WAIPA COUNTY COUNCIL INJUSTICE. TO THE EDITOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1831, 1 April 1884, Page 2

WAI PA COUNTY COUNCIL INJUSTICE. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — Being fioin home most of last week, and not having an opportunity of seeing The Waikato Times until Saturday evening, I was much refreshed after reading the three letters signed respecti vely S.uides and Nnpper,'' "Ratepayer" and "Councillor," with all his biilliancy bringing up the rear. What an eruption " Wai pa " seems to have caused among mu Latterday Solons (I was going to say saints), who meet periodically at Ohaupo to make laws for the good government of the country. Now, Sir, of tho above three writers Sandes and Napper have ceitamly shown the greater wisdom — brevity, the sole of wit, particularly when necessity demands it, although it might be a compliment to be called a fool by such sages. The fact is, the engineers found themselves on slippery ground, and the first plan they drew was for a speedy lvtreat fr.nu the scene of battle, by which two able generals have been saved. Now, as t > " Ratepayer's ' figures), they are admnably put tog'ther. He must be taking lewm-> f i om Major Atkinson in the science of finance, otherwise, how could he have made the tiling appear so grand. What a be uitiful jumble he makes of the whole concern between Te Awamutu, Kihikihi and Rangiaohia ; the remainder of the county is beneath his notice, and should not be taken into account. What little secret is theie at the bottom of all this figuring by "Ratepayer" and "Councillor?" While the council is endeavouring to mortgage the ratepayers' property the intiigue has leaked out and rumoiir says that before the allocation wa-> made the council considered it desirable that Councillor Teasdale should get a large share of the grant in order to placs him in advance of Mr Sloane in the estimation of the ratepayers of that district. Tne movers, of the Te Awamutu tow n district confiscat >d a large portion of the council's propei ty, and although the county fathers failed in the attenpt to beat back their assailants, -.till revenge must be had in some shape. It therefore became necessary to find funds t) carry on the local war, and Hieie could be no better plan for accomplisl il^ the design than w ith the funds of the council, although it might wrongfully tike what in light belonged to another distiict for that purpose. Would not this point out pretty clearly the confederates who would wish to throw dust in the eyes of the ratepayer. Games like these may bj very amusing to councillors if allowed t > practice them at the expense of other*. But I think the Newcistle Riding have reason to specially protest against the portion of the giant she should leceive beinggiven to Councillor Teasdale or any other councillor for party purposes, while the main load through the district is not yet fOlf 01 nied. In fact, the main road between Ngaruawahia and Whatawhata, and between the latter place and Hamilton, will be totally impassable for wheel traffic with the first fall of rain this winter, and all through the supineness and indifference of the council t'> take an interest in this end of the c unity. In regard to the £225 referred to by " Councillor" being spent in this distiict, T m ly tell him that the special rate to pay back one-fourth of same waa stmck on the riding, and not on the county, a& it is proposed t > be done with the present grant. Is not this an injustice ? But " Councillor' takes caie to conceal it. He speaks about £30 for brick culvert and for some other repairs, to make it appear that the council done well for the distiict. The fact is that the council are in the act of collecting in the Newcastle Riding a general rate of about £130, and have received j early up to the present £00 or £70 for publichouse licenses, and with dog tax the whole amount may be somewhere about £200. This •' Councillor" also conceals, and it is quite possible that the council may have intended to have this sum also given away at the other end for party purposes. Cannot the ratepayeis of Rangiaohia and other paitsof the c-mnty now see whether it is " Wai pa" or the council who are trying to mislead them. If the council wished to have the opinion of ratepayers fairly tested on the allocation of the grant, they might have polling-booths in the different ridings, as on other occasions. How can it be expected that ratepayers could go from a remote end of the country, a distance of over 22 miles, to give their votes ? If people go by train they could not return until the follow ing day. The fact of the council only having one booth, and that at Ohaupo near where all the grant is to be expended, stamps the whole proceeding as a job.— l am, &c, Waipa. March 31st, 1884.

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