CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, 9 August 1892, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

♦- We are not responsible for the statements or opinions of correspondents. BEPLY TO " ARBOR DAY." TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANAWATU HEBALD. Sir, — Your correspondent " Arbor Day " is certainly wrong in bis assertion that the Borough Council he d a private Jmeeting and dcci led to spend £100 in sinking for artesian water, if he has read your reports concerning this important matter, I fail to understand how he has the audacity to t-tate that such a meeting has taken place. On the first instant the ordinary monthly meeting of the Counoil was held, and it was decided to form a committee to report at a special meeting, to be held on the sth inst, and on that date the whole Council were unanimous in passing a resolution adopting the suggestion of the committee, viz., to sink for artesian water at a cost not to exceed £100. If " Arbor Day" knows anything ahont Council n. afters he must know that Couuc : l nvetin-s are open to the public, and therefore cannot be private or " hole in the corner " meetings. It seems strange that " Arbor Day's " letter appearod in your columns the same d»y as your report of the special meeting, but it only tends to show that he must have been having some conversation with that . important person ige the "man in the street" and has evidently received a garbled account from that gentleman. His allusion to the town pump is contradictory, he says the water is useless for household purposes, yet he objects to the Council spending money io obtain a pure supply. Cone* rning the tree planting at the sch ol I. must refer him to the school committee who will no doubt give h?m the iuformation he is thirsting !or. In concluding, ''Arbor Day," winds up wiili' " more anon." poor fellow, i pity him, and would advise him to stick to thoie ihings he understands, and leave matters he is ignorant, of alone.— l am, &c, Artesian.