THE ELECTION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 77, 20 July 1876, Page 2

THE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EYEN"I>" r ' MAB V Sir,—Mr. Falconer's chief or only the suffrages of the ratepayers is, that" . been a member of the Council for 61 * Fx (lie might fairly add, "an obstructive® Let it be borne in mind, however, t" 3 Steward has been better than a coU ® j, sine .its establishment, having \ terestecl looker-on, as reporter of its ing?, for that period. In that p Mltl -

!„ butter ahl- f,lu>r* Che Coanciltof \hrmVMW to .<«» th««ir wf»ak points -a Ix'ir.- >l'lc to **« Ch* s>M*»t •»C Hie tainaw. -July -Mb. ~, tltK tU'Tl'l'lv. UK I'HR KVKVSftrV HAtt„ <ui, -Vour correspondent " flatcpav-T " '(:( i: vyrty pays a compliment 0 Mr. and •'it the same time Kitted troro littlu; ni'X'i; important and valuable serl!S that; has rendered the t»»d r ii,if tin; piwt ten, years. If he had realty .ivoil to fairly ad to the tiaalitieano mill services o( the tm> candidates, he K(l6 have at Ms.-''l somewhat t»> the list of i,f Mr. ward, by pointing out that, Itimmi'Cß tJuiJi utyone, we owe the splendid isnitiu Kndowuient of 4JM) acres, now proo'imj to that Institution per annum. ,t winch way *<> mo day produce as tiuuiy imtsniuU). I- 1 ' phwuMS't antl obtained u N'm-th E.otui; and the expendiW (.f tliat wnnnjc hs has been of hiu little ns«: to the working-men, as well as t | U , property owners of Oamaru. Jt was r w, ,f. .Steward, who by his foresight 4 nursovuraiK;!.' obtained the reserve on the Jaide <>f Thames-street, which has added Nil pur annum to the revenues of the town, was ho, w l ,(> seu»red w» a borrowing ,vvi,r fov to* spend »>u our water pplv scheme, and as knew this, think li« was guilt? of unfairness in not wrdinif the same, when pretending to give wlmihiln of Mr. Steward's elaims. Was l!atti|iiiy«i'" in earnest when he speaks of suandidate's " abilities Wing not merely imirfciiil" « w;>y he potting fan at his aniiwti. ft so, the latter will not, with his calm niwl impressive judgment," fail ti> see u( iwetit it •--1 am Ac., C'tvjs,