POINTS OF VIEW

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4427, 19 May 1941, Page 4

POINTS OF VIEW

DRAINAGE BOARD. Sir, —In view of the possible doubt which may exist in the minds of certain ratepayers, at this timie, respecting my ability because of a certain manifesto recently appearing in your columns, it is well to reproduce hereunder a letter received by me from the Audit Inspector who, after all, is the custodian appointed by the Government to guard the interests of the ratepayers of public bodies generally. This is the letter:— . “ I wish to state that during the seven years in which I have conducted the audit of the books of the Upper Mangapiko Drainage Board I have had no complaints to make as to the manner in which the books of the Board have been kept. “ Any improvement suggested by me for the more effective recording of the activities of the Board has always been promptly attended to by you, and the transactions of the Board have always been properly and fully recorded. “ I have always been treated by you in a 'most courteous manner, ■and the audit has always been a pleasant incident in the year’s work.—D. H. GILLIES, Audit Inspector.” The original is open for inspection at my office on the part of anyone who is interested.—l am, etc., T. H. HAMPSHIRE, Clerk, Upper Mangapiko Drainage Board. IRISH PORTS. Sir, —Ireland could never stand 24 hours before she would be destroyed if England did not stand between her and the forces of Hell let loose by Germany. So then there are two lines of action open to Mr Churchill —fl) take an “all Ireland” vote on the issue, this vote to include all Irishmen throughout the British Empire. I feel sure he would get a majority in favour of taking over the ports for the duration of the .war, as most Irishmen know perfectly well that Britain and the United States of America will form a world police force, and all ports, including Irish ports, will not be permitted to have any guns, but will be called upon to contribute one warship or so to the police force. Such a police force will see to it that all ports in the world are free to .all nations of the world. If we can get this brought about the world would nevei - come back to the conditions of 1941—1 am, etc., JAMES MILLEN.