WATER SUPPLY BOARD.
*■ to otb w»rroK or win prkss. Sir,—Your correspontie»t "Water Supply" is evidently drawing -on bis imagination when be questions the impression conveyed in your report of the recent Court case re Show Ground water.-r§ee. .. The.facts.oi the case are, that tbe Water Supply Board tried hard to home the offence on the Road Board clerk, who did his utmost to convince them that this same ford Was unsafe before tbe accident occurred, which afterwards resulted in a Court case. When the W.S. Board appealed to the Road Board for an explana tion, the Chairman's letter (which was read in Court) admitted the trivial offence, and folly explained 'the circumstances. It is also well understood in the that the petition mentioned by "Water Sup ply" referred to irregularity of supply gene rally, and only one ratepayer objects to the water being shut off on Show day. But why go further into the merits of a case that,- when the question of a fine came up, only brought a broad smile over the Court, and audible remarks from ratepayers present that the W.S. Board could find more pro fitable employment in furtheringitheir W.S. scheme, than in drawing Court fines from another local body, supported by the same ratepayers.-#l T ours, etc., WATER SUPPLY No. 2. Rangiora, January 14th, 1.900.
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