The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1877.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 242, 4 August 1877, Page 2

The Patea Mail. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1877.

It is to be hoped the vacancy in the Hawera Hiding of the Patea County Council, caused through the resignation of Mr A. Winks, will be creditably filled. The responsibility of keeping up, or lowering the character of the Council, rests with the electors. So far there is not much to complain of, though mistakes have been made, and time has in . some cases been unnecessarily

.vaseed members of the Council in the discussion of petty matters. Ihc novelty of the situation is now wearing oil, and the business is gradually being got into snaps. The more practical and clear-headed of the councillors cannot afford to make long journeys and waste time in squabbling, and have therelorc •set, an example of earnest attention to necessary work, which has had the ellect of quieting the more wordy members, and putting an cud to personal bickerings. -Petty matters are now shelved with but scant ceremony. It is requisite that business should bo conducted decently and in order. Pomp and ceremony should as far as possible be avoided. The more business-like and practical the councillors, the better and more economically will the work of the County he done. Workers are wanted rather than talkers—and men who have succeeded in their own businesses, and who, having taken an interest in the welfare of their own particular locality, or the district generally, will the better understand what is wanted, and bo able cither to suggest courses of action, or quickly decide upon the merits of any question brought on for consideration, tiro the men electors should nominate and vote for. Government is far more likely to attend to requests from Councils which show business aptitude, than such as are known to be continually squabbling over petty matters. Now that they have got settled into their places, the Patea County Councillors will compare favorably with councillors in other parts of the colony ; and indeed, taken as a body, are of a much superior stamp to very many throughout the colony. The endeavour should be to improve that character by selecting- only practical men of good repute, and of liberal tendencies. Too much of the cheeseparing and niggardly element is not wanted. Men who well ’understand local requirements, and being endowed with a, fair sense of justice, will not be disposed to sacrifice the general for more purely personal interests, are required at this particular time. Vv r c hope and believe Haw-era people will show their good sense and desire for progress by electing a representative of the right stamp.