THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 1072, 8 March 1880, Page 3

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

[TO THE EDITOR.] —-Taking into consideration the many difficulties Opposed and overcome by the Council of this little 11 tin pot” borough (perhaps it would be better to have called it “pint pot”' borough, seeing that there have been so many

retail dispensers of Pizzey v. Kortegast, xxx comprising it), and any amount of abuse and false imputations cast upon it, it becomes incumbent upon some one of the residents to say a few words in its defence. In the first place, the present and past of the Arahura Road Board should he a sufficient justification for the stUp which experience has proved to the most obtuse was a step in the right direction. In th'O next place, the revenues of the borough, which amount to a good iSoiind sura, have been expended to the benefit of tiie majority of our townsmen and the improvement of the town, impugn it Whoso list. And last, but nbt least, the present financial Which will bear favorable comparison with any other town in New Zealand even to give the handicap with regard to age to any of them, of which any caviller may he easily satisfied by enquiring of our Town Clerk or auditors. The Council, as constituted, cannot boast the French Knight’s motto, “ Sans puer et sans reproche but for a mixed community to choose fronq they also will hold their own With any other body, and instead of trying to cast sneers and slurs and abufeb upon them, it would come mubh better from those people if they were to try and assist by sympathy and advice, than otherwise.—am, yours, Citizen. KUmai’a, March 6th, lßso. [Although we give “ Citizen’s letter publication, at the same time we opine it will bC finintelligiblC to many of our readers, as the insinuations to which he refers as made against the. municipal body of this town have nevet appeared in our cblumns. —Ed. K.T.] For remainder of news see,last page;