THAT HARBOUR BUS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 14172, 24 September 1946, Page 4

THAT HARBOUR BUS

Slr ’ T he uublushi, Mr Barnard at He merce meeting, that iC Itour Board should kll . : the Borough Council jeemc l„ trmely confirmation (( «, existence ol an —shall we say-cwj opinion long since <e J achieve thi s “centralisation of COa , 1 public will hardly fail to »| significance of open petsd policy of steadily central] in the face of clearly j lie opinion against such d of the fact that not one proffered as to why .control' transferred from one ially-elected other group elected- jjjJ community f or a differenifc Barnard’s present open J such a step gives added J urgency to the Harbo w y retary’s disclosures which J the recent public meetingo!3 Incidentally, and apropos }| nard’s expressed desire fe information he given the mental investigator, it til J necessary to draw attention marked distinction betweeac of individual opinion astod desirable shape of “things to and that of relevant Inform; cerning recent happenings?: public may regard as a sinister.

In this direction possiK? members of the to have most interested tig in the Harbour Board's ale now feel themselves to bei unique position to assist fei mental investigation witn 'i tion concerning the folloirixi the recent public meeting ofe regarded as the main pcfe

for explanation:— (1) What explanation, if| Mr Hylton and those supri in the chamber, now offer | criticism of Harbpiir Boarij and for their allegation of % ously high administrative MS view of the facts and figuresf ed by the board's secretary; recent public, meeting, and ; were regarded by the meeti completely refuting such i as to call for the fullest p quiry? Further to this, wlj: Hylton and his associates:« officially consult the board'si either before or after mate! extraordinary assertions, at! did they not in, those ctaJfi attend the" public'meeting at" for the first time, Mr tfalj' forded an opportunity off speaking in reply to $ c since he had been doing so at the Chamber« merce? Do and those few others so cfe operating really hold l|e f for -public opinion which W in this matter seem toff they, aware that the recent | of citizens expressed w r * the view that the fail""' making allegations agNL bour Board, to attend | meeting or to offer any g for their actions,.was ®» the pulic? ■ , (2) What have those concerned to m Wall's public allegations Borough Council's n°*> board had, prior to seat on the board, sta« ■ secretary out-and fl* cently challenged borough nominee had w I've done it, haven't I(3)Onwhosepeha^ whom was that $ £IOOO per acre made' ■ preempt an option o«r vital to the "Harbour clamation. scheme.. did the board's decis ■ committee, leak ou , and in time to enable ly wealthy interests board's representat|,y facts and figure- P jjg public meeting by t -j tary which fj«ffi| contradiction to f». ber's allegations, the, were in a most sat^ and steadily V&OM advent of the f&M what grounds does I,J his supporteisju their amalgamation 0 : (B) Finally, of Mr Barnard, the House, of aD Harbour Board cfe for himself *on a Q j^j dence, then but twice, for h^ c J matter thaUaiflgj^ seir and the gSgfeli