WATER QUESTION.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4847, 10 March 1873, Page 3

WATER QUESTION.

To tho Editor : Sir, — I obsorvo an enlightened correspondent, "Freeholder," taken exception to tho suggestions made upon the " water question" fit tho lato City Council meeting. If wo bavo to depend on such men Auckland would remain tho bog-iiolo it was 20 3'ears ago. They aro quite willing their pioncrly should bo improved for them so long as it is dono at tho expense of others. I'rob.vbly |se ven -ton thB of tho ratepayers aro leaseholders and weekly tenants, some of whom doubtless pay in one yoai inoro rates and taxes than tho whole valuo of these socalled freeholders if wo except the |wcalthy ownois, most of whom resido in tho suburbs and count) y districts, and it: any even in (lutd.iud and other nart«, and draw largo incomes from their propeihey, leaving tho burden of rates and taxes to the leaseholder or tenant; aud theso aro tho people whoso interests, forsooth, aro first to bo considered. I« ifc any wonder we have no water, or, in fact, is ifc not wonderful that wo hare onehalf tho improvements wo have already achioved, when we can find persons so selfish and utterly regardless of auy interest but? tlioir own, as your correspondent and thoso of his way of thinltmg appear to bo 1 Ho tells of men hero to day and gone to-morrow, who have lived hero between 20 and 3() ycais, and w ho aro known to havo spout very large sums on properties in tho city. No doubt tho city authorities can give a very good account of what thoy have done with tho loan, if spent it is. Thcro may bo plenty of such " liberal " men in a community, and plenty of insinuations as to jobbery on every water pcheino that may bo mooted, insinuations whicli their authors have not the courago or the manliness to avow. Amongst these, opponents to tho Water Supply scheme will fiud their ohiof «upporfc«r«« — I nra, he, M.