The Bush Advocate. PUBLISHED TUESDAY,THURSDAY,AND SATURDAY. TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 1888.

Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 79, 6 November 1888, Page 2

The Bush Advocate. PUBLISHED TUESDAY,THURSDAY,AND SATURDAY. TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 1888.

It is evident that the Bush representatives in. th.e £ Countyi Coufipil had a hard fignt to get the' Council to promise a payment of £50 a year towards the Manawatu Bridge, although the justice of their demand was transparently clear. This was plainly pointed out by the Overseer in iuß .report, , in .whichi it is stated tijat-had the^ rales .bollected from tMe/ ; Ma^at6r6.' r dndT Ktiitoke 9ptoiparties albne bee(n ex|ietiied on this road the whole distance from Tahoraite to Mangatoro would now be formed and metalled and the river safely " "bridged./ (AM y Qt Cr Harding strongly opposed the moderate concession asked for,, and said it was wrong to voite the j money. He said they should consider the; ratepayers and not vote away the rates of the Council. It seems to us that ■ considering the ratepayers is just what Cr Harding desires not to do— if they happen to reside in any of the Bush districts, and that if left to his tender mercies, they might whistle for h road or a bridge even if they offered to pay for half of it themselves. Ors. Mackay and HaU are entitled to the hearty thanks of the people of this district for the stand they took upon the matter, and, with the aid of Or Erieksen and Cr Bridge the con- j cession was wrung from the other ; members of, ;the Council. To Cr Bridge also great thanks are due. "We must say he behaves in a most fair and impartial manner in all matters that come before the Council irrespective of the district in- j terested, and had he not recognised the justioe of what was asked for on Friday, the Waipawa party would hjave triumphed. ; And in this connection we should like to remind the Bush, members that the election of the County Chairman will come on at the next meeting. If Cr Bridge pan, be.indaced to offer himself for the position we are convinced he would be t.He.very best man that could be elected; as he has shown by his past actions that he is disposed to treat all matters impartially and upon their merits* alone. At his hands the members for the Bush would be certain of receiving fair treatment in anything . ; they brought forward for the godd. of their respective districts, and -we strongly r c6unselt'iiem. to unite to place; Or- Bridge in the chair. , ;