Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4509, 29 August 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1878.] TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1893.

The annual election of three members of the Masterton Borough Council ought to be made use of to test p)ib|ic opinjoji on the water supply question. The material progress of (he tpwt) depepds very muph fin an effloient water and drainage works, It is no use to propose thistest however, unless the leading business residents are alive to the advantages of high pressure water and good draiaage, and are prepared to take Borne little trouble to seoure them. What the leading business men of Masterton ought to do is to ascertain from probable candidates their views on this important proposal, and gee tljftt men are returned to support it." We have nothing to say against Messrs Heron, Chamberlain and Mutrie, the retiring councillors, who are in man; respeptß pxcelljwt and bear high reputations for integrity. Wa {rust if the trio offer their servioes again to the ratepayers, they will be prepared to give a cordial support to the proposed water and drainage works, If they cannot see their way to do this, we hope candidates will he brought forward who will, No step, however, can be taken in tho direction we have indicated, unless the business men of thp (own take an interest in the election aud use organised efforts to make it turn on the very necessary publio work to which we have alluded.