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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8868, 31 October 1907, Page 4

It would appear from the report submitted by the. manager of the abattoir (Mr D. Elliott) to the meeting of the Masterton Porough Council, on Tuesday evening last, that if fine weather continues for another week there will be a water famine at the abattoir. The yield ot water from the spring from which the abattoir supply is drawn has diminished considerably during the past few days, and it is probable that water will shortly have to be obtained from another source. Mr Elliott considers that t'le difficulty could be overcome by erecting a large concrete tank near the abattoir, and running the water by means of pipes from permanent springs on the land adjoining the borough property. The position at present does not appear to be very serious, but it is absolutely essential that, in order to keep the abattoir premises in a thoroughly sanitary condition during the warm weather, a copious supply of water should be available. Therefore it behoves the committee to which the council has relegated the matter to go thoroughly into the whole question in order that the council may adopt the most suitable course to remedy the defect.

Mr Ell, member for Christchurch South, has established for himself a reputation for fads and fancies. He deals ir.ostly and largely in the unconsidered trifles in politics. This is a useful enough occupation in its way, but has a tendency to become wearisome when persisted in during the stress of weightier considerations. His latest move is to get the Government to provide for one bank of issue only with notas to be convertible only at the four chief centres. The object of this is to secure more perfect control over the circulation of paper money within the dominion, and the reason for the demand is that some cancelled bank notes got astray during the fire on the steamer Turakina at Wellington. Such an occurrence is unlikely'to recur, but Mr Ell is alarmed, and wishes the Government to "make assurance double sure" by introducing legislation at a time when Parliament is hard put to it to get through measures of the most pressing kind. Mr Ell's thoughtfulness is often a bit thoughtless. Of course the Premier said ha had no'intention of introducing legislation on the subject this session.