THE SYDNEY-STREET PARK

NZ Truth, Issue 106, 29 June 1907, Page 4

THE SYDNEY-STREET PARK

808 BAXTER'S BILLET.

Strange things continue to happen on the Sydney-street Park, and it would appear that not only were "Truth's" animadversions strictly warranted, but that they were not half strong enough. Naturally the fact of some of the doings connected with the Park finding their way, into print caused lots of talkiiig^ and men, employees and ex-employ-ees, were singled out as being the informers^ "Truth"., got its information where a lot of people would quite unexpect it, and In : the blaming of a man named Mbynihan, he is being done an injustice. However, a strange thing happened during tht; week, when the man who had been acting as tallying the waggons was invested with the noble order of the sack. Perhaps engineer" Patterson can explain the reason why this onearmed man was dismissed. /But s right on the top of this came, the ' appointment of one Bob Baxter to this comfr, stable, cosy little job, and* j the consequence is that there is a: lot of grumbling;. Baxten, is list if, . he weighs a feather; he is an ex-, publican, and judging from the size' of his feet he may have been a policeman. : Well endowed by nature to work hard and not to mind it, Baxter has been shoved into the tal- ■ lying job. ■ Now . this job:: ;was .;.ajlf".' ; . right for a ori'g-Kaniled man. Nb^;; one complained at him having it.;* • It was thought to be . • ; QUITE THE-rPROPER^'THING: •: * It is, however, a bird of another, feather when big brawny Box' Bax-r r ter.gets the job. It is a. lazy mom's . job, and might suit Bob, but it doesn't suit the hard toilers, who naturally are green with envy. Why) the one-armed man was given the / sacjc no one seems to khow,_and it looks as if lie was MckejpwF"^' so- . that Bob might give hfgHlmuscles a ; well-earned rest. Pulling- a beer- .:.>c pump is not the best m the world. Jt's different to wSeRHug! , a pick and shovel. Bob is -now tal-ly-clerk, or whatever it .is called,, and the 'best thing he can do is to get decent hard work. These Sydney Park matters are getting quite a nuisance, and it is up to the Council to look" 'ihlto the matter,, and see that everybody on' the. job gets a fair deal.