Our Waihi contemporary, the "Daily Telegraph," in its' issue of Friday last has another " shriek " at the Ohinemuri County Council because that body is opposed to the forming of a borough at Waihi. It is amusing, to say the least of. it, to read the unworthy motives imputed to members of the County Council by our contemporary be cause they intend to do their best to keep the County intact and prevent the main portion of the goldtields revenue going to one corner of the County. Our con temporary says ;—" There is only, one conclusion —:that the Councils opposition to the borough is not on the grounds, as asserted, of main road maintenance, or of any other maintenance, out is owing to a strong, unworthy, arid: selfish de terminution to keep Waihi as.it is, away in the background and much;' behind the times." Poor, illused Waihi ! What a pity that it cannot have ALL the County revenue-spent in making fine footpaths in its streets, and erecting statues of some of its leading citizens at any and every available corner—while the settlers who are striving to ma.&:e a living, and the prospectors whoar^ftway in the hills, are cry ing out for tracks over which to take their .supplies'! What a pity Waihi people cfinnor hnye thous ands of pounds spent in that corner of the County whilo the main road falls into disrepair ! It would be a different cry if Waihi was formed into a borough, and merchandise rose in price owing to the extra charge for ieartjng necessitated by the bad state of the wajn thorough fare —the road from the P&eroa wharves to Waihi. And our coQr temporary fcaiLUs of " selfishness." If ifcisnet s<elfishnes.s to want the main portion of fche revenue for one little part of the County, we wonder what is I it was stated at the meeting of the County Council lust week that 10,000 yards of metal, at a cost of about £3,000, had been spent in twelve months on the side streets at Waihi. JSuwsly tfok expenditure would satisfy wy r&aspnable person. But we sadly fear that jbhe sup porter* of the. Waihi borough movement —or, at any rate, a large proportion of them —are not reason able Their cry is all •;. 