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Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1923, Page 1

U meeting of the C'cyn War Memorial Committee bold 'a d evening. “Offensive ,tateme,.|s“ imf by Mr David Tennent in a letter lb. “Orev Star” on December 10 |:sli aii-ed both Co tain W. C. 8. <‘"l---lough and Mr F. U. Dent n to tender their resignations from the Committee ('.,]■ taiit Cob-lough’s resignation read: HD Worship the Mayor: ! licit to tender you my resignation as a member ~(■ t]„, War Memorial Committee : ”1 el [hire who erit ieise others' actions carrr „„ mad work.” W. C. 8. Col- , hmgh. Mr Lynch then read Mr Denton’s resignation, which was dal-d De,i ; 1,,|. o(i : “| u jj.], p. u-mlcr you ni\ resignation ie Honorary Scmetaiy ol i( K . Coast Fallen Soldiers Memorial Fund, to take el feet: immediatclv. As a favour. I would ask you as Mavor of the Town, not to again request me to aet in any capacity on < r 'with any icmnniUce. or to perlorm any ,-,.,-vice wliieh does not emne within the s ,of m\ duties as an • Hi' ml l,f the T would also ask you to |,e g'-od enough to have an auditor or auditors, appointed without delay, to

examine (he ret eipts and vx J-fit. ! it" vo of tlie Committee. K. H Ilciilnu. i All.' di-cti-s inn. Mr Gillies moved l- ‘• 11 1 :il both in Colrlough and Ml' p,lk' risked to reconsider their I resignations.” This motion was duly |seconded and carried. .Mr Lynch moved '“that this meeting stand adjourned till this night wee!; and that Mr Bar id Ton non t. the writer of the letters in the “Star" on December lit nml IS lasi, lie asked to attend the/ meeting on Tuesday and to snh-tantintot his eonienlions that this Committee intended to divert the Cenotaph funds, and failing that he withdraw the offensive statements eeninined in the letters." Air Gillies seconded fins motion and it. was carried unanimously. In referring to the proposed scheme to dam the Kawarau river at Lake Wakatipu for three months in the near Wakatipu for three months in the year tin* Wakatipu “Mail” says: “Realising that the people of Queenstown will have to lie satisfied that the scheme eoidd he carried out without ondangiring the town by flood and without, having lining in any way mimical to itsafety, the scheme was laid helore I c* Mavr.r (Mr A. Sim-on) during the wetik. The proposal /is a romantii one .which, should it ever he success fully put into effect, would open up a new era of prosperity in the district. It. seems, however, to he one besot with almo-’i insuperable difficulties. -Already claims have been pegged out on do- Molyneux by several parties ttlio bop. to iiiul the riverbed laid bare in parts as a result of the confining <>t dm waters of Lake Wakatipu. Many years io () -over fifty, at least—Sir .Julius \V.gel formulated a similarly roimuitif -i heme. His idea was to divert ill* ■vawarau and oilier streams through to Southland and other streams tbreiigo ro Southland, thus leaving the nyorbed coin rfor mining operations. Ihe iresent venture will be watched with interest, and it is sincerely hoped that, provided it can be developed withntu eiuiolgeriug Queenstown by flood. “ will be attended by the ■“> 'q 1 ' r.erprising an Undertaking deserve.-. We understand the ertvliou of the bairn go will run into an expenditure ol from £40.000 to £6o.it!K>." "■NO-RUBBING" Laundry Help wt’d ■ve you a lot. provided the water boiling hot.