ALAS, THOSE WHARVES!

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 629, 25 July 1882, Page 2

ALAS, THOSE WHARVES!

To the Editor. Sir,—When Mr " Fudge " makes such a gross personal attack on a poor unoifeud-

ing individual like myself, he should certainly sign his name to it. Hβ surely does not moan that letter as a coterion of composition. Wliy, it does not come up to a good sitimp speech, I esoect he wishes I was bic'c; nnd ns 1o -'shop," don't we all talk and live shop from January (o December. Just a few ! SiHl, putting all joking on one side, whoever *' Vox Popt'li " may be, I quite agiee with him, end hope this sii* , about the wharves may lend to soroe good, and that our Council will be able, while pi-ovidinx for keeping (he wha> vet* in •epaif. to do noitoing to binder the t<ade of the disii'ct or lessen the popula'ion. The qdesiion of ways and means is evkieoJy n one, or'why would the head councillor tuake &uih remaps ns Hie following:—-That as the p*es,ent wliarf sca'e is uospiisfacto'v, etc., and that in his opinion the Cot'ocil we>e not in a posiiion. eic. etc..—¥"ou.si. etc., H. B. To the Editor. S<r».—Yot'rcof •esooodent vi Vox Popol?" whose letter aopeais in yoc* , ies.'e of the liith inbiv ve<y |jior)e*lc ass.'iuee that ihe enhject of jeiiy dues is nn r>B.oo"aol one uud fo'it)with ia/piO|)e-K', ac it appeals lo invest li'sc l ' ic'tnus w/id a tone of bi'ffoone-'y. I'o his own inJe>voga»ory, has V. P-■Miouylittbe ma-'.er nut fro<n a dis'o-'e e&ied ;joi(it of v'ew ? It will ie3dily Ije conceded ii>at ihe should be maintained ~<n cde', and their efficiency nod usefjlness e:ilended, if possib'e. pmi that fi"ids for the puipobe n?<7st he supplied by ihe .iin- ; )os tilon of cbfl'ges. 1 conbii-e<: i'>o eiotis esi»o<t nnd imooct a)is:op i; eu in the discaS'ioo-ihe charges I'eit'R i-nposed for fhe use of toe jet: y and o» )l<aoce9. and to make good the wear and >c.ii', on me same groend that ihe catfer drakes ca-.»-ge. -Goods having jncu.-ed chirage in Lviielton or Di'oert'o, will the Akn-oa ca .»er <cart dteui f ee of charge, ia ? Would ihe Lyi.el on or Daned'n deem it leasonaoie t> temU does and cliai-gen becaohe e : i.ri'iar chafes been anuiir ea in Melboi'-oe o-' Sycney? It is a ho ! jject fO'. , coog-au'lpi'oo il»at (he <aove-<Mnent Hue-aly and con&'Ue'ately •const "«cie(i jei«"es J o ihe Bays cocoa our Ha»bor, Iβ eoa'j'e fm-ne's to receive sopplies aad sdip fOe'e produce diect, although V- P- doo<o-es it as affeci'og iue eforefceep'og jo<e<est. F-otn your reuovt l of the last Council I gai'?er that i 4he wha<fiogerb accooot shows i torily iiiat Uie wh«''e elephant is payiog : for bis keep, and something over for life assurance. However, shoolo itie fai'u-'e ' iiappen which yoar co-tespopdont so <onfidently anMcipales, the jeojedy that occurs to me would be to appoint li'ui as the local Bat oum, to show nflE Jumbo's capabiliiies to moo profitable purpose.— Yours, etc., CI'L'EZEN.