THE TOWN CLERK.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6238, 8 March 1882, Page 2

THE TOWN CLERK.

At yesterday'.^ inoeting of the City Council the following report was read from the Finance Committee:—

" In reference to a communication received by his Worship the Mayor from Mr J ]y[ Massey (hereto attached), your Committee ro'. commends :-Tliat MrMassey having corniced with the resolution of Council ctaWd 12Hi October 1881 be re-installed in lKffice?| Town Clerk; but finding: from the'experience of the past three months that his serWces "an without detriment to municipal -'buS hi dispensed with, that he receive foZuf^ to this effect, 'and be paKoVS ffi£ s.i.an norn data of suspension." Mr Alassey's lottor ran as follows :— m , •«„ 30tl1 January, ISS2. Sir ti T? h\s Worship the Mayor. t.Krth P Vr«V« ho t DO»ft° intern you that, having cinlr i \ . J aCtio" t0 v"ldic[lte my character ft a ivun me nth October last, as coiivc3'ed t .■ mo in a letter roru the late Mayor dated lfitfi OotoVer, a vcrUfct h« Jiocn found in my favour on all i 1 ,% Y s .k& submitted o the Jur y. , Ulo , 0 Uf —^ m«'^} the: ls= uw, and of tl.o ftuJinga' thewan. Under the circumstances I have to rcqqeat that I may be inlormed aa tft what JurUier tiction the Council" intend to tn,Scs eftiiscqiißiit on their resolution cf the 12th l.*Qtoborbefoix>refotrodto.-l have, &c, J. M. Massky. A few remarks, were made touchine- tho wording of tho report, after which A Cr Mathers »aid that it; mu;t J>«,. evideiu . . . v'

that as Mr Massey was suspended pending the action he was taking to clear his character, that having been done in a court of law, they had now to reinstate him. Another reason entirely was stated for now dispensing with his services—viz., that they could do without him, the work having of late progressed most satisfactorily. 1 C£ A, L r LE; r aSreed with the view advocated by Or Matheson. The cloud hanging over Mr Massey at the time the Council passed its resolution of the 4th October was now removed, and they were bound to rescind the resolution.

It was then resolved to adopt the report as read, and further, to advertise in the manner prescribed by tl^e bye-laws for a successor to the office, salary to be £500 per annum.