CLEARK AND COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17901, 1 October 1921, Page 8

CLEARK AND COUNCIL.

TE KUITI'S TROUBLES. POSITION OF COUNCILLORS. FIKS POXFATE LOCKED V?, [BV TELEGRAPH —own iorbemomem,] TK KPITI. F..dav. The allegation i h -it corruption was creeping into the- affairs of the Te Kuiti Ho,.,ugh Council, made bv the Mavov. Mr. M. Urn,-, at Monday's meting -.-/the c'.unil, v. :is retracted at the adjourned nifting held this e-.en.:;g. Mr. Hlna made ,-,. complete apology, and invited me councillors to resume inter scans. Ihe councillors accepted the Mayor's ap'.|rit;\ and prepared i- resume business, leu the town clerk. Mr. F. E. Lamb. intimated thai the five councilors ■.'-he bad re Si g ; .d following the Mavoi't ;.,!e----gaiciii? iTiiM not h-gnllv withdraw theirres gnat ions., ,md that the meeting could, ;.■■' iheiefore proceed for want of a. qui rum. lie stated that as return, officer he had railed f( .-• nominations to til! the. five vacancies. A "igcrtjus alterca' >■ ensued between ; hv Mayor and the ' .11 i i(-i as 10 the, legi.i position, dun to ore of • 1..- = :gi.:iti'.'is having been qualified sOjert !■ :')>* Mayor's apology. Mr. Hire conferred that the resignation in ouestion was i;.:i cr',o,l iiy the retract"': ~f his '• nuer remarks, and that l! is gave him a quorum. The town <Wk re.fiis.-i 'o read ra minutes or snb'il't the , re';espondeie (•■ on the ground that the pt'-edui,. as illegal. He th.-ii left In- meeting. alter hai-cig leu Ke-I up the c ■:" e.<f>'.|!.i.-, ~ The Mayor read th>- niii'-aics himself, correspondence, the c ;:-x;\ :•■ as ui.;/t.! O 'to pr .i ei-d fun bet "•ifl'i'Cil members :e>--ed £rWk >"- dl-niltlol, it ! ttif .I.Th s .-..!,..., & , ; j" jt/ .was eventually 0,,,,,;..,, ~, sibni;: :Lg :!eea! tecl.ni-ai.-.y - ee a: ,| ll:; . ~, lion to in- iMiiin pal solicitor ■: Wehina. uui. s : <-"'i.