THE HAMILTON TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 526, 2 October 1875, Page 3

THE HAMILTON TOWN BOARD.

Sib, — T wwh to tres ss-> upon your spa^e to say a few words in deni 1 of the at t' ment made in a letter of ye-ter< Jay's i-au , as to tii«* roason •<f my reining office in the Hamilton Town Board. Ihe 1 tfcer asserts that a goo 1 deal of dii|tii mi« going on— o<* about to take place— in t<e Boar. I. s<> fir »s the -taTemetit *s to clique "«02, '* Patriots wio <o in fur a cutting down th" hi'l oppo-ite Mr Wood's, and metalling ihe main ro id to Ngaruawa ia f .ir som ■ distance, that is ihout rig it. Th <re a*e now three members in t«ie Board who form that cliq >c. a d as I .onsi'ler it a reckle s sq>ta"der >-f the ratepayers money to ilo if at, present — until th back roads to the towni'up ate m -de passal> c so that people will not pet bnuged when bringiug p oduce, Ac. to the 'o«oship — I have r si.'i;e<i, and not as that before mtjn'iouei letter stiten, to ina'te room f.»r any person to l>e elected so as to form any clique wuaterer. lam tt^ainst, al c iquism. 1 ( .ete«t it. I consider if t».e workre u*y requi'cd to be done for the welfare and comfort of the rateptpert are proper y 'arriei out, there will be no neces-ity lor cliq>>i*m. l*e- every member put a»ide hi ownin<i.vi val co V'-nwnee an I wo •» one and. all for the ben«*tir. of the ratepayers as a whole And now. >ir, to 8:»y a word ah t> th statement') cony yed in letccr* in th last tssu , tua c.i<idiiates f r own Bo rd- should pub iciy state their opin ous Why don't those .entie net* w ! io know thing th it is pioper, come forward thp ( nselv*is ? No uubt < hey would pr ye a valuable acq d-i-tii>n to th.i Board, and no 'doubt things would then 140 on like clockwork. Apologising sir, f«>r oc upymg so mu h of your mucn coveted spico, 1 am &c. JopEPH hiMTOK, Hamilton V» est, Oc ober Ist. 1875.