CORRESPONDENCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1450, 7 February 1885, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible 'a he opinions expressed by our correspondents. To the Editor, Sis,-—From your report of the h.st meeting of the Borough Council 1 learn that Cr Sealy has called attention to a lot of overdue accounts for earth delivered by the Council to private parties, and reminded the Council that they had passed a resolution some months ago that only L 5 worth would be delivered to any party on credit. The Mayor ia reply stated that a number of these amounts were incurred previous to. the passing of the resolution. Surely, Sir, the Council has a very loose way of collecting their accounts, if, as the Mayor states, a number {of them have been owing for some months, or, in plain words, as I know to be the case, sixteen months. I decidedly object, as a ratepayer, to the Council allowing accounts to stand over so long. At the same time, it is surprising to me that they have been allowed to atand as it is within my own I knowledge that at least one party has received his account within three hours of the earth being delivered, followed by a letter from the Borough solicitor within

a fortnight giving him notice that unless be paid at once, legal proceedin'. s woul t be taken to recover it. I would liks to ask if this is the manner in which a public body should conduct its business. Ijiope that Councillors understand that for all the excessive credits they have given since the passing of the resolution referred to they are personally responsibly 1 am, &c., Ratepayer. Ashburton, Feb. 7. [We have expunged some personal allusions from our correspondent’s letter, Ed. A. 6.]