WAIMAIRI DRAINAGE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 21 October 1927, Page 13

WAIMAIRI DRAINAGE.

TO XHI KDITOB. 0» TM PBISS. Sir,—Things have, indeed, come to a pretty pass! We hare grown accustomed to reading in your columns of the quarrels and bickerings that take place between Mr Archer and the members of his unruly team. Now, however, we are likely to be wearied "ad nauseam" by columns relating to the harrowing experiences of certain members of the Acclimatisation Society at the hands of the chairman of the Waimairi County Council on Monday night. From what one can gather these budding Mark Anthonys are, may we suggest, peevish because the chairman of the County Council requested their spokesman to confine his remarks to matter relative to the subject under discussion. Why they should expect to be given latitude to discuss irrelevant questions and domineer the ruling of the chair it is difficult to imagine. To the writer it suggests itself that the deputation were a little too impressed with the importance of their mission—which ._ though possibly, of supreme moment in their own perspective, is in reality but a small affair after all. and of interest to but a very limited number of the community. The crowning act in the drama (or fiasco?) is the pathetic statement given to a reporter by one of these True sportsmen, anent the refusal of the Council chairman to give them an audience unless they confined their remarks to the point in question, "We cannot understand it." As this "sob stuff" (to quote our American cousins) is followed by a paragraph saving that the matter will receive full attention at to-night's meeting\of the Acclimatisation Society I am very doubtful if the pathetic wonder expressed by Mr Sloman is not about as genuine as the •'We thank you very much, Mr Chairman," with which the deputation took their departure from Monday's meetine of the County Council! To myidea. these injured innocents would be well advised to acceDt the rulincr of the chairman of the County Council, and take their medicine in silence and like men. instead of rushing into Print and trying to evoke sympathy from an apathetic .public, and following their attempts to'selve their "amour "propre"

by an exhibition of what may be regarded as the "mailed fist"' beneath the silken glove."—Yours, etc., V.D.W. October 19th. 10 THI SDITO3 OT TEI ?SISS. Sir,—l think it would have been in far better taste had the Acclimatisation Society held their meeting in committee. The remarks made by one of the disgruntled delegates to the effect that the chairman of the Waimairi Council was not a '•gentleman is in execrable taste. This washing of dirty linen m public is as ill-advised as it is lacking in dignity.—Yours, etc., COURTES\.