APATHETIC BROWN'S BAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 310, 31 December 1940, Page 6

APATHETIC BROWN'S BAY.

My statement published in your columns on the -JOili in/=t. has l>een construed by Mr. Cnwkwell. WaitcmaU County Clerk, a« a personal attack. Evidently he is hypersensitive. I d>> not with aw a single word—the '•tatoment s"iana.-, and 1 nm«t again einpha-i~c Ih<inadequacy of the advertiMiif* and ill" rush to have the meeting. The convener and chairman <,f the meeting I«>tli frankly stated they were n<it <-<.r.\ < r-:inl with the Mrt.jeot an! it un<s left to Mr. Cawkwell to explain. He did hi« JkM. Souie of lii< answer-* left an tory feeling anion..- tho-e «-]io were in doubt a* to Their Jnir-Hioii. It wa« ri"l apathy. When the cnurner. Mr. <.ili*«n. s|>oke about having Die doiibt« rcn>i'><-l he wa« tersely informed li.T Mr. Cawkwell that there were no doubt*. Well, there were, and the majority ]ire«ent apTi-ed with Mr. Giheoii. In hi« re;>or; tu l'icouncil en tlie re'iilt of hi* jn-vlin--. Mr. Cawkwel] referred i-i iho r-pl-ji.IJ 1 r.-s]wii-e in the e«Mintry <li-t ik t* cvvp , . Knm-n-4 Kay: If he wm:ld •.■••..• ;,]■ ju u'ld lonk f,ir h-m-i-lf h- wi-uld !•■■ -Vu.'. . «■ other \ i~i;. : - ~ ,-. v , ;■ -, :• ~ ,_,., . ■ <lc;irt'i rif i!:. i! ni 1 .: men in Ihe ;.: •:■!,. ~:;•. \•, • ■ country iH-tMit- h,- \.-!-- ' n- .: ..;.:■ ! "l" fit Hien. \\:..n •;,<■ ~i ; was fini-hed and \.>lt- of -. n.::.1. -. passed. I and lm, {,',. ~-U UU the hall. Vn.U-r the tir> umstances there was iio need or <-all J >r n:h.]M;i,> from either my companir.j]- ~r myr-clf. J. WKMVSS, President R.S-\.. Browne liay and " .