THE FEILDING CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1819. DISQUALIFIED OR NOT?

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 72, 6 September 1879, Page 3

THE FEILDING CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1819. DISQUALIFIED OR NOT?

i Th^ quegtion of Mr. Haicombb's alleged,aisqi^a^fication is a subject of considefat)|e- comment iv these exciting timej, '^|id!" no vronder either, for the electpW dp y noV'&U to appreciate the absurdity of' for a candidate khbuld" such (ctn^ft^ be disqualified from talqne h^V'qesa^ m the Housein the fijelit ql Kis $$$$. returned. Mr. Halcombe's committee saw this at a glance, and lost no time m assuring the eltfctbri that i^'-vyas not Mr. Halcohbe, but the'E. and G. 4-^4 Corporatiqii yrho were contractors/ T>bi|" satisfied, sonic.'but not aIX as i<; was cuirentlj that tnough \he Corporation niiglft W the real contractors, thq {qontr^ct 'noa[ been figned bjr Mr. Haicombb m his private c»pacity,>^U not as Agept foifthi' " pprporatibn;. This feeling of ijp.ej^ess was increased by tb,e appear*nqe, m a conttmporary,' p£ a' p^ragrapn.' ■ays- ; -"TTie fcflowtng is an eitiiact from the schedule o£ railway cqutr^tg current oil Ist June, 187-§, and contracts entered into during the financial year ended' the 30th June,' M 9 :^-\ l^th 'May, 1879. Contractor* -nfjma, 4: HP. Halcombe. 3000 totora sleeperil, to be delivered a* Terrace End siding, at 2s; 9d. each; contract to be completed 1 y 13th October, 1879.' " This does not tally witiithe" warning " issued by Mr. Halcombe's committee, and if the Advocate be right, Mr. Haicombe figure a on the Government records as ithe contractor, and not the E. and C. Aid "Go'jjjjoration! « ,-,/,... ;