the people of St. Leonards. No part of the district could possibly be called St. Leonards. The St. Leonards people had attempted to impinge upon them, and he would cordially second the proposition (Loud cheers). [This short, but incisive speech, so complimentary to the ex-Mayor, must have been gratifying to Ald. Ross, although coming from one of whom the said Mr. Ross had expressed great contempt, and was surprised that such a man as Harvey should be allowed to sit in the Council.]
Coun. Eldridge next spoke, and said, if he had been present at the last meeting, he should have made an attempt to prevent anything which would interfere with the St. Leonards post-office. As that was a separate town, incorporated by Act of Parliament, it was not under the control of the Council, and it was very much out of place for them to interfere with it (cheers). If they had proposed a plan for a general post-office for all which they claimed as Hastings, there would not have so much hubbub. They had acted immaturely and imperiously. The people who were the most interested in the matter ought to have been first consulted (cheers). Had he been present he might have advised a meeting of the ratepayers and owners of property in the district between Verulam buildings and the Archway (cheers). He wished to say it in good humour, but at that very moment, that part of the town was unrepresented. The West Ward Councillors wanted to be put in a position to act for that property. They could not call upon the township of St. Leonards to help them, and could only look to Hastings for what ought to be justice. All politics should be left out of the question. They were sent there as public servants of the ratepayers, to guard their interests, and to see that the money was spent judiciously; and when any Councilor introduced politics to the injury of the ratepayers, he ought to be asked to resign his seat. If the Council meant to carry out their resolution, let them leave the township alone of St. Leonards alone. The post-office was very important to them, having close to it a large hotel that was visited by some of the highest families of nobility in the land. It was very much out of order to seek to dictate to them, while the Council had nothing whatever to do with their government. He wanted to see the two wards in harmonious union. Whenever improvements in the East Ward had been suggested, no objection was ever raised by the West Ward; but he was sorry to be obliged to say that when any beneficial measure was mooted for that "No Mans-Land" there was -
