WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1879. THE TOWN CLERKSHIP. THE Manawatu Times.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 37, 23 April 1879, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1879. THE TOWN CLERKSHIP.

THE Manawatu Times.

■"Words are things 'andfa'drop (>L ink falling like dew upon a^thought. produces that which mokes Vipusands,' perhaps millions think."

'T'SE'Tiatrongii: CJouhcil meets tLis eren'An&(jb\&j'sp&afal.. business .for which it has been (jailed together being the consideration, of the advisability or other-, wise of a T,pwn Clerk who > wjll devote the .' whole pf his . ,ti me, to th ejdu ties of the office. In deaJingiwith, thV matter,' "there are twotpQintsjwhichshQuld press' [. thjemsely.es upon the attentipn^oF Goutieiilq^s^first^v js, ;the. toTsrn matured foc^tbje; .; prppwe&isjep? *nd secondly, is the Council . in a 'position jtp^offer an adequate remuneration to a a thoroughly bornpetent man. Before proceeding to express an opinion upon the first question; we should like tp say A f few words with regard to the gentle■mart who has hitherto occhpied the position. "We think there will be no tko 'omnibhsV-iboiut^he* cap'abilitie."» of Mr;^ .Ebbltit ft, and the ; very efficient manner ■')ti^ which^ he > has discharged' the functions- devolVing u pon him since his a^ppintnient. ;^pthiih'thHlr sittings and out of 1 them- 'he has vbeen a towor of streogth^tP thft Council, and the change cdntempta.fedvin the notice of motion 'has'hot been the ontoome of an antago]pjsnj, tp Jhat gehtleman, but because; in the opi nion of a '" portion of the Council , the growing importance of Palmerston .necessitate^ 1 the appointment of an offi- ; piair«uf i h i jisthatindicated in the motion. >Reverting'fback, then, to the first point, to the question— ; T«^ the step nf?pessary ? we have' no hesitnHon^n-replying that i*i^;:Eyen\wi^)iij?the vor^ short ijn me which has/(i|api?edisi.hce I Palraer!?ton was proclaimpd a borough, its increase has beeri l ''■ soniething' ' wondeVful, and the ni»ny ( mntters whif-h Teqnire attention ahsoVuiely-'aemand thafe'ih'e 'Chairman i?hpnlit vJiP^rTpljeve^,; of -(- innch of the bnrdi>n:^in|^..h^'bp'Rn placed unon his shoiild<»rs cf ••iatel* The necessity for thoi pfflfpr ; fbei ng- ( then. ; 'arl'mitted. ; the «ext-?-a'nd\a imOßt i.iirinhrtantrT-matter is a jii'dipibnschpiise ln the selection. The pojjiitfo'iv lif *nwri*;clprk is 'one requiring snecial l qualification's I whiirh arej not always to ibe found, evicn jh educated mem v tui _ il^ beljiroperly adm^isteT^d~wo»ildV\Tenuire more than merefMprical work; Presumincr. then, that th« proposed' .cliange will be endo'vjpdby the Counpil, and; 'application called l forviWf lippp to see the terms of remn nera tion fi^?d snob *an amount as'Trill Trnrraht^nen of -ability in loom- . :V;^®v'W'W^ ;^i^ n Ptv'?P'tX'^ 1P^ en ?' ;n bf ' Vliclfatrng to the MGcmnrol;, what the amount RhonJd .b!e, bnt ; whilp we woutd impress upon intending applicants that the sal«py:j thoueh -probably, ;smnll -at flip nu tsetv wilt* nf> '%,^pro^r'posive one. we" shonld aIW cannon the Council ; from 'bmi'.ifi JnSf !lb^; m;nph"nppn, ]bhat „p,pint, and hv ffiVrng^the/ fisrurf 1 ) at tprvloivr n ri>^e, V!Uijn!»t ; feonipefetit men; :frqm at>p]vin^ Wp^•feft^•wp•a^.^^;ef'hoinfif,t•he wish of the burges'jps 1 inj hoping that the present town clerk will Bpp his way to retain ;fcbf upon lihef^inpsed Ijprm«. bpifrvin^ 'tiijjt in doi'nsc^P^th^e town will and trus twbrtKr ■ Rer>an t.