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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2079, 14 May 1907, Page 3

A member of the Grey Lynn Borough Council made a naive confession at the last meeting of the Council. A complaint from a householder, that lie had not had his house refuse taken away was receiving sympathetic attention at the time, and the Councillor in question, with fiery indignation in his eye, explained: “It’s disgraceful the way this- dust business is managed, i know of my own certain knowledge that a dust cart has not been seen in my street for the past two years; ' two years, gentlemen ! Last week, for the first time in that, period, my dust was taken away.” The rest of the Council burst out laughing, for it tiirifech out that tlie appearance of- the dustman in this particuler street coincided with the election of t|ie speaker, to the Council. “Now,” exclaimed one of the older members;, “you sen what you get when elected.,” The municipal .gasworks of the borough of Kangiora were formally opened on Thursday night. The works cost £24,000, and are a great success. At the ceremony the Mayor, Mr. Ralph, said they were only flip, forerunner of other municipal jjjjderta'k-

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