COUNTY COUNCIL UNDERCURRENTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13174, 26 May 1906, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCIL UNDERCURRENTS.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, — At the last jneeting of the Coiwty Council a resolution was passed giving Foreman Moore a month's notice for tho purpose of replacing Miini iwitli a younger man. Moore was oyily appointed two months back by t'ho unanimous wish of the Council, because he had previously been in the service of the Council and had given satisfaction, together with; his special knowledge of the work. Moore carn't be much older than when he waH -appointed, arid his ax^verieince cant be much less, tiherefore, the cause given is only a blind. In seekifiig the true cause, 1 should like to ask whebheor it is a fact Mar Andrews ortlerdd (Moore to employ Mr Ashley's cart only on the road, anid that Moore «aid h& could not conveniently do so, owing to the length of road io be rapaireld and that Mr Andreiws is accordingly ib favour of .getting rid of Moore. Has Mr Andrews wot butrtion-holed the other members of th» Council and the Chairman in favour of another man ? And is this other man 'his 'brother ? Well, sir,- if -the other , memlbers of the Council are worth their salt they will not allow Cr. Andrews to deal unfairly with one of the Council's employees. Everyone knows that Moor© has been contracting for over thirty years, completing similar work to the satisfaction of professional men, and must hava forgotten metre about road m-ak'in'g than (Mr Andrews ever leafnt. JNbt'hing bas been done to this length of road for over eighteen months, and considering the weather and the time Moore was appointed, and there being a shortage of stone on this length of road, it is m firstclass order for this time of the year-: — I am, &c,

■A RATEPAYER. '