THE COUNTY OF WAITEMAIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6816, 21 September 1883, Page 6

THE COUNTY OF WAITEMAIA.

TO TiIE EDITOR. Sib,—Per favour of your eJamif to forward to the County Council oj mata a pLop sil. In so doing I but a small portion of your space. - )• P poaal is of such a nature, and of so - mn <L e£ portance to the county, that it t ne ® ; ° D j recommendation from me. - ' 1 propose to do away with one o) o these, rival systems of loisd S ove i? n ii 5i the Comity or the Koad Basfd. ' ailsiog from this double system ot g mevt are too apparriit. Ttey oav \ too long before the public, and too - * felt, to need notice here. Doable pensive machinery for road-(Da£i E S . 1 j roads exist is an absurdity fen - ®F' and this is quistly sappiug away source.", the energy and lite-blow . country. This in a free country' " efl fit can l:e called a frte coufitry, wne. < ° have obnoxious and grievous J-" 3 * ; upon them. Let the Council fix •' .a which a public meeting of ra'tepa) <- rs held in each riding, and let niH attend decide for themselves vtuch ■ , choose—the Road Board or tne . Council—and let the other he abolished. The ratepayer, Iron \ experience of both systems, nia)■ trust, d to choose for himself the D» • ■Council have the pow«r to S™*, 4rJSprivilege. Will they do so, and t from: our mimls a very U S'J' teel } tiffthe Council ? I have not touched merits: or demerits Of either systHß.. f .. ratepavers are. quite capable ot J = ; themselves if the. Councill will but; a«.co that privilege. Have the cpun . j jV welfare and prosperity of the settK ■ heart. ? ; . Is ; the feeling deep atroug enough to outweigh self, a. ■ their fellow settlers that justice h&'cs themselves would have prayed to they became eouncOlon.-r-^^