CARNARVON.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 106, 16 October 1878, Page 3

CARNARVON.

£PBOM OUB OWN boBEESPNDENT.] . Tjbe polling for Warden took place yesterday, and resulted m favor of Mr JJawsbn, ■who polled 70 to Mr RockelY s9, thus giving the .farther a majority of 11. I believe this i« the greatest number of votes ever recorded m the local elections here. The day was most propitious, and ratepayers began pouring m at an curly hour. It was a stir m the little township not often witnessed, voters coming wen from Foxfcon. Erpminent was a cavalcadej of the foreign element, »s also : a. waggpn-lpad of same, whom Mr !Daw6on -had kindly given * lift m his brake from "the station " to the booth. He was •m readiness to receive them on their arrival. I might mention that most 'of those gentlexaen did not know what they had been sent up for, and what was required of them; They were, however, Boon enlightened, m so far that they had to put their names down, butr for what, few knew; Some came and wanted (after the mysteries of voting . had been explained to them) to rote for the other candidate, when they found to their disgust that they had already voted. Now that the election is orer, a few comment* may not be out of place. . The real point. of contention was, should a ihan represent the ratepayers, who had already got lho lion's share of rates, or not? That'has■been settled that he should. I* cannot pass withouta-remttrk who the ratepayers were that voted ''for " and who " against. -' «2&ose.whovotedfor.— -that is,.the majority— •werp those who, are least m .want of roads. Some were .m locality: or circumstances placed so. that it' mattered little on -which Bide they voted,- Some ? voted because they were told to, a.nd did so ra sheer ignorance, and others again on the most selfish ground, and I have too good reason to fear, fromspite and jealousy. Those who were against , only wanted.justice, whicli they fear they ■will not get. They knew that the bulk of the rates these last two years has been ipenV m the Bbnglas block' j they also kiiew that - this year's rates were mprtgageii within £150 of the whole .-"contracts i let hi the same; block. They are settlers. all of them who •re least bcnciS tied by main roads already congtiucted. 'They hare paid rates for fire . end six years backhand have, labored and drudged through bad road? all the while ; and no Wj when they are still smarting under an injury, a fresh injustice ia done them, through the intense selfishness and thoughtlessueas of oihers. WeU may the objector's cry be raised by those who must know , different* that, if you don't keep iiim out, ilie money wiU be all spent on a particular district road; 1 say thc^ must know that money has not been devoted to one particular, locality. It is different on' this side. t They know that the money has been taken and spent to "enrich the rich." Mr Dawcon jnay be perfectly willing to d.o justice to nil parts, but when he is brought.forward, even turned, through the influence of gentlemen— spine whose' interests lie not m the district, and- others; who aTe among the favored few that can drive boldly (through the ■DouglasV special settlement clauses, and |»ke up a section or two there, wilhaut* either living, or plßfinw anyone on Then, j say, the new Warden can W hardly help being pnrtial m his own faror. . It is a great pity thnt bur wpuldrbe public jnen should act as thougli, political honesty x». re qisifo of; another type from that m jMirfti.e life. should they, m order "to fit-cure the ob|cct ,; si dop to degrading icts ? Is if. one of Ilie laws m petty politic'sto "do evil .flint good may come ?" Our representatives, barter and deal with' public money und votes m k manner perfectly astounding. October SiJi, 1873. °