NAPIER.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 166, 30 April 1874, Page 2

NAPIER.

(from our own correspondent.) Mr. P. Dolbel, the late member for Mohaka in the Provincial Council having resigned his seat previously to leaving the colony, our local and indefatigable political-position hunter, Mr. W. W. Carlile has offered himself as a candidate for Lillipution senatorial honors. Perhaps it is a fortunate circumstance in favor of Mr. Carlile’s chances of success that the constituency he desires to represent has but twelve voters, and of these, it is not probable more than six will come to the poll if required. Mr. Carlile’s political announcement was short and sweet, and created so much amusement that before the day was out, two other equally eligible candidates came to the front in the persons of Messrs. N. Jacobs, andG. H. Swan. The addresses to the electors by these two gentlemen, though written in a spirit of fun, are quite as sensible m that of the candidate who is thirsting for a seat in the Council, and who, probably, will he successfully opposed by Mr. Swan if he can be induced to take the trouble to go to Mohaka. In Mr. Dolbel the Council lost an independent and a very sensible member, and it will be a source of much regret if a person is returned in his place who will merely add one more to the blind followers of our Superintendent. Without in any way calling in question Mr. Ormond’s ability, zeal, and energy in the administration of provincial business, it must be apparent to all who will take the trouble to investigate for themselves, that the northern portion of the province has been grossly forgotten. If Mr. Carlile succeeds in getting into the Council there will be very little chance indeed for the wants of the Mohaka and Wairoa districts being attended to. About a month ago the township of Wairoa was stirred to the depths of its foundations at a public meeting at which Messrs. Maney, and Colenso were present. The people then determined to have an inland road made to Napier, and a resolution was passed requesting the two members present and their representative, who was absent, to urge the Superintendent to place a sum of money on the estimates for that purpose. Since then some private gentlemen in Napier, interested in the progress of Te Wairoa, engaged an engineer, Mr. Rochfort, to survey off and report upon a line of road. This has now been done, and it has been ascertained that a cheap and excellent road can be constructed, which, joined to that now being made from Poverty Bay to Te Kapu, will open up an interior route from Napier to Gisborne. A three inch artesian well has been sunk on the edge of the inner swamp, and a powerful flow of water obtained. This well was put down in order to supply the new hotel (Watt Brothers) after the failure of the attempt to get water on the Union Bank premises. The success attending this well-sinking has suggested to the inhabitants of Hastingsstreet the idea of supplying themselves with, at least, wholesome drinking water by the same means, and steps are now being taken to form a company, to sink a well and lay pipes through the streets. The scheme like every other that may be proposed in Napier, has its hot and hot supporters, and its luke warm opponents; the former want to carry all before them, while the latter would like to some comprehensive plan brought before the public which would give the whole town a thoroughly efficient water supply. This last idea can never be carried out until Napier becomes a borough, with power to compel all to contribute to tne weal of the community. The chief fear at present with regard to the half-and-half scheme now being advocated is that it will spoil a better plan for supplying the town with water.