THE LIBRARY LOAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1057, 25 April 1882, Page 2

THE LIBRARY LOAN.

TflELibrary loan was, as we anticipated, carried last evening at the public meeting without any difficulty. The arguments in its favor were put lairly and conclusively by Mossrs Bish and Caselberg, and if any additional reason was wanting the speech of the sole active opponent to the proposal must have furnished it, No doubt, the man who was prepared to establish a Museum at the cost of a shilling cannot comprehend a Library being appraised at more than a sixpence. We regard it as fortunate for the present proposal that Mr Woodrooffe should have been opposed to it. This settler is wont to bn continually I hrusting advice on the public. 3e is reported tn be an extremely wpU-to-dfl resident, and from a tpan }n his position who expresses an interest in local institutions we have a right to look for some more substantial and generous support than silly carping criticism. We have in Masterton a number of public organisations which have a fair claim on the liberality of men of substance who profess to take an interest in their welfare. Can any person point to a single one of them to wbioh Mr Wwidrnoffe has opened his purse strings ? We make no apology for such a direct reference to Mr Woodrooffe. He forces himself on public notice, and places himself in positions ot prominence, and wo believe we only express the opinion of the public in saying that if be desires to take part in public affairs ho should be prepared to display more practical sympathy with the efforts that are being made to advance the town, and talk less nonsense,