CORRESPONDENCE.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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BOROUGH AF^AIR^.

To iU JEditm* qfkhe Star. SikP"ft- 'appe^i'B' rathfer' singular that Mr. Bate, being a councillor, should publisl^ja.^BjT;day,s' ago, an. at^raflt fyopo -die Borough Loan Account, showing that only .£258 Bs. lOd. was unappropriated aqli^ithWi i vprj (Jfeiiljaais/.afliHrwards to sign and second. tbe adoption of tbe Finance CQipmiJitee'B report, which shows £1870 k^belnhapprbpriaWtl. Notwithi standing jMr. Bate tokingexcegtiofv tojthe report after agreeing to it, 'still itoakes the case tbe Inor6 kingular/as'bis explanation does not strictly agree with bis former statement.'-' -Though-? be challenged tbe pfcbfiticr^cuajpute ll» figwbi knirfects," Mr. Bate bas/n,ow donpit himself}-? Jijttcb proceedings are calculated to confuse and ypi«lepd/ ratepayers, as the^wo sjpjtepents, both emanating frgmttne Council, jiftpr so very widely. For me information of ratepayers, I ask r which statement must be iccfep'ted' fis the • true' one 1 ? '.'Ai Mr. Bate advocates using thaiiitoi'borroWed for water, supply for sjareet uWprovdments, ,1 take tbi§ opporbpity,to-Bt4te.tilißis.^4o :80..w0uld n be (i ft jiecidpd ,6reMh; tf, \KOfit. Another i^emm.tbfi yeppj;t,l ,^o n not exactly agree with, that is, "JDeputanon to Wellibgton, 'jfttfj I flo tforp^tend to insinuate that ratepayers' Haw ; riot received vdlu6 for their rhoneyj -Of this they must judge- for itheniselvea} I ; but i& is tbe principle that, ,l. object t6 J-tbeCoita-cil vptipg money; iUegaJJ.y;;wit^9mt ( Jhe consent of ratepayers, sppuld, np,t be^ecognised, however gopd .theobjec^Jas it is a "step th^t' leads 'to 'ahus'ei. ' Probably tbe'ne^ // tinie'it migbt by dBUbJe-the amounfc^ i ratn','&c:, •'' '>■•• f »" ,V issilt

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