THE STORMY BOROUGH.

Southland Times, Issue 19279, 25 June 1924, Page 6

THE STORMY BOROUGH.

To the Editor. Sir.—“ Ratepayer” says my letter leads •him nowhere, but I must say his reply to it leads me further to the conclusion that it is more feeling than bad management that is troubling him. The Mayor was quite in order to canvass the Borough, but voters were not compelled to vote for him, although he awakened them to their duty. Someone was lax when a few ratepayers had to go on automatically. Can he prove that all the votes in favour of *he Mayor were disinterested people of the Borough? We will never have good management in our Borough if “Ratepayer” is left to judge. It is useless to try and put forward anything in favour of the present Mayor. If he thinks the Council spends too much time over personal recriminations why not adopt my plan to control the meetings. We would then get all the business done and the recriminations out on the domain. The only way “Ratepayer” can see out the trouble is to drop the Mayor and his followers who are the cause of all the trouble, which again proves there is feeling somewhere. The trouble regarding the sanitary contract rests ent’rely with the contractor. He was so anxious to get the job he missed the most important point the “closing date,” consequently his tender arrived too late. Then he began to squeal because he did not get it; not that it matters much, but it all helps to create the feeling that the management of the Council is bad. Hoping to see common sense rule. I am, etc., UNANIMOUS. [This correspondence is closed. —Ed. S.T.I