A Correspondent’s Thoughts

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 193, 8 September 1888, Page 2

A Correspondent’s Thoughts

[to ths editor] THAT CONFESSION. Sir, —So at last Member Matthewson has confessed that he did propose that the first plan submitted to the Harbor Board be sent to Government for their approval, but then he only intended to try what the Government were made of, and never for a moment considered that the Government could approve of the plans as sent to them. Was it intended as a huge but expensive joke to the ratepayers to send the Engineer with the plans to Wellington to try what the Government were made of, in order that Member Matthewson should cloak his own opinions as to the plans not being the right ones for the Board to adopt or reject ? Was it for thia purpose the Government nominated Mr Matthewson to the Board ? How proud they must feel of their nominee, seeing the great interest he takes to attend to the Government’s interests. Perhaps he will next explain about the “cooked accounts ” he has at times treated the public so much to. Was this another try on, on the same lines as sending the plans to Wellington ? A nice little bill his conduct has cost both the Harbor Board and the Government in the recent enquiries which have taken place. THOSE COAT TAILS. Is there ere a man to tread on the tails of myooat. Bed ad, and such a coat 1 Member Diokson hangs on the tails of Member Matthewson's coat and he did seonnd that the plans be sent to the Government also for their approval; but he also never thought the Government should be so foolish as to approve of them. Was it to hang on the ooat tails of Member Matthewson that the ratepayers returned Mr Dickson at the head of the poll. Truly, the ratepayers have their reward. I remember Mr Dickson some time back, in great wrath, declare that the Harbor Board conducted their busines like a lot of fish-wives, but recently he declared that the Board conducted their business as became gentlemen. lu which case was Mr Diokson speaking his mind. I see that he now wants the Board to ignore the present Act, and not to take a vote, What does he mean ’ Having seen so many inconsistencies in Mr Dickson, lam at a loss to see what he is driving at. How about letting the work in one large contract ? Who advocated this and now want to say they objected to the site of the work.—Yours 4c., Seeds.