CORRESPONDENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 169, 20 July 1870, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

* We are desirous of affording every reasonable facility for the discussioa of public, subjects; but it must be understood that we are in no way responsible for the opinions expressed .by correspondents. To the Editor'Of the , Nelson Evening Mail Sir— By ysur last- report of the Board of .Works proceedings, I-feel ihat I am placed in a rath-r uufaVorahle light, ih'cbnserience of a remark made .by, me being reported in part only. I shall, therefore" feel obliged if you will permit me to explain. ' ' ' ' . After reading the draft of the annual report, Mr. Xouqger remarked that ( he had/prepared a comparative statement of the revenue from, a;nd expenditure in, the various town blocks, during the present year, which he would read to the Board, and leave it for 'the members to say whether or not they would have it appended to the report. This statement was then read, arid I was somewhat surprised to: find that,' instead of showing the revenue and expenditure in each block sepajately, in one case three blocks were dealt with as one. n reference to the proposal to append this statement to the.report, I remarked that it was evidently I : an attempt to throw discredit upon certain strictures, passe' 1 by me, regarding the manner 'in' which theVrates had .Hitherto been ;expende'd, andl objected to. r . taking one year' -t expenditure, iv 'the various blocks, as a criterion of the expenditure in others. -<•■■•' ; And with regard to the very significant fact of clubbing together three .blocks, I said that each block ought to be dealt with separately, as it was probable that more work might have been done during the present year, in one of the said blocks than had been done in the other tw) put together. And in connection with this I .further remarked that it was of very little service. to. me, although, at a mile's distance, a portion of < a. street had been prop rly made up, if the said Street conid not b'go' at ■without hiving to wade foraconsiderable distance to the boot tops in mud. . , . Before concluding, -permit me to say that although it is my desire to haye- every thing about me tidy and comfortable, I would nevertheless scorn;_the.:idea" of receiving aid from any one towards securing; this desirable state of things, uniess rendered by circumstances a fitting object of charity, and therefore Ido object to, having nnv portion ot >he rate raised in other localities spent in improving the street; in which I' reside. But although a- mm, raav r have .the desire to see his own imine I fate surroundings in, gopd. order, it b^ no mean's ibjlows VKat lie cares nothing tor the ciimfbrf'of otlv-ra at a distance. :; ' ; I do not not know what may be the opinion of some on thn point, b_t~l~i*ssert that it affords me too^mail adibimt'ofi pleasure to _ee;irapToverae„ts going on in any iiistriet of the^town*. however remuteyr;_uH'iti)gay!ihig><ihia<.l!agamlirepud.iatdi die charge of selfishness brought against me by Mr_ Webb, arnniQ fc-iKHfr TQgia, &c, Jj ii 8 .tbilVAll ,;B'.?( i ? AMES & Bla.ck.

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