Administrative Amenities.

Southland Times, Issue 9362, 30 October 1886, Page 2

Administrative Amenities.

At a moetiasf o| the VYesfport Harbour Board, held ion;; iho I4t»i Tnatant, the chairman „ rriiido ;. certain'';-':.:.s'lata-tnents with refereueo to . the .workuj-itl: employed by the Board He quot-d an iDßtuuc3 where he had seen five men rolling a stone that one could rpive rolled, and that the manatjferof.the works had never seen a stone barrow in his life before. A membor of the Board came to the rescue, and asked the chairman what he knew about a quarry? Another member Baid he had known the chairman for twenty yours at cordial-manufacturing, newspaper making, and butchering, but never quarrying. Others had known him from '56, coaob-irivlng iv Victoria. This speaker, who rejoices in the name of Suisted, Baid the chairman (O'Conor) was " a perfect duffer." Things at the meeting then brightened up a little, and members entered into the spirit of *the affair with some abandonment. The question of a tender was provocative of much feeling. After some wrangling Mr Suisted said to the chairman : "It is false ; youca^'t sp<-ak the truth."— The Chairman retorted : "I cannot expect you to speak the truth about these; things." — Mr Hughes: "Shame!" — Mr Suisted : "I Bay again, sir, you cannot speak the truth." — The Chairman said he would have an enquiry. — Mr Hughes;" W<j should have on« on you. You are always in trouble, poor man. I '— Mr O'Oonor asked the last speaker if men wl o had been drinking at his place had not got employment in preference to married men. — Mr Hughes: "Shame on you; you ought to be put oat." — Mr O'Oonor :"" You'll not put me out." — M.r Hughes : " You ought to be BCoutpd out or" the town."— Mr O'Conor : " Do you think you have a better hold uf the town than me?" — Mr Hughes: "You ought to be hunted out of tti9 place." — Mr O'Oonor : " Now, then, there are bomo things I can't tolerate."-- Mr Hughes: "Poor fellow, can't you!" The Chairman made some further remark?, and Mr Suisted, who seems to bo able to express himseif ralher pointedly, said : "It is false." — The barneying was continued in this strain for some time, whon Mr Hughes relieved his uiiud by saying, " I'm disgusted." Shortly after tho meeting adjourned tiil 8 p.m., when the unfortunate cbairm-in cauio ia for more hard knocks. Mo3srs Bailie, Munson, Hughes, and Suisted taking part, the latter taking oi-casiou to repeat " It is false, .sir," to the chairman. Although the language used was considerably personal no breach o' the peace look plsft-, aui uft>:r currying a motion for a Goveroment inquiry the meeting adjoumud,