The Council has been coming in for a good deal of criticism lately, perhaps because it has ined to introduce reforms where they were visibly needed, which naturally excites the other reformers. But one thing may be said, namely, that the Counci] is open to suggestions. One notes with pleasure from to-day's Gazette that the question of house numbering nas attracted its attention and the Commissioner of Revenue has been asked to report upon it. However, as all members of the Councul have not seen the report, consideration of it is deferred, but in the meantime instructions are given that the views of tht Commissioner of Revenue be obtained on the suggestion that, so far as foreign houses are concerned, it would greatly assist if, at certain road intersections, plates could be affixed indicating the house numbers rurning north and south or east and weet as the case may be.
One hazards the idea that the Commissioner of Revenue will have no views on the proposal, because it would be highly difficult to find any road, at least in the -older parts of the Settlement, where the numbers run consecutively on any line of the compass, with the sun or widdershins. Why not, as we urged some weeks ago, give notice that from a certain date all existing numbers will be cancelled, supply householders and firms with new number plates at cost price, and start afresh? After that the indicators at cross roads would be practicable and useful.
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