The Manawatu Standard PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1883. IMPORTUNITY SUCCESSFUL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 73, 2 March 1883, Page 2

The Manawatu Standard PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1883. IMPORTUNITY SUCCESSFUL.

Since, the- transfer of the Wanganui R.M. Conrt cadet to act as Clerk of the, Feilding U.M Court, it f is found, that the person who is to -tal?e\bfa pl"?cei pt Wanganui cannot come for a month; thus causing serious inconvenience to the . Wanganui Court officials and general public. The Herald referring to the matter says: — "The Feilding residents, made a great- noise about the removal of their Clerk of the Court, bub it. is very questionable whether their action was justified. The Court sits only two days m the month, and it is very evident tba* the business I cannot be very great — m fact not more than might be discharged by the.local-con-stable. Under the circumstances it was a very injudicious step/ i that i( Mr • Thompson's removal i should have been , sanctioned until his place here, was ' efficiently 'filled." This is re'aliy ,the correct view of the matter,. One or two individuals, made aj great fuss to have a | clerk all to itself. They sent a deputation down to Wellington /and everituaJly for very peace' sake,' their, request^as granted, mainly to get rid of'theiv irritating importunity^ VVheufche.ibrmer clerk was there, the enforced official idleness which bejgbt 'ennui thift threatened to become chronic, was almost insufferable. An' intelligent, constable jcpuld have done all the official basin ess m five or ten- minutes dailyj and 'acted as Clerk of Court once, a fortnight, and been glad > of the duty. We should not be surprised if Feilding did Dot next agitate for a Resident^Magistrate rail *t6 ifself, .and « District Judge, and a sitting of the Supreme Court now and again. The unfortunate Borough Ranger is worried out of his^life, the unpaid .inspector of "dead dogs and bad smells appearing to be the only official who gets along at all comfortably. It was manifestly a dis« play of weakness on the part of the Government to yield the demand of Feilding for a Clerk bAhe Court, when there was no necessity for any such; appointment. There were several local candidates for the office, which perhaps; was the/ cause ot the frantic eagerness' displayed. We trust the newly appointed clerk will give satisfaction, live long, and die heppy, though we fear his lines are not cast m exactly pleasant