PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VII, Issue 2029, 28 August 1907, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

By. Telegraph.—Press Association.

HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday. Tiie House mot at 2.30. LEAVE OF'ABSENCE,' ' ' costley training institution The amendment made in tlie.LefiiV Ins itufn'llill e Cos , tlo ' T Trninnig v! c M ,Vil3 a g'' ee(l t" on the

travelling ALLOWANCES. 3 s.'°" '"'"'i""'»!»■«»

THE McINTOSH PETITION. ■ Arising outjof a report bv tlio M to iipllh 101 I s .^ 0I1 ""' tt (1 p concerning -tlio petition of Mr.. Mcintosh, late cenonl manager of the Hank of xOS f ) ,i [)'"ont for services as auditor dur' ."if; the time that he held the position o general manager, a long gen a £ ission ensued The committeoScorn, tiib'le potition He on m A 'i t i •" s . ai(l ,l 0 desired' to place on lecoid Ins views regarding the neti 'on. Ho had listened to tile evidence" AWirvtfsfii iiii.v evidence in rebuttal, and was una"d or "not '' "" y hl ! d been ca "-

Air. Duncan said that Mr. Mcintosh "0 Justified h lus petitionH Mr. Rutherford said lie had opounifrl tlie position of Chairman of CommluM. l'Zn ',l C "m ° f Mr ' nud(l ° l lj i 1 ta 1 110 ovidcnco to justify Jvr Mclutosli s petition. The neti'tinum' Vns paid.monthly, y nt ho never „ Z complaint <liiriii,n Unit time tlint lie wis ,Mi. James Men said that the Gov ornment nominees on the Hoard of P, p ls ™ ro responsible 'for MeJiitosli s retirement. Tlki Premier said lie would not have j'lfflrred to (l >e matter but for tlio fact tli.it the member for Jii uoo was inakinc Hi "on! capital out of the /subject 'ls fni as Ins knowledge of Mr Mcln-' josh went, it was only right to" say that' he bud no fault to find iyith the manner "Inch lie performed his duties as audioi, and be was entitled to the fuMtf .lclviiou lodgment of his services in tliS"'. direction, J het must all recognise that lie did most excellent work. Ho thoucht that when Mr Mcintosh decided to ac-' oF tlio 1° m °" of gfillcral mai 'ager •nifl Ltl w V " S 111 • ft mistako > ■iml ho thought so still; hut the Gooi nnicnt did not do anything to oppose * Ins assuming tlio higher paid office of general From tlio time lie' ook over tio ' office lie ceased to be responsible, directly or indirectly, to" tlio Government ns auditor, and lie wak i not responsible to the Government as Ml manager The work of auditor us.cirrieil out by another officer. An ' attempt, had been made to pljice the reWibihty for Mr. retirSment on the.Government's shoulders, by asserting that he was driven from his position by tlio Government. He could only say in reply to this, that the de-. cisioii of tlio directors was unanimous, lie Government bad nothing to do with lusi retirement, Ho might say th 4 Mi i Mcintosh s retirement was not ouv " R , ° ; n3 ; m ' stn ft. I'fe might make, nor to I s lack of ability, or that be done •iii.vllniig wrong, Ho had made no Ll debts m lossoij, Proceeding tlio PreMr''ALT ? l i 1 1'? f ™ tio " between .Mi. Mclutosli and tlio directors' had nothing to do with the Government. In conclusion he stated that Mr, Mcintosh had admitted that ho would jiofc liavo c ' a "n lmd the directors treated linn differently when-ho retired. ; li. MHsscy said that Mr. Mdlntosh h'ld lesigncd tlio position a« general Mr. Laurenson said that when applioS'iT"' 0 m " (lc hy I'igli-snlnried olliculs, the compensation granted was out of proportion to the services ren f ml, w ercas if a man earning 7™ a day Pe J'onedJittJe was heai'lTf it. Mi. Illddo, in reply,.said that' tbo House bad nothing to do with Mr. Me-, Intohb s appointment, The Colonial , '' F ls ' Ml - Mcintosh's) reNation as a banker bad in no wav suf. llTii mi ?.V 10 '"l'liry. He moved * tllll tlio politiftn lie on tlie table The motion was agreed to. J He House adjourned at 5.30,

UIPHESTSUPPLY •MSSSiSr* " m TAKII'T BILL, " r 1 ,?" t-'ic motion of Jfr AVilfnr.i • w ™ c,,n 'M by 29 votes to 22 I'oio of £,4g 055 - 1