WAIHI MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12790, 15 June 1912, Page 5

WAIHI MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

. "CHEEK AND INSULTS." (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, tliis day. At the: Waihi Bororigh Council meeting on Thursday evening a letter was received from Mr GA N. Jopes (secretary of the Waihi strike committee), under date May 20th> advising the Council that the following resolution had been carried unanimously at a mass meeting, "that the Borough Council be asked tb dispense Avith the services of the Town Clerk and Engineer, as there Avas practically nothing fpr them to do noAV." Councillor Saunders said he strongly objected to a letter .of this kind being received. The best course was, to send it back. He hoped the Council did nob require outside inter-, ference. For cheek and insults commend him bo some of the leaders <of bhe present indrisbrial dispute . Hoay such' a ; letter came to be passed liiianimqusly' at' t ' a- moss meebingi where Ahe presumed ; everyone reached the age of .tAventy^ one years, beat him. The strike eonir' , mittee ,might as \vell ask the local banks', to dispense with some »of their 7staffs; ; The Oouncil resolved "tliat the = letter ; lie on the table." - A ; -j, . : : The Borough' Engineer-: (Mr I'A-.WiADA1 ' A-.Wi ADA McArthur). .tendered ■ his resignati9n7 as, requested, by the,. Council 'at its" last' • meetingy.vori^accourib^bf ;>flnancial sbrin* genpy resultant upon : ,the'if strike^-, ; ; I'lie' engineer^ nbtified >that^%aw,heAiriterided ti»; i sbart-rpitwito , puactici^ <iM >Auckllahid, It* was agreed that he be paid three months' salary m full. , The proprietors of local' theatres asked to be relieved of the necessity to pay any firemen /during the strike. It was agreed ? that the. application stand over,' with' HWe view of an arrangement being made between the fire brigade arid the applicants.