MAYOR WITHDRAWS
REMARKS ABOUT COUNCILLOR LIBEL CASE DROPPED, ’ INVERCARGILL, AUgust 3Q., • Legal proceedings instituted by :Mr A. Vi r . Jones, a member of the Invercargill City Council, against the Mayor, Mr John Miller, will not now reach the Court. A claim for substantial damages was .based on remarks made by Mr Miller at a meeting of the council on June 7..,. MrJones alleged that the remarks were defamatory. ' r - ■ ■ , ■ At a. meeting of the council tonight, Mr Miller read., a short statement in which he. denied any intention to cast a reflection on’Mr Jones’s character or integrity.i Mr Jones was not present at the meeting.
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Grey River Argus, 1 September 1938, Page 4
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