"ROTTEN LETTER"
STATEMENTS REFUTED
-COMMENTS BY MAYOR
Criticism; of an anonymous letter writer, who, through the ■columns of the BEACON, matte statements concerning Cr A. J. Canning, was made by His Worship the Mayor at Monday night's meeting of the Borough Council, and the allegations officially denied.
"I don't mind people writing letters to the paper about me," said the Mayor, "in fact I rather enjoy them—they are good reading- and teach one things not known about oneself," However, he continued to state that one letter had been most unfair. This had stated that Cr Canning had "fought tooth and nail" ■ against the sewerage schema proposed some months ago. Mr Barry stated that he had investigated and found that on no occasion had 1 Mr Canning opposed the scheme as other councillors would know. "That was a rotten letteir to write about a man who has giiven. 10 yeiars service on thie Council/' he said, "and especially so as it was wordied that Mr Canning hadi done so for his favfi jbenefit," The Mayor stated that he refuted the statements which had been a grossly unjust reflection on Cr Canning and had in no way been justified.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 297, 23 April 1941, Page 5
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197"ROTTEN LETTER" Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 297, 23 April 1941, Page 5
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