CRITIC TWITTED

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 16, 13 October 1944, Page 5

CRITIC TWITTED

HOSPITAL BOARD'S KONAKI BRIGHT GBVE AND TAKE A s.wift exchange not without a touch of ironical humour took place at the meeting of the Whakatane Hospital Board when the question of a konaki, apparently suffering from old age. and ill-ad-justed wheels was introduced by Mr) Mitchell who said that the gardener had officially complained about it. It transpired that Mr McCready had been one of the Board members who had been appointed to attend to the matter, and this fact apparently appealed to Mr Caulfield who' immediately rolled up his sleeves (metaphorically) and plunged in.

"Don't you think you were a little lax in- dealing with this thing," he observed to Mr McCready. "Don't you think you should, have made more enquiries about those wheels."

"That's just plain dirt, from rejoined jMr McCready, who went on to explain that he had done his ut-< most to procure the wanted parts but without success.

Mr Caulfield: I could understand anyone else making a mistake j but

not you

Mr McCready: That's right, rub it in.

Mr Caulfield: Well you're so critical of everybody else.

Mr McCready: Yand I'll be more critical in the future. Mr Caulfield: I can't see how T you could be. Mr McCreadj*: You can't. Well you will. Mr Caulfield: Fve not heard you make a helpful suggestion since you've been on this board—only abuse. Mr McCready declared that he had done his best to get the fittings and that was all he could be expected to do. He invited M.r Caulfield to do better. The incident then closed.