Hornby Reserves

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30316, 17 December 1963, Page 3

Hornby Reserves

Sir.—ln April the Paparua County Council took over the reserves and domains of the Templeton Domain Board, part of the take-over arrangement being that three of the board members were to be members of a reserves committee of the council. Messrs F. C. Chappell. J. G. Carter.! and A. C. Loach were; appointed. Other non-cour>-jlors added to the committee! i were Messrs R. E. Heenan■ and E. C. BritnelL of the I Hornby and Sockburn County Town Committees respectively. On November 4 the ! council reformed its committees and the foregoing members were dropped without any forewarning, explanation, or publicity. All have, jlong and honourable recordof community service and| I some explanation for their! ■ dismissal should be madel public.—Yours, etc., ' : ■ A. C. LOACH. I Hornby, Dec. 9, 1963. ' (The Chairman of the Paparua County Council <Mr |J. H. Weaver) said: “Coopted members were attached to the council s reserves and domains committee during its initial term after the functions of the Templeton Domain Board and the reserves administration of the Sockburn and Hornby County Town Committees and the Rural District Committee were taken over by the council. I would again record the council's appreciation of the assistance of such members The council did not, however, consider it necessary to continue their appointments when council committee? were reformed at the recent annual meeting of the council.”]