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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1212, 28 November 1882, Page 2

We fail entirely to see how the Borough Council are going to repudiate even in their dual capacity of Harbor Board, the bargain they have made with Messrs Common & Shelton. Supposing that Itatgaiu to be disadvantageous to them it certainly does not follow that they can throw it up, Any local governing body making an agreement, and going as far towa’ils its completion as has been done in this instance must necessarily bring discredit on Itself by repudiation Br attempt at repudiation. If the bargain Isa bad one let them stick to it equally as if it were a good one. and try and pull up what loss may possibly accrue. We should certainly recommend the Borough Council to consult their solicitor regarding this matter, for, if the agreement is not carried out in its entirety, we fancy Messrs, Common, Shelton, and Co. will have a good action against that body. There can be no doubt that Messrs. Common and Shelton have complied, as far as in their power lies, with the conditions of the agreement, and some one will have to bear the consequences of noncompletion. If the Borough Council have unluckily made a mistake it certainly does not seem wise on the part of that body to supplement such mistake with a bigger one. What does the Saw say ?