PEAT v THE CORPORATION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 3450, 25 August 1877, Page 2

PEAT v THE CORPORATION.

Sir,— When our R M. deferred giving judgment iv the case of Peat v Corporation, and after several days' consideration gave ifc with great doubt in favour of the plaintiff, it was expected he would have given the grounds on whicll he came to decide the issue. What the ratepayers have most to complain of is that they are debarred from the right of appeal. I cannot*' finish this letter without briefly stating what this suit haa arisen out of, and it is this : The siphon in connection with the waterworks had ceased to act, and in order to keep the town supplied it was necessary to erect the airpump on the side of the main road. To keep the wind and sand from the men while at work, a small tent was erected in as strong and substantial a manner as was required to withstand the strong winds that blew during the time. I cannot say how long it was required, but at all events I am not aware that any found fault or made complaint previous to the time in question. Nevertheless, under considerable doubt, and under the imperative necessity of keeping the town supplied with water, the ratepayers have had to pay £13 odd without any information as to what it was for. The claim was for £20 odd, and made up of several items, but no one knows what was allowed, or disallowed, or reduced : henca no appeal. — I am, &c, A Burgess, August 21. • «-