The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1878.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 710, 26 June 1878, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1878.

These wer»ks iron io-d , ; »e Jiom-ua-.ir,n ia conn.icfion wit .b* c-lec-n-'U of Major will t.iko place, bui as yet nr.ihihg is positively known zis to who will become candidate? f->r Lhe otik: .. It 13 gci't-rallv understood that Mr. W. J. Steward will a-ek re-cloction. but even this ia !!'•- dernitely settled, R > from what we can learii, .Mr. Stewarddecii s;r>n n1 he matter wiii d&pond upon whsr. \ r-ctior. tha ratepayers take. It a'-itea j <• me days since t:>st a requisition was to ! : presented to the present M;iyor, asking | i.iiu t • come forward for re-sleciion ; but 1 since tien we ha'/o beard nothing furtiier 011 the subject. Should such 4. rtaiuisition 1 .v.- presented to Mr, Steward, we believ.3 wo Ere correct in staung that he wr.uld consent to become a candidate. The nr-iin < of Beveral other gentlemen fcawe h en mentioned as probable candidates, but nothing of a sufficiently definite nature aa to tfce intentions of the gentlemen referred to has fagen made known to warraufc us mentioning their names. It is high time that the ratepayers beatjrred themselves in the matter. The selection ai a Chief Magistrate for the town is too imp<>riai>t a subject to be deferred until the day of nomination.. The town ban entered upon several large and important works, notibiy the water supply scheme, in conneetion with which a great amount of work and financing has yet to be done before it is brought to a state of completion. Then a thorough scheme of drainage for the town will have to be considered and carried out by the will be a work of aorae niagnitu t--, at;d ope that is rendered ncceMary f" ' ,p effected in order to assure the he • b>ness of the town and promote settlement. W lioerer may be chosen ti> fill the position of Mayor for the ensuing year, he sh"tiM b* a gentleman endowed with B<>:r.e ; !;«ng more than ordinary ability. a»d in 3.-.'.5.-ierl "t alargea;i!Oimt of care and judgment, besides having tus # ;ojifidenCL and esteem «f the ratepayers.