THE MILK CLEARING STATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 178, 23 April 1919, Page 6

THE MILK CLEARING STATION

-— , BREEZE AT LAST'NIGHT'S MEETING. die milk scheme occupied some ehari of the Mayor's attention at the meeting in the Concert Chamber last night, and it led to a small scene, in which Coum iwllor Bennett figured. Mr. Luke was asked by a member of his audience for some information about the "scandalous fiasco" at the Thorndou Milk Clearing Station. Ho replied thai as a matter of fact there had been a fiasco, but no scandal. He had not been responsible in any way for the fiasco. He had nothing at all to do with the arrangements until the end, when he had the whole thing stopped. Tn the course of some further references to the matter, M r. Luke mentioned that the Milk Committee had placed in charge of the clearing station "a faithful man," but unfortunately ho was a 6 deaf as a post, and that was the reason he did pot continue with the council. At the close of the Mayor's speech. Councillor Bennett rose" in the body of the hall. "I don't want to enter intn a discussion about' this milk question, he said, "but simply stand here to help to protect an absent man. Mr. Oliver .—" ■* The chairman (Mr. J. Hnteheson|: 1 cannot allow you to make a speech. You will have to hire a hall of your own to moke a, speech in. ) Councillor Bennett: I simply say that an absent man — . The chairman: I wont allow you to make a speech here. A vote of thanks to the Mayor was moved, and th/chairman proceeded to put this vote to the meetiwr. But Councillor Bennett mounted the platform, There was loud interruntion. and the chairman announced that he would take a sliow of hands on the question of whether or not Councillor BenoeH should be allowed to make a speech. The show of hands appeared to be indecisive, and the chairman said that be would give Councillor Bennett the benefit of the doubt. , , ~ . Councilln'' Bennett: I simplv wish to say that M r - T '"ke blamed Mr. Oliver, who- was select?'' as a mill' cxnert, for the fiasco at Thomdon Clearing StnThe rest of Councillor Ttnn'w'tt's explanation was made inaudible hy loud interruptions from the audience, The councillor finally shouted: "Mr. Oliver had nothing to do with it," and left the platform. .