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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 19, 20 June 1885, Page 3

Cr Park said last night that- the stateroMftt that appeared m Saturday's StanDAW> t6 Effect that he had apologised to Mr-Ffinion for his hostile action m reference |o hie account, was a -'fabrication." We have not. time or apace to refer to this matter more fully just- now • other much mare important subjects, than Gr Park's statements demanding our attention. But we may be permitted to inquire if it was a "fabrication, ''why. has Mr F&iton absolutely refused' to wfiife a r letter denying the statement alluded, to, though iirged ; to do so by " one • emissary after another, by each and all of whom every possible argument was brought to bear ib iind iice him to do as they wished. We fear the more Or Park stirs up this matteiy the higher will be the od^ur iit will emit. It is not a savoury subject for him, at any rate, and referring to it last night made him look quite sick and faint, go. much bo that we felt quite sorry, for him. Or Park has our sincere sympathy; m his unfortunate position. ' . ; ■ .. .... ' Cr Abrahams tearfully supplicated 'the ' Council last night to give expression to an opinion endorsing his action re the Ratepayers' Committee' account. '< -The ; Council, -however,^ did not see its way .clear to do anything of the ,kirid, and the poor little Cr seemed greatly distressed thereat.. The Mayor tried to comfort him by an assurance that no doubt lie had. . done .. everything with the best possible intention. This did not aeeta to | sufficient relief , but it was all he could get. He looked very lachrymose, And. his.:frlerid oji the Finance Gbminittee seeioisa' inclined to- join with- him \\& the .refrain. <; -> v C6ni6' ; ppd of iiiisf. 6rt\ihfe,£pme t Stntngeito sayi .the. duress iriii;rij|este'd rdidnotseem,to:bpg.et.a l ojr,Byi«.p|ithy J ;but indeed rather tho reverseHrO, disposition to" merriment on the part of the other Councillors; . ■ The first batch of bills and Parliamentary papers for the preseut suasion liae come to hand.

Or.Jain •« Kfiig'Vuther caught a Tar- j t;»r Ijisl nis-hf. Ho uhruptly asked thu j •Mayor hadJie taken il upon liiiiih -If u> } cloHiMviti'i Sir Julius Vog'l's propos..!* I re 11 ir<.ugli Loin without first oJ»t.iiuiujf I nit? cuiiHunl of tlm, Ciiiineil. Tlie Mayor [ pioiiipily replied: Nt., I h;iv« not .10i..-. I ■sit, aiul am" very u\ta\ I «iid inir, an I tjniifXpectfri'lips qiiiibtiuii would bu *stcc*l. Ui".. '\»»g I'lopoiindiiil. m> fnrther queries «.i i iiis s.» a, and looked r*th«r cioat-full-.'en. -, o:^ tyv .} R.. Purr, coacl)l)inl<ler, otr., .of •jKejldJu-j, yjioso aiiJioiiijciitueiit . vyjll ')\ t & found on our firnt page, lias foumj it n occasa iy , on acco u n t of "i vu e r<r aaa o.f business, to enlarge liis preinUes. " ' McKsrs Wftlch and Cob nltered atlver-^' tiueiiicut will appear ijiMoiiday's .iHaijo. As the Borough Council, actins: oh ;th« advice of the Borough Solipitpr.oro' not feoljufjified in sanctioning "payrpent" of ■Alr.Fenton'B account for sunis disbursed on. behalf .of the Eatepayers 1 Commiite m connection with the poll "for. the Loan, the Mayor was ,to^ take round a list to-day, with the object of raising the amount b\ 'pubhc subscription!