MUNICIPALITY FOR MORNINGTON.

Evening Star, Issue 4309, 18 December 1876, Page 4

MUNICIPALITY FOR MORNINGTON.

. hot rnTomwfyrtJV-';{/ '° ! M**>ohald: Reid'sr spfcech*at MosgielMretold,Mlast night's.Stab, occurs the loTlowtojMpasaig* :—MX.rjigret for.'the sake of thiß Province''that Venave not been left ;> The action that has already been taken in a^paffi;;of•; this .County, of Taieri verifies' vj-haty j ,said- with regard to the Counties :£i& ,1 aayifciscpainful tosee the narrow-minded views and lGoalißid'exhibited in some parts of the County. To-day I read ofeaT-dWftriot that wishes'&>beformed intofefe mt^dij^/;in|-order that 'it may avoirpaviiig' JiriVthing' J s>mxS&. the maihte* '■ DM ••-> "■<- . . . However, although there may ,le seme pettifogging districts! in which such harrow views«iua3j. ; beTenterteiine&j I donot think that we .wiH-have- our main roads properly a^e<J©^4lMc^ykmathtained/ , / ' * ;Now, sir, as a ratepayer, a%d ! bhe who has "fP^ ,Q? r PMi tioi » * or a municipality,,l wouM l&#te>dkw;attejititfn Jb £ *feVf!acts whicu ,.K.ew streets-through-cuftiifgrand across gulliedareconstantly needed in Mornlygten and demand our ML powergj- (as tlargely composed $L & workmg*class population) in thei ratepayine line..- ■;]■>■: --.'/_ . y.'..")"•- ,* : /.v '•' :> Ma^oiJha ratepayers are men>»ho have recen%,«oii«d in the Colony Jantl have to straggle hard for a bare subsistence; and'' because* tfre*#*andsddh 'of these "are hot willing to rob, their, wives and childrenin order to coriftibtrU to the' maintenance of the roadlnSf'lhjß wWLto- do farmers, and landholder on thevTareri their representativeTMr Held tickles the ears of .his conetituehts with, Jfarrbwminded views, localism, pettifogging districts K 'jteßHSfan in the Colonid>ee|Bj>,i>t'fitt6a*b»ajrand dlnot Mow-: or Cohhty system : W best the peoplw of NeW ZealanS, but ofe*hisPil>am jefeftain,-Vth*t it is manifestly Morhiftg'tdn should the County roadg anaTreceiyjl, no f benefit in return., while are likely ;:»,ji3E>adß iutb"the coi\dtfy, is exempt" .... ~' v "•'■- : *^ f petition for. fortiijrig 1 W'lmuhicipaiity jisi' being , tures, ratepayers will sign it arid pjrtfve thereby their - sense of justice and fair play.-r-I am, &c., tjm di ta>at Mwinjn»ton, December 20.