THE DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 46, 18 November 1867, Page 3

THE DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.

(Tit the Editor of the Mercury.) ,Sjk —ln -your comment of Mr Bunny’s meeting .at Grey town, you state that the debtors denounced Mr Bujmy’sjpclujjt terms,

which showed they had lost'all confidence in him—that neither his proposer or seconder in the Provincial Council would come forward to propose a vote a vote of confidence in him. Now, Sir, does silence give consent or does it show contempt ?—I believe the latter. Where was Mr Bunny’s chief political opponent? Why did he leave the meeting when he was expected to lead the attack ? Had he been true to those principles which he boasts as being his guide, why did he not stop and boldly ‘ and manfully meet him face to face, and not sneak home as he did ? Had his own interests anything to do with it P But, as it was, Mr Bunny must have seen that he had lost the confidence of his constituents by their refusal to give him their confidence. At Masterton, where he'got a vote of confidence, I believe, on the best authority, there. were but half a dozen present, and the same at Featherston —for there he had to get a Greytown man; who, no ddubt, went purposely, to second the vote. At Carterton, truly, he succeeded in working his cards better, and in throwing dust n the eyes of the electors. Did any of the Carterton Small Farmers ever read what Mr Bunny tried to do for them in the schedule of the District Highways Act? Mr Bunny in his place in the Provincial Council moved—- “ Unless his assessment shall amount to the sum of five shillings for the year, he shall not be qualified to vote.” Now, a man holding 50 acres of land could not have had a vote. Whilst he moved that he and gentlemen holding 3000 acres would have seven votes. Did the 3090 acre electors give Mr Bnnny Ins scat ? No !it was you—the small freeholders and how well he tried to return his, thanks by attempting to disfranchise you from voting. You never could have known this when you held up your hands to honor him, when he had done lushest to tread you under his feet. It is the “ Blue Book” that tells these tales that cannot, be explained away, and each Road Board in the Province ought to he supplied with one. Road Boaed.