CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 189, 22 July 1874, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[Owr columns are open for free discussion; but we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents.] TO THE EDITOR. Sib, —Will you allow me to suggest that it would much facilitate business at the Adjourned Meeting on Tuesday next if meantime in your issue of Saturday, those having important subjects concerning the affairs of the past year, to bring under discussion, would intimate them ; or you may possibly take it on yourself to do so. A discursive, and unarranged meeting, will defeat the object in view, and give a pretext for again shirking decisive replies. I cannot believe the rnmor that the retiring Board intend to be absent from the meeting and so elude i heir bounden duty, (in honor, at least.) They should see that the exposal of the inevitable difficulties of their task, and the stringency of inquiries into their performance of it, will act beneficially on the working of their successors; and cause a careful selection by the Ratepayers of those able and willing to attend to the interests of the district. —I am, &c., Civis. [Our correspondent will see that we have, somewhat, anticipated his (suggestions. — Ed. S.]