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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2013, 21 March 1914, Page 3

Councillor C. Bow-den writes as fallows- i—"l will be pleased if you will correct a petition of the report in yesterday's issue upon the discussion at the Onslow Bototigh Cot-moil meeting of a flUKton in my uaine- requesting tho council to appoint a- tlioroughiy-qiiaiified plumber to carry out- tho-duties connected with the Kaiwarra water svstem. The report- credits me with stating that 1 had ito fault to fold regarding the work of the Borough Engineer, who Was the present »icter-'rca*ler. The corroot words used by mo were: In supporting tl'.n motion befere the council, eomeit loss womUI jifl.t bo connecting the pre- ' sent oliker with the caus'o of the farotthlo. such having existed for n considerable number of years, and long before tha _ present engineer took office,. (It -is evident by the signatures ' upon :(.ho ratepayers* petition in support of tho motion, representing forty-seven connections out of a total of fiftyfive, that matters have not itoproved.) Covtucilloi- liyuneberg is Borrcctly _ reportod to have stated thftt Councillor Bowdcu's name, appeared upon the. petition, and yet he'had. -stated lie had no fault to ij.jul with the present engineer. I have never used the Words contained in Councillor L.WI- - misrepreseutjitg statement. The words I Used, aiw upon which Councillor Lynneberg ]ilaced a, wrongful construction, to suit himself, Were those in my opening appeal to councillors tit the upper wards, with whew tho isstro of every proposal rests, I ha'v« not crayfished, as the. report seems t»' : make it appear, and I expressed my intention at the council table to again bring thi* proposal forward shortly, when a different Mayor will occupy the chair. Thanking yon for insertion of above, which will clear the mist i mow hasigmg over a straightforward representative of Kaiwarra Ward electors, ft was Cfl-uiieilior Gardner, of the l\aiWarraWard, who stated be Was satisfied with tho present readings." Cole's Drapery Co., Manners Street, in* sert a fiiniibcr o*' scatter advertisenieiits in this issue aiving pafticitlars-of cheap lines proeuraWc during their apparel Fale. Messrs. Haranwt ami Co. will sell. V tißblie; auction i\i: tiieir rooms, on Tne* day. April 21, MO acres t»f Otsild laud. Particulars may Iso seen oUmvltwo in -tins issue. The well-known trtple-eew-w Island Bay inolor Innnc-ti, I!<.'|iu(ai, owned by Mr. J. 0. Rhorland, las returned "from an interesting trip, to the Sounds aurt Nelson. After visiting the beauty 6pots in the Queen Charlotte and Pel-ems Sounds, the launch went round tho coast to Nelson, Jl(ttuel-;a, and Australabe (on the wej.t side of GoMen B»y). On Hie return journey calls were made at Port IJnderivood and Blenheim. With Mr. ■■ Shorland wci'o : Mosarj, T. W. ifaclisou, ,1. K-awiUley, J, i Sarpar, 0, D-jbiey, asd-. W, Collins.