A Mayoral Oration.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 378, 16 November 1889, Page 3

A Mayoral Oration.

As the nominations for the Mayoralty are to be in this morning, and as Gisborne people have in a small way been interested in oil bores, waler bores, and other bores, the following Mayoral oration upon that subject ought to be worthy of reproduction. At a recent municipal council meeting, the Mayor of North Rockhampton delivered the following brilliant speech :—I wish myself, gentlemen of the press, to take this impression, that for seven consecutive years I have tried to impress on the people, impressed upon every member that ever presented himself as a candidate for our suffrages, both north, south, east and west, that they would go in for bores; that is, drills, diamond bores. Now, I see, gentlemen, of the press, that there is a tender accepted for 10,000 feet of bores. Well, gentlemen, you know that we have received the assurance of our dearly beloved William Pattison that he—(Laughter). Take it down verbatim, gentlemen, We have received the assurance that ha will look out that we get bored down to our very bottom, (Loud laughter.) Put it down just as I give it, or otherwise do not put it down at all. I give it. not as orthodox, but extempore—just as it occurs to me. Now is the very time and hour of our discontent, and we salute them as the five points of tho promises-(turning to the reporters) Got it ? [Alderman Nobbs here rose from his seat, remarking, " I’ll come back when it's all over.”] Wo salute them in the five points of the regulations that they would give us a bore, that furthermore, that the honorable the Treasurer, William Pattison, has assured us that our bore should be one of the first bores pul down in the colony of Queensland. Mind, tbis is all truth. We have got it in writing. Therefore we promise—suggest—that our bore should be attended to forthwith. (Seriously): Now, mind you, who is going to make a motion ou thia ? A motion—make a motion—make it if you can. in the minutes, as read, you can make a motion, or otherwise the press will take notice of it. (More seriously): Considering this question in a public light, and considering several bores have already been ai tended to—(To th® reporters): Got it?—that more bores of subsequent arrangement, that our bore should coma on now as speedily as possible, as the requirements of the case are most urgent. Now I think that this is the last of it. (Aidermen, simultaneously: " Hear, hear-”) Now you see wo hare not neglected our bore. (To the ratepayers): Mind the rates will come very heavy, and when the water rates come in they will be heavy. But we want to get tho bore. Mind, there is no motion, It is for the edification of our reporters—not for their edification exaotly, but for the public—to show that we are trying to do what we can—for the North Bookampton Times iu particular, because they say—the press—the mayor and aldermen arg neglectful of the interests of the borough. That will suffice. What do you oall it? Quandum stuff the oat, (After a pause.) Make a motion—tpalte a resolution. I remind you it will strengthen them- This is merely of a conversational character. I advise you to do it for your counsel; otherwise it hay no effect.