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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 5

ORDER! ORDER!

; TROUBLE AT DUNEDIN HARBOUL ' BOARD. , : HOT .WORDS. MEMBER DEFIES THE-CHAIRMAN. / . M (By Tclcffraph-Press Association.) . Dunedin, February .23.An exceedingly hot passage at arm# occurred at the Harbour Board meeting ' i i this afternoon, wh»n Mr. Belcher chal- • ■ lenged someone with having: convened-atY-vs , special meeting ,o£ the Reserves : Cym- :■-a: nuttco and improperly invited havens- ''s bourne residents -to be present' at that w meeting. -ex "L do not know who invited the depu-';■ v>vi tation," Mr. Belcher was saying when'the chairman (Mr.-Barclay) said that itiwasrt'S he. - - • Sir. Belcher: ."Then I.say that it"*is a-;---.-: disgrace to you to admit that." • '' W The chairman: I mustremind'you, • Belcher,-that that is not a- respectful VSi way to, address, the. chair. - - Mr. Belcher: I say that knowing -your business as you should do, it is a disgrace to ask people to attend who have no biisii'vJii ness to be present. I say it'is'a '-'M chairman: I ask you to withdraw'*'^' •Mr; Belcher: I will see yon as far into"-''4; A vermis as _ yon are out of it beforel/'vr will withdraw it. ( Mr. BaTclay : I consider the term .used vVfii by Mr. Belcher,: is offensive. - . Mr. Belcher: .Tou can' think so if yon%^' Mr. Barclay: I have asked him withdraw the expression.V.l;ask him7it*' second time. ■ ■ 'h? •'•Mr. Belcher: Ton can ask me ten thousand times. . ~.v - - ■ ; <•'.'• :• ';*. Mr: Barclay: I have, under Section 23 ttz&f •the By-laws, to declare that Mr, Belcher is guilty of an offence. •• " /iTJ A Mi. Belcher: ■ You are "a -. fine - (Hero ho laughed.) You are, no mistake Vi about it.; You are a fine judgo. I'would not trust you to judge 'a dog fight! 's Mr. I'latts: Order' order! • f ' ltr. ; Belcher: What is.the matter with"-'3r you? rWliat have you goi- to\do,with. ' -Mr,; Platts: I considef : 'yoar ;remarli : (-ii's are not respeotful to the - . { Mr. Belcher: Address: yourself to jtke Mr. Barclay: I have indicated-that ; .=l- iffr] consider it" offensive. mayj'fbllaw; I " shall not say just at nresent. ' Yaa will, perhaps, know it later. * - - jl Mr. Belcher went on. to. say that .He ;',® considered that this had been ! the ception of a bit of hole-and-corner husi- iSf; ness. Members of the board had treated -'i.jj him like diTt, ! but. he believed 1 lie ;had;yi|,fi brought them -to the position thoy: '_v feared him, if they did mot He had. made, the board conduct properly, and intended : to do.'. so.-, : ,- He;lrS had now drawn the chairman's tion to the-fact that he had done tjiing. ivrong ; and.improper l not for him to apologise, to the but: for the. chairman to apologise to .the'- ! ~j|| During the' course '.of J .re-/Pi>; : mark.-;, Mr: Belcher informed the m*em-.i ! j|f berg' that he did not care a straw forHha /i's' lot of them—sndividually:.or collectively.