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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 863, 3 September 1881, Page 3

TOTHB BURGESSESof MASTJiBTON' T ADIES & GENTLEMEN,-I again offer ~ myself as a candidate for re-election to the Masterton Borough Council. Should ydu do me.the honor of returning me at: the coming eleotion, I shall use my hist endeavors for tho advancement of the Borough as a whole. I remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours obediently. 867. ; . GEO. DIXON. TO MR T, E, PRICE. YY terton believing that you would prove an efficient representative 'in tho Borough Council request that you will allow yourself to be nominated at the forthcoming Annual Election of Councillors, and in tho event of your doing so we promise you our support. M. Caselberg . John Webbor Leahy Edwin Arnold Fred. H. Sutton Wm. Partes J.H. Laßocho H.Peterson Wm, Bell H. Harrison P. Heurigon D. W, Mcintosh J. Wickens James A. Gifford J. 'Williams G. W. Schroder William Neill fteo. Hooper James. Macara Walter Rapp George Watson Jas, Muir C. Winteringham G. Colter D.F. McCarthy J. P. Ward Wm. M. Easthope John Greaves A. Elkins James Nicol Chas. Holdaway To Messrs M, Caselberg, J, W. Leahy, E. Arnold, P. H. Sutton, and other gentlemen signing the requisition : GENTLEMEN-I shall have much pleapure in acceding to your wishes. Having already had three years' experience as a member of the Timaru Borough Council, I am no altogether unacquainted •with Municipal matters, and if elected I Bhall do my best to forward the interests of this Borough. I am, yours respectfully, THOS. E. PRICE. . TO THE BURGESSES of MASTEKTON. consented to come forward as a candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. In the event of my being returned, I shall no all in my power to secure the construction of all works necessary for the progress of the Borough, and if a loan should be required for such purposes, and if can he obtained on favorable terms, I will support it, I have the honor to be, lour obedient.servt., Wil, WILTON. Kurupuni, Aug, 31,18R1. 8(10 'I'O THE BURGESSES OF 1 MASTERTON. Ladies and Gemi/Emes,— In soliciting your interest and votes at the coming Election of Councillors for the Borough, I think it my duty to lay my views briefly before you. I do not claim to be elected as an old settler or for past services, as is done by others. These qualifications should not recommend them as past experience shows that the old settler, doea not appear to be able to see out of tho mud in which he has so long lived, and past services, though probably, well intended, have been in many cases Berviccs to" sell" rather than tho Borough generally, I think the time his arrived ydien lfysterton should initiate a, polity df progress, and give up tlio 'present liandMmbuth system, whsh iß'driving capital'and labor from us, 'as is proved % the large miinjier who have leit for Sydney tyh\,R places simply hepjtjisfl' they 'p.ou!d \o{ earn,'a. Hying hero." \t is atjjjp, welraown tha| \ hirgp number ftf thosje remain onW drag on/a miserable exi^tsucg. I would, strongly advocate the following ; fOWOT, Completion of all streets commenced and formation of all whioh havo as yet nothing done to them, Gas for the lighting of the town. Water supn,Y, and drainage. A careful estiraato should bo made of tho cost of these works; anil a sufficient' 1 sum { BoRHOWEDto ia'rry'tynl out," and also to i allow for Repair's for some'time, A''sum, : perhaps of '£50,000 would be _ It may giglit' tfl be c, mad idea to, inaiir- so great a'liability, but the money cop bo gpt at 5 or fj per cent, and it would be yfiser, and rn.org wonomW, to barrow a Bnflicientstim at once, than to be continually haggling with trifling amounts. Sooner or later tho Dorough must borrow for the purposes I have named, andnowwou'd be the most favorable time to do &()• The expenditure could, ipwad oyer ft very long fierlod, and''the. litest | —£3oQd a-Wwdiild be' ultimately paid by the profits oh the gis'and water supply. As all practical men'know, these two enterprises always pay large dividends, Tho population of tbj Borough trebled in a few years, ana; the in the. same proportion;' NumorouVnew industries would start' and absorb aH'surpluslabor, tffld the Borough wguld upon career pf old settlers. It js, not merely the'conipletion and formation of roads vje f ant a. lqan for; but capital attracts both camta.l and labor-, and unless we attract these to the place we shall never advance. It may be urged that a loan would increase taxation, but it would only do so by increasing the value of taxable property, and if a person's property wa.B. eßhaj|cec| jglfjfjO by the loan, be W|d r>ot object to pay''a proportionately larger tax'.' I woiildl also urge a small special rate foV the riBE nniQApß, . so as to enable them to procure a first-class steam enßine in place of what our worthy Mayor calls the present" squirts," This at tirst sight may appear to. ho another tax, but tfte (mfe,ty {ro,m-n;rewhioh would ensue, "enable owner's of property |o' insure for less' amounts and at much lowgr premiums,, sq that actually the IKBBRAHOB COMPANIES JA* THB TAX, "M the money hitherto, sent tq fatten the dividends of these companies TOlld b e spent in the Borough. If a scheme auuh as I havo proposed were carefully oarried lout, wo should hear of no more impassable streets, in which disgusted burgeises threaten to roll Qjurjoillora for neglect, no mpre unemployed,'no more'difficulty in s|a.r|iiie il lcical Industries,' They would 'spring u.p! in''all'''directions. No more necessity' td send a Councillor round begging people to subscribe towards making a street on which they have been paying rates without advantage for years. No more necessity for a Councillor t.(j have the ratepayers' ippney jment ro.und ius own door because Ke happeny.tonaye ttiecaph to subscribe towards theHyork,''ancl the poorer burtjesßesto be's^ll'cgmpellgd \o kflje through the" mud and, still pay their rates for otjjer peqple'B, benefit, The Councillors in giying mnnev under this system have sirnply been robbing the. poor man who should hays had a road of some sort to his place before Councillors went in for luxuries in tho shape of footpaths. The system is a huge mistake. These are some of my views, and if you elect me, I will endeavor to do my utmost to carry them, out, lop the bepbfi't '&f (he Borough, but if you qbj|ot to ftem, do ,me th'e favor ifejecfme ai'the poll, as I would not sit in the'prosent hen convention whioh is not at all creditable to the principal inland town in the North Island, If some different hands are not soon placed at the wheel, we' shall soon all have to go to Carterton, which is becoming, the contra for local enterprises, such as the Meat Freezing, Agricultural Society,' Ac, &c, Something fresh mustbeHone to keep Masterton to the front, and new blood should be returned. Trusting to receive your support, 1 lam, '•■••• '■ ' ladies'' and Gentlemen, '•■'• 'Yours Faithfully, 1 "J.H.OOBBWT."