THE WARD DIVISIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 3

THE WARD DIVISIONS.

Since our ; leader was, m; type.. we fcvfc^arot a little more *;«*»*»¥»• to the absolute perversion of truth .and. facts Which characterizes the article m -^Krday's issue, of i*eTin,erwithr c . - : »* faVd^to this matter, may say that the Mayor has submitted no schenie oi. alW wd division whatever. As: a ratey er, ie.is m favour of a .certain :"/E ci vU,tfiatthe central ward be^ bpund& on Road; .'Wert, . «« ll ? e "■■■■ laW-^ #^ 2^>d taking:^ 'Mutreefe ta,^,tiver^.and,on;the olhet b7 a line also ..,.•!#*^ *»» Bound^ Road West,. and taking m NorthTßuk^ and Priacees streets, land '■•■ ' :^Wtb the river. The otfcer jfcwo wards to Won either side ofthe cen-: That fe^N^ON's view ( . ;^f jttt wat^ as a r^l^.^e >s Would no£ presume m his .position^ : Mayor to forward .Biichra'reoomniendar> tiontothe Govrtnaient; without first !-. iubml&irig^he -whole question to , the consideration of the Borough Council, -^ the statement that «?.a scheme of ward division, entirely^ embodying Mr Snels.on'B views was adopted alter a leugxonyersation,.. Mr Snelson ber iimißntire^ satisfied with the proposed division, which m fee* emanated from himself," is oS the face of ilquite con"The Times a^f ß^. "there lias *een nothing ,-tinderhasd' ior discourteona to the Council >■ or . 4 Maypv.», ,^l,7 we. shpuldu like, to ■^incw'wliat woul^, m the opimo* of the^TtraeiCKe considerea underhand or r.i ; To out nuntfthe co*rse ; adopted was Hi ever* sflnsejboth underJfiand' anU di&courteoHS. -^he' Times makes another 1 asser io/ 'lii»^nkh:ewn:th^ayov, and he baa kindly agreed J t6' write a letter assent "ing>/the/ propose^^^d divisions. The latter parLof this sentence jthe - Mayor. *toq?actepzeSTP '?mPPMf&y. iJJ Ssfalsehopd^ Hejias agreed to &> nothing of the .sort, nor would! he , di-eanv o pf, ) 4pipg adythinfjof : the ***, Vjsp& j^: Wing ,the , Gouncik ittj, iLiß'confidißnce.and^Maining; .th^: full *'WiMm** ,Jerl r l ' vewionsof.the .tru^ and is inclined to ' ' wbnder, what could be the: >. ulterior 1/0 object sought -to be ; stttained, by.^uch palpable injsrepreseixtations. Probably at tlie next meeting of the Borough question will be further ! yisentiltttedv when ftome additional light ,; ; m«y3 be 'thrown upon it. One tliibg; is 3.'' iyerr *eerfcaint that whatever fohject the o'-wwtottwiand: the $&,^ bad m view,; mimW ni* be Benefite^-by the very indisr ijreet course vhich hiais v heeri adopted, ftgul whiqhyadllorender liable to suspicion anyrfittnUte action that may be taken by, them In tonnectiofe with the same o,ijroatteT.0 ,ijroatteT. i iHadjthe^uisition beenprelojsented id the;BoroUig«^Couricil m duer cour.'e, which, was most undoubtedly the right way-to-proceed, it is probable o nJiat the questloni would haye> been adjusted to tbe satisfaction 5 ofrall parties, and m ordinary- course. the prayer! of. as iithS petition' would have been 'formally recommended bf -the Council to Uie (Government, andby the latter would .3tave/sieceiv6d olfibial 1 f kiffciifcion. As ,>.- matter*, are ' -the ' 7 who!eP ftfiair Sis complicated, afeelihg of distrust bW been engendered, and a spirit of hosr tility towards the has be^n, ja*aifested which natu¥al!^'win beg^et somewhat of a mniilar'B^irit of antago-—«ism-on-the-parfc of the Coaacii. In the. / end things come right, but the question would, have been much mojre Ainieiblyvand satisfactorily dealt wi^h ; . jbaZ/Ateasis, MiLVEiwoisr .and Abraham refi*ained from their indiscreet interf^r<jnce/and bad Mr Russell J. P. not been so eager to offer his services to fcrwartl the requisition to Government. tfbat'Mr Hussell, J.P. should have done wa& to advise the promoters to first of all present the requisition to thV&Qancil m due course, before taking the unwise step, of forwarding it on their own fespbtistbility, or rather thpt of Mr Russeia J.P. probably *-i ttfey were advised to '.^lift course that they- subsequently 'adopted? and of ;whichj Aev ; public , ha#b sheiro - such strong disapproval. TJiejOromoters may; rest aes»red -that any underhand or dis- 1 cowttßduaJnanner. i fit> -werftiiig & out ]a"| scheme, will : . bying about uri-.'j desirable' results • and 1 the division intlo' wards that, had the ordinary couise been adhered to, might have bee^i achieved ,without ,trou.blg or, difficulty, may n6W be found difficult of" accouiplishment, and"ob^tructions jnay; arise '-•■• that otherwise 'would not 'have* preseui-' ed themselveß/ The result 1 would fiave been different had , other and wiser counsels prevailed than unfortunately appear, to. have "giilded the promoters ip the way they chose to go ajb»oub(jthe • infctter, whereiii lies all the ifaiilt,. and. •alt the subsequent dissatisfuction, anil - ; the 'preßerit indignation oft ihe part of -the ratep Aydrs. J i