CIVIC HONOUR

Evening Post, Issue 59, 10 March 1924, Page 7

CIVIC HONOUR

In response to the answer made by the Mayor to "Integrity's" letter : in, Saturday s "Post,"; Mr. Wright-has' asked that a wrong impression- unintentionally created should be cleared away.''• ■ The statement was made that the whole of the business leading up to the dispute in the Supreme Court recently'was transacted-prior to Mr. Wright's taking . office as Mayor, whereas, in. fact,' the i transactions originated prior to1-' that dnte, but subsequent arrangement mads ■ by the Treasury Department, with the plaintiff in the action wore negatived during Mr. Wright's term of oftuie' Two typographical errors occurred in the setting out. of-the-Mayer's answer in that it" was stated Oiat "LheprcWpect us referred to . . . .: . was in re^aTd to a' portion of the £1.708.916 ban* at 64 per cent, at par."' whereas, rii fact the percentage proposed was 5£ at par T n the iionl paragraph it «•,« stated tint the phuntiff hnd paid J323E0 for ' £IFCOworth nf deV-Mittircs. im-ilead of , •'•S2-CO-' «orth cf .debentures:"""