Masterton Gas Works.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4864, 30 October 1894, Page 2

Masterton Gas Works.

[To the Editor W.D'. Times.] Sir. —The resignation of the ■ malinger lias again brought, the management—or want of management should we not rather say— ; before the public.. I think very few among us know theactual position of affairs. The facts, as I understand them, are, that the burgesses have invested a sum of £9500 which last year earned some £Bl. To do this a so-called. lnaffiiger has been • employed at $3 3s a week and house rent, This managers ex- v pected to work as stoker for 12 hours a day and seven days a weok, to be responsible for the smootk working of all fittings, works, nl(fe, etc., the - last manager, Mr Robinson, did not, I understand, have even a Bingle Sunday holiday during his.tem of servico—and wo innocently wonder Avliy things went wrong. Of. courso, in ' addition to the above, we have as managers the Mayor, Gas Committee, Town Clerk, and Assistant Town Clerk. With a financial result of some 16s. per cent, interest oninvested capital, and the whole thing standing disgrace to the community, would it not be woll that candidates for Mayor should let us know their opinion on this matter. Would it not be better that' a manager, who ub a business mail should be competontto take entire chargo of the works and business, be • appointed, and make him responsible ■ for its success, doing away with the divided authority and the petty patronage so dear to Councillors' hearts, but none tho less detrimental to successful business. I am, etc., Chas. E, Danieu,