HAMPDEN A MUNICIPALITY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1064, 17 September 1879, Page 3

HAMPDEN A MUNICIPALITY.

TO THE EDITOR OF TJIE o.ntAFU- M.WU 4; [K I lr.ivo read some" here of an old T * who, when giving his sou a bit of Ivise; spoke thusly- Make money, my fin niake money; honestly if you can, i it'make money." Now, sir. the indi•(ln.il «'h° hiis been mainly instrumental •'.'.rettingHampden proclaimed a Borough " ; = iu my opinion, of exactly the same '■irti of mind as that said old Jew. 1 I c.'in fancy I hear him savin? to him,,]f—l'll have a Municipality I I'll have a Municipality : fairly and squarely if I ' bat I'll have a Municipality. I happened to look oyer the petition ff ]iich wn* got »Pt and found that at least ,j0 () f thopc who had attached their signa•ur,.s tin v." 2ul no property whatever ■, the i " and a great many more , v im sigtie *it had no property within the radius proposed to be formed into a borough- It looked as if the hedges and byewiys had been searched, and all who ,rere found had been compelled to give their signatures. That is one way of 'rettinir a municipality. I also found that J solemn declaration had been made to the etfrcfc that all the signatures were tho=e of h>mtt fide. resident householders. Comment is unnecessary. Perhaps the J n d to be gained justified the means to gain it, but I think differently, jfowever, my opinion is not up to much, as I ani only a I'ICCAMNXY. Hampden, September 15.