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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1350, 1 September 1883, Page 2

The nomination of candidates to fill vacancies at the Borough Council Board will take place at noon to-day. The present gentlemen who have come forward up to the present time are, we understand, Messis E. P. Joyce, M. Hall, Carlaw Smith, M. G. Nasmith, H. E. Kenny, and W. Tharratt, The merits and demerits of each of the.j gentlemen are pretty well know to the o .neral public. All those who have watched local events lately, and who have an interest in the welfare of the place, cannot do other than wish that Mr Smith had had a longer term of office. He certainly went in on the “Common Shelton, ticket,” but as soon as he had heard the question discussed and the pros and cons argued, his strong common sense asserted itself, and he now knows that the firm has not a vestige of just claim, and intends, should he be again honoured with the ratepayers confidence to oppose their preposterous pretensions to the utmost of his power. We have thought it necessary to make this point clear to the public, so that they need not be under any misapprehension as to Mr Smith’s proclivities. The rest of the gentlemen are so well known that we need not go into their individual leanings, and will only ask the public not to study ability in preference to sterling honesty and straightforwardness, We do not want windy old women in the Council, but independently honest mon, who will assert themselves for the general good of the town and not for any particulary or isolated portion. Another thing we must ask of these gentlemen is that they come forward together on the platform before a public meeting of ratepayers, and tell their fellow-town-men what their views are with respect to the general welfare and requirements of the place. By so-doing they will give people an idea of the line of policy they intend to follow and thus gain the support and confidence of many who may be misinformed on these points. In fact thia is clearly their duty to the public,