THE CITY PLATE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3254, 11 September 1878, Page 2

THE CITY PLATE.

TO THB EDITOR OE TDE STAR. Sir,— l was in some hope that I would J have been enabled to see the nags for this ' event do their preliminary canter over tho;; Oddfellows' ground before sending you my final tip. In this, however, I have been dis*-'' appointed. The nags will he trotted out tonight } too early, I fear, for me to help you , much in the bettiOg, I may send you a line in the morning ;of j the day,' however/ before.: 'the start, so as to enablo you to hedge, : if r necessary.*, .?■■-,•'.« .;,,-.•*-, »*. - . .-•■:■ UK The friends of Trustee have been very busy making play and trying to forco their animal with the public, bufc ifc is only tho green 'urn that aretakers of the odds. I can't,* \ think that he can be got to trot. - »-. * • Z rPoitATUM has come forward a good deal in the betting, and moves along now at a tip • top pace. ; ■.. ifffffffffffffj Business has beon kicking again as usual. If this animal is not in'ifc,ifc WilTbe thrdugli bad training. . v. ■•;<•.■ . All .the other nags have been doing good 'work. ZMy tip for tho Plate is— j Oiltin-... ' ...... 1 ;, Pomatum ...... 2 For the -third place Business, Birdib Darling, and Chaff will probably all run > in a bunch. Looking at the nags, however, I, feci bound to giye the third place to ; '' - '■ ■"'' ' 'Business. ■" ; The others well up. Trustee distanced. ■ *'■■ * '; THE SYDENHAM CUP. O For this event I adhere to *my former tip.— Tarn, &0., . .Z'Z, XX \ v;^ : .. : ;- f ; TO TUB EDITOB OE THE STAR, i ,, SlE >— Tho perusal of^your; articles from time to time on Municipal matters has given me great plpasuFo;' and as you seem so thoroughly au Jait in,, tho working, of these institutions, might' t pVesuhie to ask a little infortoation relative to Committees whoßo< ttutießire'opaiited'behihdthe scenes." .:".' :' ' ' Supposing a Z Coihiiiittce— -say the JFinance,;^ ...... Committee, ,for iinstahco— was .composed: 0f! '5, ... . three, metnbbrs, that One Of these* membera^ '?. was ! dbseiitr from the City on business,. that ' 0i bho Committee of two held a meeting, that me mado a suggestion, put it to himself.

and gave his casting vote in its favour, and then "intimated- this suggestion to an official of the Council, could mat suggestion ho said to have really emanated from the Committee, or from the person who made it ? If it was said to have Emanated in the direction first named, would it not in fact be truly another " Pompey and Csesar very much alike, more especially Pompey ?" — I am, &c, Sept. 11. CRINGLE.

Our correspondent has surely drawn a very fancy case. He asks us to imagine a Committee meeting of two Councillors — the third member being being absent. # We are to suppose that a difference of opinion occurred between the two Councillors, and that one acting as chairman made a motion, put it to himself, declared ifc carried, and pufc it forth as the decision of the Committee. It is difficult to realise that such sn arbitrary abuse of a momentary advantage would be seized by any gentleman whom the citizens would elect.. A difference having occurred, the two Councillors would, as a mattor of course, adjourn the consideration of the disputed point until the absent member was present. In our opinion the Mayor should be a member of all Committees— appointed or to be appointed — which can be done by the Council at anytime, and Sub-Committees should never consist of less than four Councillor?, three of the five members of Committee to form a quorum. By the adoption .of such a course, the occurrence of such a farfetched case of petty tyranny as our correspondent has called up could not possibly happen.— Ed. Star."]