A COUNCILLOR'S TENDER
■A. LEGAL POINT.
BY TELEGEAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION.
HOKITIKA, Jan. 19. At the Hokilika . Borough Council meeting to-night tenders were received for the erection of a sexton's cottage. There were four tenders, and the lowest was that of a councillor. A discussion then arose as to the legal position, and the tenderer was informed by the Mayor that if his tender was accepted he, as a councillor, would become liable under the Act, which prohibits members of public bodies from participating in contracts.
The councillor then handed in his resignation. The tenders (the lowest of which was £291) were referred to> the Mayor and chairman of the Works Committee, so that the legal position could be ascertained before any definite action was decided upon.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 22 January 1912, Page 5
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125A COUNCILLOR'S TENDER Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 22 January 1912, Page 5
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