ONERAHI INCIDENT.

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1921, Page 4

ONERAHI INCIDENT.

WAY OUT SELECTED.

A special informal meeting of the Onerahi Town Board was held on Tuesday; present:—Messrs E. N. Ormiston (chairman), Going, Mason, Johnson and

Mr Cochran opened the proceedings with a savage attack upon the Press. The reporter for the "Northern Advocate," he said, was not a "shorthand man." He suggested, therefore, that in reporting he (the reporter) must necessarily trust much to memory and "pad" his reports.

Mr Cochran having been silenced, the chairman proceeded to explain the recent imbroglio that had marred the Board's proceedings. He referred to it as a "storm in a teacup."

After further lengthy and acrimoaious discussion an arrangement was arrived at, that the motion passed at the meeting of Oc.t. 10, dealing with the alteration of the by-laws, which was omitted from the minutes of that meeting, be now entered in the minute-book. It was decided to effect this by a motion to be moved at the next formal meeting of the Board on Decembe: 7, and further, that at the same meeting notice of motion be given to rescind the former resolution. *>

Mr Johnson read over the motion he proposed to make, as follows: —"That the motion amending clause 10 of the by-laws, which reduced the area of building sections from 40ft. frontage. 38 perches area, to 33ft. frontage and 20 perches area, be placed on the minutes of the- mee'ting of October 10.''

The town clerk having resigned his position, Mr W. Burch, -who was present, was approached on the matter of acting temporarily as deputy town clerk pending a call for tenders to fill the office'. He promised an answer nest day.

The meeting th.cn broke up in restored, .pristine peace and harmony. The ratepayers present evinced throughout the keenest interest the proceedings