THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913 CR. RENALL'S CAMPAIGN.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 70, 21 February 1913, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913

CR. RENALL'S CAMPAIGN.

"We nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice."

I J Mr J. a. Kenall, member fur A win tu j riding on the Franklin Cou-ity Council, is runtime if nut enthusiastic. As reported on Tuesday he lias bten i on a tour of his riding explaining the working of the Couiry Coutcil and | giving particulars with respect to the j merging of the Road Boads. Lsuallv it is argufd in favour of the srrall'T bodies that they are le»s expensive than i ho County Councils. Mr Kenall <laims that in this County the boot is on the other foot, ar.d j that a considerable saving will be' effected, even afier paying for the County Clerk, the County offices, and the County Engineer, as against the cost of th? Road Boards. We have not seen Mr Rerall's figures, | but we under-tann that lie arrives at i his total by adding together each Bond Hoard's present expenses, namely Office rent Supervising expenses. Clerk's Salary. Percentage on collections. During his speech at Awhitu Central ! the corrcctne-s of Mr Rtnall's figures were challenged by Mr John Hamilton, who quoted from the "Blue Book" to refute Mr Kenall. Our opinion is that Mr Kenall is rather over stating the cost of the Road

Boards, Lut p rhaps Mr ller,a 11 can put us riwtit on this poi, t. We sr.; sure, however, that the a?gregate expends of all the Road Boards in the Fraiklin County make a very much greater ?um than must people suspect. But whether thd mere calculation is light or wronu, end whether merging' will or will rot prove beneficial we think MrKenall's self-sacrifice in this campaig" is deserving of public recognition. So far as we know Mr Recall 13 doing all this work, and travelling- at hi« own peroral expense, ami since we beli:ve thai he has 10 private axe to giind in his advocacy of merging, we do not hesitata to express our appreciatic.n of the work hj) has done. It will He, of course, for the Koari Board ratepayers then,3'lves to determine whether or n.t they will link ihtir destinies with those of the.("ou'ity Council, but if it h^d not Dan for Mr Ksnall s campaign' there would have been no such opp rtunity fur the pros and cons of the situation to be so fully discussed