PALMERSTON BOROUGH DISPUTE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 134, 29 February 1908, Page 6

PALMERSTON BOROUGH DISPUTE.

. MAYOR DEMANDS AN APOLOGY. (BY' TELEGRAPH—PHESS ASSOCIATION.) . \. .. i..;.,P,almcrston ,North, February 28. The 'Palmerston ■ ,Nortli Borough - Council held-a. special meeting last evening .in rea requisition signed by three Councillors,' to consider .the. matter of the resignation, of,'Jir.,: Smith,, Curator of Borough .Reserves.'.;,.- .. - / Councillor: Clausen'moved, and Councillor .Matheson seconded,- that Mr. Smith be asked to his resignation. \s : ■■-': Councillors'; generally pointed out that Mr. Smitlr-i was a- very 'valuable man, and had ' done ""good work in-the reserves, and it ,would .'be a'p'ity.to; lose'hiriv;' <y, ' ; :Tlie,'Mayor.', (Councillor Essex) refused to take- tlio-motion,. saying that he had i been deliberately--insulted by. Mr...'Smith through tho.-Pross...;; , - ' , ■L After av: prolonged, . and heated discussion CouncillorlNasli moved that tho matter be referred to the Reserves Committee with power to act. , Councillor Stubbs "seconded the- motion.-. : v ,

, Tho Mayor said the amendment-was useless, as' ifotho' Committee-reported that -the .resignation] ;rhad- been withdrawn he would be compelled ib; refuse to accept the report. ' Tho Mayor: stated that' he would be prepared to' consider the matter if Mr. Smith withdrpw;the;letter he had written to the Press arid; publicly - apologised to him for" the state-.had;-maae v .'/ ~...-. ■. . Eventually ' tho Council adjourned till Triesday without -eithers motion or amendment being! put orany definite decision being arrived: at.. ' '' ' ,

.At ''a. . .meeting of' the Palmerston North Borough -Council;held last evening, it was decided to.-instruct- the Borough';solicitor to issiio a writ against, the Gas Company to determine the validity, of: its agreement with the Council.