THE LOAN SCHEME.
To the Editor. | Sir, — It is all very well to talk of ; borrowing another loan, and to say the last one was well spent ; but the stubborn fact remains evident to all who have paid any attention to how public works have been carried on that it has not been well or judiciously spent. Owing to the negli- j gence, incapability, or some other defect of the Borough Engineer sad waste of public money haa taken place m the past. As an instance m corroboration of the above I may mention the drainage system, which has been carried on m a manner incomprehensible to all sane men. I think most people must be aware df the wretched blundering m Botanical road, and many, other streets which I need not mention, where hundreds of pounds have been thrown away. I cannot help thinking that if the last £10,000 loan had been spent with prudence and ecouomy, there would be no immediate necessity of borrowing again. Besides, it appears to me a bad policy to borrow money to form and gravel a lot of streets, and then let them go to rack and ruin for the want of a little attention afterwards. I am, &c, J. Evaits. Palmerston N., Jan. 28, 1884.
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1157, 24 January 1884, Page 2
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213THE LOAN SCHEME. Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1157, 24 January 1884, Page 2
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