HBH 1892 Nov 3 3 Waipawa HOGG A W Letter to the Editor NOT THE MAN Sir,-Opossum hunting I Australia I have sometimes found my dog barking up the wrong tree. In New Zealand I am afraid the well-informed editor sometimes makes a similar mistake. Your article referring to the Hon. Mr RIGG'S presentation is written under a misapprehension. I was not present on the occasion referred to, I am not a member for the Wairarapa, and I am certainly not a "new chum." - I am, &c., A.W.HOGG WOODVILLE, November 2, 1892.