Correspondence.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1145, 28 October 1879, Page 2

Correspondence.

(Ou>- correspondence columns arc impartially open to all, but we do not in any way identify ourselves with ojri/tions expressed thcroinj.

Sib, —Roferring to tho correspondence in your late issue re the representation in Couuty Council as prayed for in a memorial to the Government, allow mo to say that to avoid the expense of elections I proposed, Highway Districts should be ridings of the Couuty, and each chairman of tiighway Board a County Councillor, and for additional representation an extra member for a population of 750 or current rates amounting* to £2OO collected in one year, and for a third representation by either population or rates. As there was some objection to the aditional ropvosentives, I scored out tho portion l'ererriug to tho thirrd one, and then put the question to the vote, with, the result as already published. Tho resolution was drawn up {as one, and was, in my impression, put as one. If, on reference to the minutes, this is not correct, I will give the proper version.—l am, &c, 3?. C, GrEBMANN. Paterangi, October 2±th, 1879.

,* Sib,—l have recently observed two letters in your paper reflecting rather severely on Corboy. It seems a pity that when correspondents write to tho paper, they so often, with a malicious view, state only part of thasubjeot, and that part which suits their purpose most. This, oourse appears to have been followed by the correspondents referred to, no mention is made in either of their letters that the alteration in tho Counties Aot, moved by Councillor Germann con., BWte4 of three, each of which, waa

put to tho Council separately, the two first, whioh gave to the district represented by jOoucillor Corboy, the full power of inoreased representation, were passed unanimously. But the last clause, which gave a still further representation to rich and popular districts, would hardly meet the views of Councillor Corboy, who represents a poor and thinly settled district, and which is also to be separated into two small Highway Disfcricta. Councillor Corboy voted, or ho always has done, in tho true interest of the Waipa, and we have only to wait a short time to see the Waipa County Council, like everything else in Waipa, ruled by the Strong vote of Ham lton.—l am., &c, Another Correspondent.