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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1872, 29 September 1906, Page 2

It gives us no pleasure to think that we have aroused the ire of His Worship the Mayor on the sanitation question ; but were we as sensitive as His Worship evidently is, it would be our turn now to become irate. Yet knowing that Mr Townley would not wilfully misrepreeent us, and that the misstatements he made, in referring publicly to the matter yesterday, due to his too ardent desire to believe that Gisborne is a paragon of healthfulness and sanitary perfection, our serenity is undisturbed. In calmer moments, too, Mr Townley will admit that we never made the statements attributed to us by him, or that anything committed to print in these

columns is “contrary to fads.” Indeed every allegation that wo have mailo is moro than corroborated by every doctor in the town who have boon soparatoly interviewed, none knowing what tho other had said. Most of those gentlemen wo have uovor mot, and not one of them was consulted in reference to anything wo have ever writton on this or any other subject; yot with singular unanimity tlioy all agroo that what wo have writton is tho truth. More than that, old rosidonts have called at this office to introduce thomsolvos and applaud our efforts in tho cause of sanitation,

and as far as wo can gather the almost unanimous opinion of the rosidonts is on our side. As wo said yesterday, •• facts are facts, and tho truth cannot be hidden.” Gisborne is a healthy place ; but it can be made more healthy still—just what Mr Townley imagines it to be in fact —if Mr Townley and the other pessimists on this question will only help those who desire to make it so. Until that is done *’ the dangers lurk in every square acre ” not “ square yard ” or backyard remember—“ that is occupied,” and all that wo ask is to have those dangers annihilated. Honestly we think that Ilia Worship will bo one of the first to assist us when he reads those articles

again in his calmer momonts. We dosiro to thank each and every one of tho medical gentlemen for their courtesy, assistance, and the valuable information on the subject which they have imparted, and we feel sure that the public will bo grateful to them for it.