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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4822, 5 September 1876, Page 2

The ratepayers of Te Aro ward last night showed pretty unmistakably that they intend to return Mr. Moeller to the City Council, and to reject Mr. Gilxon. It is needless to say that by doing this they will consult the best interests of the ward. The Chairman of the meeting so admirably summed up Mr. Gillon's pretensions to occupy a seat in the Council that it would be a work of mere supererogation in us to alluae further to them. Mr Plimmer seems to have a constitutional objection to what he calls newspaper men mixing themselves up in public affairs, and we are not certain but what he is quite right. We might point out to him, however, that Mr. Anderson and Mr. McKenzib, as ratepayers of Te Aro, had a perfect right to take part in the public proceedings of last night's meeting, at the same time we readily admit that it is bad form for journalists to tako a further part in public affairs than the very important part they must occupy in the legitimate exercise of their profession. However we shall not discuss this question now, as we do not desire to found our opposition to Mr. Gillon upon it. It is simply as a City Councillor that we have to consider him, and as that he furnishes a complete record of broken pledges and acts that cannot be justified. Mr. Moeller is not likely ever to have this Baid of him. His speech of last night, which will be found reported elsewhere, is brief, straighforward, and to the point. It evidently won the confidence of a crowded and enthusiastic meeting, and no doubt it will win the confidence of the ward on polling day. A good result of the meeting was the appointment of an' influential and . numerous committee, pledged to secure Mr. Moeller's return, which may now be looked upon as certain.