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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 20

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TAKAPUNA'S MAYOR.

CRITICISM BY DEVONPORT. •RETALIATION UNWARRANTED Plainly unperturbed at the Devonport Borough Council's recent strong criticism of liis r-tnud 011 the (|iic!-lion of the North Shore water supply is the Mayor of Takapuna, Mr. John Guiniveli. A fortnight ago the Devonport Council decided to view with disapproval Mr. (iuinven's "hasty and ill-conceived action' , ill vetoing a t-cheine for a comiiii.sfion of iiiijiiirv into the supply. When at last night's meeting of the Takapuna ]iorough Council a member drew attention to Devonport's "vote of cen-nre." Mr. (iuiniveii smiled. '•The Devonport council." he remarked, "doesn't carry enough weight j to warrant any serious retaliation." Mr. F. IT. Carr: Practically every time the. name of the Mayor of Takapuna appears in the newspapers it seems to be the object of what I miu'lit cull mud-slinging. The public should know that our actions are guided by our determination to improve the water supply. "Oh," said the Mayor, with no small suggestion of sarcasm in his voice, j •everyone knows that the Takapuna Borough Council is the most non-pro-gressive council in Xew Zealand. As far as progress is concerned, they're the biggest lot of deadheads I know." Finally, when the council decided that Devonport would be merely advised of and not consulted on Tak'apuna's proposed line of action in solving the water problem, Mr. (iuiniveii had a last word: "That's really counting Devonport out, isn't it?' , ~