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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 May 1922, Page 5

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I MEETING OF PROTEST. \ (BY XELEGBAPH —PHKSH ASBOOrATTOJT.I NAPIER, May U. A largely-attended public meeting tag. Saturday, called with the object of pro* testing, against the Borough Counefiftr. decision to dispense with the services of: the manager of the tramways and thar electrical engineer and six other employees in the tramways and electric lighting department, had a somewfiatnegative result. __ After the difficulty of procuring a chairman for the meetings had been overcome1, an frregolar discussion preceded th.& moving of s motion suggesting that the council he requested to reconsider its decision relating to the twa heads of the department, pending investigation by a competent electrical engineer and an accountantAn amendment was then moved sag^ gesting that the meeting tajse bo consideration of salaried employees whiles wage-earners are not Being considered--The amendment vras declared carried^ ; and the meeting terminated withooig ■ any further proposals being made. 'I . V