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Nelson Evening Mail, 16 May 1917, Page 4

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CITY COUNCIL AND THE RATES. IN another cumnm -■„ i„ g later from Vr. Carlisle, lhe correspondent's remarks, however, are answer to yesterday's sub-lender. I the reason that he answers *ia ten e L that were not made and leaves the man point raised untouched. lio says: V\ nu Li," speak of the backbone and ho. s> of the old' Council, who spoke out pl.unK- on certain points and told the elector, the unpleasant truth, that ,t womd d, necessarv, to raise Hie rates, I must s.JJ t,iat I think that is <i l ' lte contrary to fact " ~ - What we said, however, was this : "The most unsatisfactory ieaturo, however, is that some old Councillors who had the .backbone and honesty to state definitely that the rates should, be raised, and to speak out .plainly- oir other points have been turned down by the electors, while others with incomplete knowledge oi the. position, and -tatincf that they would not increase the rates, have been chosen by the people."