CALL FOR POLICE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 21 January 1938, Page 7

CALL FOR POLICE.

ACTION BY MAYOR. COUNCILLOR OUT OF .ORDER. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20. A short but heated passage at arms occurred at a meeting of the Lyttelton Borough Council. The refusal of Cr. IV. IV. Toy to withdraw a remark made to the Mayor (Mr F. L. Sutton) and his further refusal to leave the council table resulted in the Mayor sending for the police. The argument did not reach the necessity of Councillor Toy being ejected ,as he was persuaded to withdraw his remark, and he did so after some delay. Heated arguments between Councillor Toy and the Mayor have transspired at several meetings of the council during the past six months. When the council was considering the report of the borough engineer (Mr H. H. Barnard), in which the tar sealing of the main highway at Diamond Harbour was under discussion, Cr. Toy moved that an additional piece of road be sealed. He added that the cost would be about £6O. The Mayor said that he could not accept the motion, as there was already one motion before the meeting. Cr. Toy could move any other motion later. Cr. Toy said, that he did not understand, for the Mayor had accepted resolutions at other times when discussing the engineer’s report. The Mayor: That is not correct. Cr. Toy: It is the usual; you are putting over the dirtv work. The Mayor: Cr. Toy, I ask you to withdraw that lemark. Mr Toy remained seated. The Mayor (to the town clerk, Mr F. Hobbs): Will you take a note of lh Toy’s remark? The Mayor again asked Mr Toy to withdraw his comment. Mr Toy: I will not withdraw it, and I have no intention of leaving the meeting. lam tired of the Mayor’s rulings. POLICE CALLED. The Jlayor called on the borough traffic inspector (Mr G. Daniel) to call the police to have Mr Toy removed. Mr Toy: Oh, don’t be silly. Mr Toy started to vacate his seat after some further -heated words to the chair, but was persuaded to return to his seat qnd withdraw his remarks. Returning to his- seat, Mr Toy was again asked by the Mayor to withdraw his remark. Mr Toy: All right. If it will enable us to proceed, I will withdraw. After what you have done to-night, we can expect anything. The Mayor: Mr Toy, you must withdrew 'unreservedly. Mr Toy sat in silence another few seconds, and then stood up and said that he would not, and commenced to walk out again. He was intercepted h.V Mr J. Sargentina and persuaded to resume his seat and withdraw the remark. On doing so the meeting proceeded. After the motion in respect to the report had been carried, the Mayor asked Mr Toy whether he wished to move another mot’on. Mr Toy: No, I’ll leave it to you to move it.