GRAVE'S DAM AND LEES AND MOORE'S RACE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 182, 20 November 1876, Page 3

GRAVE'S DAM AND LEES AND MOORE'S RACE.

I to ma Rprroti of the s* tc.-wn. jt,ut. I Stß,—Allow me tt> point out to "' Otttd«r" that there is not the slightest niilogy between the two casus cited by fini in hia latter of Saturday, and cotikaently the wide disparity in the justice kit out ia perfectly mythical. in Mr. liuve'a case the dam complained of waa iiteide t.ie town limits, and therefore not litnin the jurisdiction of the Council : Kiuudly, it ia no; true 11 it Mr. Grave 'wiia politely requested to have an interim* with tue Councd," furt ie:r than Iwunciiluc Grave, in hia. official capacity, waived a summons to attend the meeting, iiuLar t0 ! that forwarded to the other rerimentatives. tt ia mutt ptobabfe had M«a and Moore a-»kud permission, and titered intw a guarantee to make good all unoytt done, uo ots acie would have been irovvn in way of ca Tying out the ruposed work. To t o.*e wuw take an npartial view of t.ie matter, it nitut crunly appear that the Cw.mj.il instead of lame, deaerve tiianks ot the citixena, for Ha they not taken the atepu tuisy dt.L, toy would nave been fai.ing in taeir duty njuardimaof the property of the t»w«. •tarn, &e., RvrerAVHR.