“NOT A MAN, ANYHOW,” SAYS BOARD MEMBER

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3614, 15 September 1927, Page 7

“NOT A MAN, ANYHOW,” SAYS BOARD MEMBER

Gets Knocked Down By Insulted “ Father” DISRUPTED MEETING AT MOUNT ROSKILL [“Times” Special.] AUCKLAND, Last Night. Persistent indulgence in personalities and constant interruption of tho speaker a[ a meeting of the Mount Koskill Hoad Board led to a member being knocked down by another member. Peeling had run high all the evening and despite warnings from various members the victim continued to have his say, Tho Board was holding a special meeting to consider the question of concreting the roads of the district and there was a full attendance, presided over by Mr. E. F. Jones. Mr. J. R. Robertson was urging the need for the Board to go ahead and seek the opinion op the ratepayers for a loan of £BB,OOO to complete the work. It is stated that Mr. Thomas Davies persisted in Interrupting the speaker and indulging in personalities. Mr. Robertson asked Mr. Davies to forbear from making remarks and to allow him to set on with the important matter in hand. Similar requests by other members failed to have any effect And when Mr. Davies mentioned that a certain member was “not a man anyhow” that member rose in his place and struck Mr. Davies a blow over the eye which knocked him to the floor. There was an uproar which was only settled by the chairman adjourning the meeting. Before this was done, however, Mr. Davies signified his intention of resigning and was told ho would have to put it into writing.