TOWN BOARD MATTERS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 April 1916, Page 3

TOWN BOARD MATTERS.

- TO.;,THE -EDITOB-

SIR, —I have amused myself for a few minutes; reading about Mr Pl'.'-Thurlow Field,-Barrister and Solicitor, Master of: Laws, and respectable, of 20 years' standing, as per Mi "iletter :in ypUr ;last, I; ' shall not use his' title further/but will! • refer to him as Mr Field, hoping that the '■ ratepayers will recognis&jwho I refer to.! Mr Field;states that'he *has bean more kind to me than I have' Seen to*myself;, .and further- stages he has: used that charity which covers a multitude of sins, and that my worst lapses have so far passed qver*. vl want, np-cjhHrity from-Mr Fieldf '■ And; furtlierf l(r defy him to prove any wrong-doings that he< tries to insinuate while I was Chairman: of the Town Board. I have not started! to throw mud at Mr Field,; he made the; -start. -I-haya- already stated-■fihafcl'am' riot going 'to Mr- Field" on matters that anyone with half the ex-. perience he claims to have should thoroughly understand. ■ PJe has alsq been informed by members of his own Board that the charges levelled ™at..-me. by him should be carried back to the rightful shoulders, but he has not thought fife to do sq. , Regarding my

actions and the state of the finances, I 'am"'quite prepared to explain vylien it suits me, and when J think the time opportune. He must nqt tlpnk he can jockey me into replying tq his unfounded statements. lie may twist my letters

jas he thfnki^fitt(foril6/seeAife''tb>ttfe'apast:master at that game), so I will quote one of &i^ jFem,a^sj^" M^3VlQL9od'|4^ cMs he can tangle things up to such an extent as to foil my..efforts, to. find put :the position.'' .'.".'l was npi. aware tjiat. :: Mr Field had any.efforts left,in him, but ;he has got imagination and exaggeration strong. ' Mr Field recognises .that he is captain of a sinking ship, and "that' his, doom. wUl^come.in, September,! .but. jif sueh f is..the. case,'jt ,willonjy.be histpry.. repeating itself. ..Mr, '.'. : ,...,.» vho.signs himself " JRatejiayer,1.. but gave- you ,(;Mr Ed itor)... the ; great priy;ilege^. of, disclosing • hisj name, .andj which,, .on,request,, s xou f; have supplied me ( although,he K^%eiijfl; tp-,; be partly ashamed! »fvit)i: takes a hand and ...refers. to-hash-up -finances. "With him it seems to be a case of when the old, hen_ t qafik|qs; ;t r he : yp.ung ;,one i^ea^gv, " Ratepayer " also notices the old hen's cackle re niy actions and going to the Board to: Have Hhenl! corinmied.V^atid he comments on them in such-a manner as to be absolutely; insulting Ito Kthe other members of the previous Board, as if the statements -were.. Gospel ; truth..., ,-N.q.w " Ra-lepayer,'.' becomes ifully-fledg^d,, and;, leaves the. old.hen,, and. gives, : Ms,;,know ; r ledge of..the watexisupply.-,fEirst.he states-, that the.,'water. is surfaee^water, .which ,is, absolutely,,untrue ;.'; and he. asks, whp ;i with..,,^nyj com,mon,,[sense, would dr.eam. of supplying a?town;with surface-wa^e.r ?■ I might jask,;would:anyone:with common, sen^evthink of writing, on^a,matter-wh^ch • he iwas totally -ignorant about ?■ i■" >Rate- f payer," ! concludes, '-muchi moreoniight;. be said, >r but :thinks ;this much'might'make' the 'peoplel' of; Helensvillel stop" to" thinks On: that point We (the' pe6ple);? agree>^l &ttii&tc:j< "■■■'■>'•■'' ''• -:?i-: ;>' ri> '•;■<''':■<•■•■■■>

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