CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, 27 October 1892, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE MAYORALTY ELECTION:

TO THE ElilTOn OF THH JUNAWA'J3J HIBALD

Sir,— l read -with some little astonishment the second clause of your correspondence (Progress) in your last issue where he states that Mr McMillan personally has«doneja great deal more for the Borough than Mi 1 Nye has done. I think (Progress) must be a bit of a new chum and l«n.qweth> not from j whence he came nor whither lie gbeth. I would like to ask him what haa^s model of (Progress) ever done )to benefit this town or district /sL|rißf»---kind in general. .. 1 thfnk.he; la'Jike his nephew (Progress), he ."may sjiake hands with muisel^ attd poh^ef ove^r the fact that this town has 38rie more for him than ever he has or ever will do, fon ity. i Mr^ye; t wtm 4p the district and plodding and helping fcp baild jip|. (ihei to^'p* -W;hen <ffi|r McMillan was in his small cloths. So there : can -be i nor cogapaajgarja an that point. In my opinio"ri thefone thing which will place Mr McM^Jab at the top of the poll is that lib' 'is in favour of a Borough Loan, say £2000, and in that 1 think he Sg.? withvtbe majority of the ratepayers, *i6v'<tiaß more advanced portion: of -them because they* think they -hay« ■ s"ifuck in the nrud -quite long enough, -but & am not aware that MrANyfeii is i Opposed to the Loan-Policy, if he is, he will not have mp vote; 1 'I; 'think there both reason and common sense in this Loan Policy, say 4.195P or Water, Road s - and . Ligots \ , for the town, and £1000 for country roads, thi«k would, -benefit , both. The ratepayers need not be fright* ened ; the rate of course would have to be struck^ as'a r tnaifer of law? m guarantee, but it is not essential to call it up. Suppose three-pence in the poun'ci Wais* isfcruc^ that/ would only make if Is 6d' in 'the pound. We old settlers have hatftb ; 2s in the pound in bygone days, Town board Is, County Is ;^«j you^wilVile we'would still be 6d to the good. Jl am one with "yon,; tir, that- 4he gentlemen who aspire to the - honorable position of; 'Mayor of < <:thig Borough shall call a meeting -of the ratepayers and let them have ■ iheir views on the above very importaflt subject. Hoping I have not encroached too much on : your' valtiftbl* space. I am, &c,

Advance Foxton, Oct. 28tb, 1892 ; '