BOROUGH COUNCILORS.

Kumara Times, Issue 601, 31 August 1878, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCILORS.

''■ [TO THE EDITOR.;] . _^ If. Sir—l quite agree with your remarks last evening relative to ; the forthcoming L Borough elections, that it is high time-the names of those 'Councillors' who.-have'to' retire by rotation from the Council should be made known. Why, sir;* ' the Ross and Hokitika papers**it v be; > seen that this customary"and '"' practice has already beenV carried, out; v and why not the people 'expect the same procedure heret Officials and Oo*tncMlors -.<: are but the servants of the people ;' the > -former, should know, and- :do«their and "the latter should be made aware of their exact position.before .the-'pnbfic:.-j Sir, let us have no Star Chamber business here; everythkig"should b'S dbne'aboveboard, and for the coming elections titiere .' is no doubt but there are' good' meriior the position. Therefore I .woul&. say to. . the ratepayers, let us see things "as we, should see them .in this matter, and. let merit—genuine merit—be the standard of the future Councillors of, theJßorough. : And I once more would say to the ratepayers, look beneath, the mere-surface of things, and have our Borough business transacted so that it .can bear the? search- ' mg light of public knowledge and of., public criticism.—l am, &s •' , ,:, .Martin O'Hara. > Kumara, August 31st, 1878.' ;