"RUBBING IT IN."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 December 1929, Page 4

"RUBBING IT IN."

CE. ROE'S OPINION OF AN INVITATION. FOUNDATION STONE CEREMONY AT MASSEY COLLEGE. "Palmerston was looking quite bug"* and happy to-day," said the MlEyor (Mr Blenkhorn) at the mooting of the Levin Borough Council last, night. "They are expecting the GovernorGeneral to-morrow, and he is going to stay over Wednesday." His Worship's remarks were appropriate to two invitations which were before the Council, one to the unveiling of a memorial tablet to the late Sir Jaraea Wilson, at the Hospital this afternoon, and the other to the laying of the foundation stone of the Massey College to-morrow morning. Cr. Roe, ..who had been a consistent advocate of the retention of the Central Development Farm, Levin, eo that it would form the site for the Agricultural College, spoke his mind very free- * ly on the subject of the invitation from, the College authorities in Paimerston. "As far as I am concerned," he said, "I just call it rubbing it in, to ask this Council to go up there to open it. We know it is one of the biggest political jugglings in this country, transferring the institution to Palmerston. We know the pacrifice of thousands of pounds' worth of buildings on the Central Development Farm; aad in the state of this country it is no wonder that unemployment exists and civil servants cannot get a rise in their screws. I say it is a scandalous waste of public money. Not me—l would not 30 near it! I would like to express my opinions, but I had better stay away." Cr. Falloon: May I move that Cr. Eoe go as the Council's representativef His Worship: We can say that the invitation is received with regret—what? Cr. Roe: Yes, you can say so. The invitations were formally received.