The claim of , the Council to do what it pleases after ' poll and advice taken (pot the advice of i the burgesses) appears to me conclusive [ that the notice is a wholly unsafe fonnda -1 tion for future action. More important j perhaps, a scheme o{ the kind proposed will saddle Gisborne with a burden which itshould notbearalone. What virtue is there in the present boundaries of Gisborne ? A business man has his shop in Gladstone road and lives in ' Kaiti or North Gisborne. Is it possible that his interests in the town are adverse to his interests in the suburb 1 Muat it not of nocessity be that in a very short time the suburbs of North Gisborne and Kaiti must be wards of a greater Gis borne ? What, then, eould^be done if by the adoption now of a cramped and wholly tmconßidered water and drainage scheme the work had to be done all over again, and the firstexpenditure be written down a complete loss, of which the special rate would every year be an irritating and con stant reminder? Greater Gisborne could afford to borrow sufficient money to bring in the best water and to effectively drain the whole borough. If this is attainable such attainment should not be sacrificed to a minor scheme. Whether it is or is not attainable could be ascertained by a vigorous house to house canvass in a week. I am, etc., C. DeLaTjTour. (To the Editor of the Herald), Sir,— lt was with great p'easure that I read the leadiug article in your issue of last Thursday re loan proposa's. There seems to be little doubt that the ratepayers will be only too willing to give their con sent to borrow £50,000 or £60,000, or even £70 000, to carry out any scbeme for drainage and water supply so long as they are first assured, on the word of some known authority on such matters, that the scheme is in every respect thoroughly reliable and efficient. 