HOW TO DO IT.
To the Editor.
Sir,— l notice in your issue of yesterday a letter under the heading “ How it is done.” The writer is rath r sarcastic on the manner of stopping water adopted by our City Fathers. How far his objections are correct 1 am not prepared to say but one point in the case I should like’ to draw attention to. Whether or not the Council can be held responsibb for the damage suffered by Mr Walker I do not know, but i certainly think he is as much entitled to have his house raised to the proper level at their expense as a certain individual in Havelock street was, who had his front fence lowered at the time the street was brought to the proper level. Apologising for trespassing so far upon your valuable space, I am, etc., Fajrplay,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 21 September 1883, Page 2
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145HOW TO DO IT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 21 September 1883, Page 2
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