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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 93, 24 August 1923, Page 5

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AN ENGINEER DISMISSED.

COUNCIL CRITICISE*! IN PRESS.

Per Press Association, Auckland, August 24. The Mount Eden Borough Council decided to dispense with the services of the borough engineer, Mr J. Rogers, as iroin September 1, for having publicly criticised the Council. 'the Mayor, Mr Rayll, said he had definitely warned the engineer that reports to council must first be submitted to him (the Mayor) before publication, as passages in previous reports which had been deleted in the council’s copies had subsequently appeared in the pre.ss. If the engineer were allowed to attack the Mayor, executive, and council in the press, all dilxipiino would tease. {Several councillors thought that the motion for the dismissal of tl>: engineer, moved by the Mayor, was too drastic.

Mr Rogers expressed regret that he had given cause for annoyance. The motion was carried by seven votes to five.