The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3650, 31 October 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1890.

The oration of tho liability of. the County for the fatal accident to the lato Mr A Spackman may be raised in a law court, and it. would be improper for us to express any opinion upon it, but there can be no doubt that it is expedient that tho travelling public should at oncp be protected from the risks attendant ppon. the Insecure approaches to the Opaki bridge. It is ab evident tjpil a pleasure of responsibility rests upqn the Railway Commissioners ju this affair and that they ought, as a matter of equity ,toasslßttbpConnty In making the road absolutely safe at'this point. The laio unfortunate catastrophe goes, to prove that a wnibiucdrail and road brii|;p is a blunder,

The llaster'ton "BabbTt appear to have an original way of conducting tlieir business. They Mivppl a lpeptipj; of ratepayers the other day by cireiilar, and when we inquired in tlio proper quarter as to why no intimation of tho gathering was furnished to the press wo were told that the proceedings were intended to bo private. Why tliero sjph] be any privacy about such a .ineeljiig nass.es our comprehendpp, bpt l-iip a^siii''dit/'was'Va|pe3iiytlie meeting admitting a- reporter .from the office of our.loeal oonl-einporary who had accidentally learnt that there was " something on." We do not desire to criticize so useful a body as the Babbit Trust in an unfriendly siniril, jridpeij a, short timo ago we were poßitlvpjy sjlont wjjep a glarjng instance of raisraaiwgement and muddlo came under our notice, but we would impress upon the Trustees that.if they transacted their business as other public bodies are wont to transit ijusiije.ss It be to the adjan'tage of "flip 'ratepayers -wlion,] jtheyrepresent. ' "" '■'/

Tiiir labour payly in Wellington i has stonewalled Mr Dutliia, a candidate for the city representation; and denied him the privilege of free speech. The hopeless incapacity tyhi(!.h characterised the-'leaders Jappuf najty |)i further, natters appears tp have infected ffiq rarijj'aijct flip, 'fhjs aptipp qn tl)e part of the rowdies nianibgrs gf . : lh,a hibqpr party will fix every self-i-asnaoting member of that party as a 'supporter of Air Duthie. Tho result of the election for the city has been regardedvas tolerably safe for both Messrs Duthie pd. Me? bntihe at at (lie House glj;engthep,s.';l{j Dlltliio's. posif ipp at : 'of Mr •OeflrgiPiiteiffjlOl? unfortunate enough to hethejiwoffeiiesfdiaa.