CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, 6 August 1892, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

We are not responsible for the statements ' ov opinions of correspondents. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 3IAKAWATU HEKALD. Sir, I see by a statement in your last issue that a meeting (private I presume) was held; by .some of four City Fathers,' and it Mas /decided .<to spend, not exceeding £100, in tuying to find water by'the artesian process.. •* Now I think, before our Borough Councillors take ; upon 1 'tliemselfes such an undertaking to spend * the above sum they should take the, ratepayers into their confierfed by calling a public meeting and state their views. Ido not think it was the intention of the ratepayers who sent them there that thay were to have hole in the corner meetings and decide important matters, which were entirely new.withoufcconsulting , the wishjof those who have .to pay the piper. When one looks bacltafc sbrhe

of their actions there has'beeft some fanny things lately. Some time ago there Mras a grand parade opposite the Court bouse. On making enquiry I was told that these were sOtaie oi our <City Fathers cutting an ornalaaer.ifal line, intendiog in some future | Arßor Day to plant some trees, j \mfc, lo and behold, this died ai natural death. The next great j undertaking was our town pump ; one <df them might as. well have been put "nn top of Mount Cook as far as its use ; fa£ jpousehold purposes is concerned, i&giiin, about a month ago, the sup^ec^ of Arbor Day was broached ' at a'couhcii meeting, but when Arbor did make its appearance ""where, oh ! where were our City Fathers gone" were they on the •mountain top tuning their harp for *«o'me other new idea, and it was left \%o one member of the School Committee and schoolmaster with a few of the parents to help the children to plant the 250 trees which Mr ,Laird very kindly sent as a present >tothe Foxton School ; but no city -Father was there. There are many other matters, but I have already I .fear encroached to much on your valuable , space. More anon" - 1 <&m;'k(s; - i "■' ;. „ ' Arbor Day. • ■: Foxton, /tugust sfch, 1892.