NAPIER ECONOMIES.
A PUBLIC MEETING, (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, Last Night. A largely attended public meeting; on Saturday, called with the object of protesting against the Borough Council's decision to dispense with the ser-< vices of the manager of the tramways, the electrical engineer, and sis other employees in the tramways and electric lighting department, had a somewhat negative result. After tha difficulty of procuring a chairman for the meeting had been overcome, an irregular discussion preceded a motion suggesting that the Council be raq nested to reconsider its decision relating to the two heads of the departments, pending an investigation by a competent electrical engineer and an accountant. An amendment was then moved that the meeting take no consideration of the salaried employees while the wage-earners are not being considered. The amendment was declared carried, and the meeting terminated without any further proposals being made. <
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2123, 15 May 1922, Page 5
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146NAPIER ECONOMIES. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2123, 15 May 1922, Page 5
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