The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3604, 3 September 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1890.

To-morrow the' nomination takes place for the election of three members of the Masterton borough Council, and in addition to those who retire by effluxion of time, a fourth voluntarily resigns his office, and so increases'' tho number of vacancies to bo filled, ■ We fear that at the present time ratepayers are more anxious to get out of the Council Chambers than to obtain admission to them, As yet scarcely any candidates are spoken of as|coming forward, and we are of the opinion that if the vacant seats ate to be satisfactorily filled, it will be necessary to hunt up nominations, this is to be regretted, because a strong Municipal Council can do a good deal for the town, and leading burgesses ought to feel it a duty as well as an honor, to take thoir turn at the wheel, Unfortunately very many of thorn in'the past have done duty, and their ejp:iences have not been sufficiently agreeably induce them to try again, Btillit may ha said that during the past year there has been less trouble and dissension in the dovecot than formerly, and that consequently the task of administering tno affairs of l]) 0 town is not quite so hopeless as it ugftj to be. There is really 110 reason now why burgesses should not take a turn at the Council work. [Party feeling in municipal matters is subsiding, and by and bye it may be almost possible to take a ptep forward. Whatever the result of the mittf elestion may j be, and so far it appears lively to be a walk-over for any one who may bej nominated, there aro certain old! ' councillors' whs stick to municipal 1 wort, yid as long as they remain in harness there is no fear of the admiij: istralion 0) borough becoming ineffiorat.