ALLEGED BUNGLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23688, 21 December 1938, Page 19

ALLEGED BUNGLING

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Sir—l notice in yuur report of the discussion in me cuy council on Waipori extensions uitu oouucmor ivicmil ian saia: "me mstory ox vvarpun is a story of one mmg.e alter auomer, yet in spue oi nuge oiunaers tne wanes are an asset, i am airaid mat we are now emoarking on anomer uxg niistaKe u we spena over Lruo.uoU oexore we are sure mat mere win oe a sumcient supply or water." Councillor mcminau nas aiso, r understaim, istatea mat nnstaKcs were maue at me »»auaKi uam. now, everyoouy wui agree wun mm mat we snouiu ream oy our mistakes, ana, mat oenig so, r wouiu ime to auc mm a simple question, oouncmor ivrcivmian, wnen a memoer or me caucus council, was me prime mover m me Passmore property purcnase, ana rumour nas it tnal his action dm not receive me lull support of otner memoers ol tne Caucus, apparently, nowever, tney had to ian into nne. When me proposal came uerore me meeting ox tne vmty Council, Councillor mcmnian s proposal was carnea, speaning irom memory, by one vote, mat being the majority which the caucus neiu over tne otner members ox tne council. Subsequently a report on the property ror recreation purposes was receivea Irom the city superintendent oi reserves (Mr D. Tan nocKi, and he wnoie-neartedly condemned the project. Practically every citizen in Dunedin has also condemned it. Whether the purchase is or is not to be tlnahsed nobody appears to Know. Councillor McMillan is apparently emphatically opposed to bungling. Will he, therefore, answer this simple question? Is he or is he not still in favour of the City Council purchasing the Passmore property? His reply will, Xam sure, be read with great interest by the citizens of Duneain. Judging, however, by his past political and civic record, I shall be greatiy surprised if he does answer it. —I am. etc.. Eye Wash.