A LATE CITY CORONER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 5

A LATE CITY CORONER.

MR, GRJSSH4JI & GOVERNMENT, .; (By Teleeropli.'-Presa Association.) Auckland, March 5. Anting upon the advico of Mr. RceiJ, K.Q., MrvTbopias Gresham, late City Coroner at Auckland, lias accepted, under protest, a chequo for £200, this heing ;the amount voted on-the Estimates, last yoar in. consideration of past services.. • ■'.-.:■•'

: Mr. ■ Greshara, in aecopting. ; the cheque, informs the Minister that he has seen a memo, sent by tho Pay-master-General to tho Chief Postmaster at Auckland requesting that officer to obtain from' him (Mr. Gresham) an additional form pf acquittance ' before completing payment. In viow of tho assurjiiico made by yourself," adds Mr. Groshaiu in his letter to the Minister, "to the A to JJ Committeo on Septembor 18, 1013, that tho Government have deoided. to grant to Mr. Gresham an annua] allowanco in consideration of his part.'■: services, and in view, also, that Parliament, when tho vote of £200 was submitted to them, were not made aware of the- statement so made by you as to an annual allowance; I must respectfully 7 protest' against my being compelled to sign such a voucher and additional acquittance. I protested verbally at the time that I signed the said voucher and acquittance."