The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1042, 6 April 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1882.

' We published in our last issue a letter frourMv E, R. Poster, a gentleman who is quite capable of expressing a valuable opinion on many public but who apparently is dwarfing his powers; to meet the '■ exigencies of 'Shovt-strect. Our correspondent, in the interests of this remote' roadway, advises the separation of the Borough of Masterton into Wards. He may possibly object to our introducing this untrbdden way in connection with his letter, but it is no Secret that-he has a special and direct' interest in it, and that this .particular line is uiOre to him.than all the busy thoroughfares in the town, We can only account for our correspondent's letter pn a Short-street hypothesis, and even with this aid of t|iis key we fail to gather any substantial reason why the Borough should be bursfc jp. Mr •Fo'ster may, however, he' congratulated upon" having with'considerable ability presented the weakest ,oO|K in the strongest possible lighti' : upon inmost making the the better reason. carefully in the facts upon whiclßlMfguments.ttdiich he used were based, but iinding none, could but come to the cOnnlusion tliivt. he found it convenient to ignore them and rely altogether ij'ijpu sentiment.'The groundwork of j his letter is evidently the statemen|piat..there is ja feeling'in the outlying districts of the Borough that theii\ 'roatt' requirements are neglected. On this, frail basement of" feeling" lie builds'up his'conclusion in favor of dividing-the Borough,. We have as yet no proof that any suita feeling prevails generally in tnf'' suburbs, and we would ppititj out that it is necessary not only that < gatisfactoify evidence of' should be forthcdlriing, but be supported by reasonable and intelligible proof of grievances. If ' general dissatisfaction prevails, is quite capable'of shoeing jhat such is the case, and-if therCfiigoo(l>gronnds 'for on| ; is-|d^^pet^kn definitely. : his reserve on these the feeling of want Borough administrationvu^limitaHH sides, and. prompts it is' taiice of the k street ir' the last" expected' from - the that particular spot'; r all Ikt •, he would like to Barieea^i||^laM«ti' of a Ward.- • j Borough acimrat \

open a Ward account in its;|)l|isp. ; Mr Foster advanced •to show thalrbis or any district of the glected it would have been easy ,to' meet liini in reply, but as'lie avoids nil pitfalls in tile shape of facts or statistics, liis letter leaves .very j little rpOm for any,; tangible ' undertaken even to Jying districts wouklbe better off under tliOi;Wa,vcV system he would ljave scored a point, but the ice here* also was apparently too thilyfor him to venture on, "Wo.-would gladly see the question of a division of the Borough into Wards fully and fairly discussed, but we do expect'from so'able an advocate as Mr Foster some shadow of a fact, some shred "of a statistic',oil which'it may bo possible to offer a,Jumble'comment.' • ''V ' i