March 23.
Ty the comments in our last issue on the Ratepayers' Meeting we had no opportunity to deal with more than one aspect of the debate; but mong the many points raised there are some that merit reflexion, before the special interest aroused in Municipal affairs has had time to subside. Without doubt, the feature of the afternoon was the widely-held opinion that a stricter regulation of public expenditure is required, and we may hope that the urgency of enforcing this will be taken to heart by the incoming Council as conscientiously as if a direct resolution to this effect had been by the Mesting. From this it will not necessarily be understood that the year's expenditure, ordinary and extraordinary, must be less than Tls. 2,857,000 (the amount contemplated, less the Tls. 400,000 debentures); but an endeavour should clearly be made #0 to effect economies on the ordinary expenditare that a larger sum than is now contemplated may be avail-
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