Inquiry. I think I have shewn that Captain Malcolm was not " fieo from blame."—Yours, eec, ViKITAS. The cause of the accident was the deviation of the compass, through iron cargo being stowed in the 'tween decks under the steer-

ing compass,

NEW SCHOOL BUILDING, CITY WEST, NO. 2.
(To the Editor.)

Sin, —I see in last evening's Stak a corres pondent signing his name " Aniega." I wondered reading the letter if he knew the meaning of the word "literally." If so, I am surprised he should have made such untruthful statements. If " inquiries "had been made in right places (as to the supply of timber) and not in his brains, different conclusions would have been come to, and not merely conjectures. It. is evident the person hcloiigM to Mr Hamsun's school, being nt the bottom of the class in the alphabet.—l am, yours, Sec, CONTUAUTOK.
WASTE LANDS BOARD.
