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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3882, 25 September 1880, Page 3

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,IO THB BDSIOB OF THB STA£,

Sr.R,— 2bur article in tho Star of Sept. 22 • .on "SnoLbery" appoara to have roused up ithe ire and gocallea "■ virtuous indignatisn" of conieinporary the Globe; but though ,it v amusing to read >tiieir attempts at " di't ithrewingi" iljippears to/nio and to nuaiorout ,otlio:*8 of your readers tiiat they pervert the .truth to suit tfceir own cause. Is it true that .Councilor Ayeirs was Chairman of the Tamwa^ Cbmtotteo wlfich allowed the drum V.se to run through tho c»b.atand at tho railway station ; and is it •true that while Okairman of fho By-law "Committee ho neglected for a whole year to <lo anything Awards piitting the building and .other by-laws on a satisfactory footing? Is it also truo th«t ho vu Chairman of tho Water Supply Committee (until Lbifc body became unpopular, when \te discreetly reeigned), and has it buon hia frequent pr«jctice to retire from the Council Chamber when j»n unpopular qiiesliou wai coming up for consideration ? Is it trut' alio («s tho mob* havo npnoured) that he j> Chairman o.' fho J*;n-ti*tc Vommittee, and h» g'van Mn.'

tions for summonsing everyone who has not paid his rates ? . Answers to the above questions will oblige. -lam,&c, ASNOB HATER. Christchuroh, Sept. 24.

1. Councillor Ayers was never Chairman of the Tramway Committee of the City Council, and is not in any way responsible for the line going through the cabstand at the station. We underBtand that he was not even a member of that Committee. 2. Councillor Ayerß waß nob Chairman of the By-laws Committee. For two years he has been a member of that Committee, and the minutes of their proceedings will show the amount of attention he has given to the business. 3. Councillor Ayers has never been Chairman of the Water Supply Committee, and therefore he could not have resigned as asserted. 4. We cannot speak as to Councillor Ayerß retiring from the Council Chamber when an unpopular question came upon the tapis. We refer our correspondent to some one of the Councillors.

5. Councillor Ajers has nover been Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Ciiy Council, and therefore could not have issued the instructions charged against him. We are surprised at our correspondent notioing suoh palpable stuff. Did not these truthful allegations issue from the Press office?— Ed Star."]