TO TUE EDITOR OF THE TIMARU HERALD. Sib, — The effusion contained m this morn ing's issue is very characteristic of " Citizen." I beg spaco for a few remarks to conclude this correspondence so far as lam concerned. I said that this morning's effusion was charac teristic of " Citizen," because always under the guise of keeping to the subject, he cun ningly avoids it. The correspondence that h*9 taken place may thus be summed up m a fei - words : — I wrote a short note pointing out tho inconsistency of Mr Slitter's action m Grstxominating a man, and then when ho wu3 not appointed, proposing that tho ap pointment should bo held over till the Act was altered, till m fact the life membership should be abolished. " Citizen " immediately replied m an angry and impudent letter, insinuating who the author was and indulg ing m remarks showing extremely bad taste. Mark ! he attempted " neither to palliate nor deny " the charge I replied blaming him for his weak guess and for his im pertinent epistle. " Citizen " replied carefully avoiding any mention of the mistake m his first and saying he could not sea whero the fault lay. I did not reply, whereupon somo other correspondents " put m their little oar." " Citizen " again wrote charging me with want of pluck, &c, &c. This drew from mo a- reply, to which "Citizen" opposes an effusion this morning equal m nil respects to his previous ones. He ulso says Unit I am making a cowardly retreat, and am actuated with malignity. Now to those wbo have been interested m this correspondence I would point out that, firstly, my charge was clearly formulated j secondly, that neither Mr Sutter nor his friends at tempt any refutation of it ; thirdly, that so far as tho wholo thing may bo an extremely bliuneable and shameful piece of business, neither Mr Sutter nor his friends deny it. 