WATER SUPPLY.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 999, 18 September 1903, Page 2

WATER SUPPLY.

(To the Editor Gisborne Times.) Sir,—-I was talking to my old woman this morning and she says to mo, 11 John, I ain’t too pertikiec upon this ore water scheme of Mr Townley’s. It is too long acoming, and as our friend Mr Whinray says it is ' doubtful and problematic ’ at the beslf, “ besides,” says she, “ we have one- fine white elephant of the water spechus in the yard, and we don’t want a mate for it.” “It is not Mr Townley’s scheme,” I added. “It originates from the brain of a fellow called Mestayer, a great expert who comes from the same town as Dick Soddon.” “ Dick was never too fond of water schemes of any kind,” she replied, “ and as for them experts as you call them, we don’t want any of them, haven’t we got Mr Townley and that lawyer chap, Mr Lysnar.” “ But wo must be progressive those days,” I answered. The old woman drow herself up to her full height, and looking at mo in a mannor which spoke volumes replied, “ Progression is a great thing entirely, but sure it’s the bankruptcy court that we’re galopping for. Five shillings in the pound would make us travel fast enough for anything, and Mrs Brown was telling me this morning that after you’d paid tho rates you’d have to pay for the water. And were you not reading tho other night, John, as Mr Mestayer in that fine report of his says that three engineers will be required for to oil tho machinery and one man to keep the reservoir and another to turn tho water on and oil, making a grand total of £IOBO per year in addition to over £4OOO interest on the loan. Sure, John, this is rale progression. And then Captain Tucker, who is no fool, told me the other day to be very careful how I voted. “It is too risky,” says he, “ for anyone with a little property. I have lived beside Waiherero and often seen it dry. Purity and plenty must be our motto,” says he.,“But it is the Rev. Williams that I most admire,” she added. “He is‘ £ a great philantropist. Sure he wants everybody to have water except his own sweet self. Ho told the Mayor the other night that he would run along to the corner and fill his bucket every day, and maybe he would not think it too much trouble to carry a bucket or two along for me.” Tho old lady was still going strong on tho loan proposals when I left for my work.—l am, etc., Plain Bill.