A DISMISSAL

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1932, Page 2

A DISMISSAL

BY F.' RE BOARD. THE MAYOR PROTESTS,

WML LING TON, May 13

Recent c-Jj.trp;--s dismissals in the staff of.iiKv Wellington Fi.e Board were discussed at a. mooting of tlio Wellington C.ly Council. Following negations made sonic time ago, Superintendent Crooks wa.s dis-rated to tin- position of Deputy Superintendent .-.id Deputy .Superintendent Clarkt wa.s dismissed. The chief meelianie was also dismissed. Tire Mayor -.aid that the matter had been gone into by the Board, and then tin* Auditor-General took a hand. Wluit In* had discovered here out the revelations which a cei'.aiii office.;- had made. The things iv.ve; led showed an extraordinary slocene--; over a long period. There was ;.n in.-|inry, which >lr wed that there h;<d h« on misuse of property

over a long p r:< I '' I "un

“Then someime s<■ 1 1 1 a copy of the report to f! Auditnr-Gi nerai. The Amlitor-Ceii'-i - I come|v sipemrl-d every aHegal.oii tlial Iho D-puf.v Superintendent had made, '(’lm- Board was still fnrfi'e-r j.-.vjudicial against the Deputy Kogei intendoiii. H'- wa ■

dismissed and the Snpi’rintenden| v;-s

reduced to thy tank of Deputy Superintendent. -a was actually propier" at mm stage iliat he lie reinstated as Superintend! nl. The di'sim-sd of ill-

Deputy was a mes; ■'••"••aui . d'aeefnl injustice. He had nurle revelations which will r'-aef to I !i<- heiirfi! of tin- <• iI ix ■i• s, hut as V. • iesiil( of stirring up l-nnhle. nd refusin'.;- lo work with ihe Superintendent he is

out o'’ a joli.” Councillor If S-'iiiule a -noinhe- of the Fire Bor'd. sai,| the Siipo-inton-dent had stated that the misuse of

petrol was really a privilege originally conceded to the Supo.’iu tendon t.

Till! Moiird liiiil not- I id'll ;i I»•«' to, iM'ikc ill!ytJlilii; (inlilio;‘llli| il (lie Andiinl'(l< ncnil iiiirl niiidc full imci inn. Tlk; Dojiutv I,ml known lor live vonrs wl:.ut whs o-oinir on, find didn't until lm li„id it row willi I In* Sii|iuiintondonfc. (■' ••■n- iilor T. F""S'd ,i . nlso u moinlior nf |lie liojird, snid In* llimiirlit thiii. 111'. it:- ooul‘l lin Vi* In on dmio diH'orontly. Mo U';i.> rli s ; 1 111 j < I: ! jt o d WMI Iho its 11 11 s. The di-cus don ond«*<| ** ilium| ;my resolution.