PIN-PRICKING.

Otaki Mail, 20 June 1923, Page 3

PIN-PRICKING.

To thy Editor. Stir, —As a re-ideiit of this good littl. Borough, and, being one who ha - id "ay watched its ptogiiv-, i w ; 'h to diici my protest again-; the continual pan pricking oi our officer:- !•;. Cr. Jiilmi:trr, who has been Jive minute.- a lepre tentative. .Now, Sir, in a recent report in your paper we tinel thin Councillor ( singling out our Borough toremau ' ->i • Webby), complaining he "os too harsh and st the same meeting he complain of leaky joints, etc. Now, bir, as Mr Weidiv has been in the Councils, set vices tor some yea is under two differ cut engineers, and has the confidence ' of our Council and engineer, it is bad taste for the “five-minute-man” to attack, an employee under cover anu threaten him with the following as reported in your paper: “I would like to see him pas- uiv work.” Then, in , vour issue oi June 15 he again poses a. > aoi expert, pitting his knowledge j against our engineer—a man who has : , the qualifications for his position by . j examination, and practically telling I the Council that he, the engineer, was misleading the Council over the metei reading. Now. Sir, any person who knows anything about a new v.-atei service knows that you must expect ! leaks. The Wellington City Council had them and will -till Law- them. - j have seen them re-caulking n.y.-cii i many pipe-, after iliO Ikying of the new pipe; z. fylv years ago. Now, bit- 1 do not want to trespass on your v.uu able space, but I would like to state that in all my experience I have never j seen a more venomous attach on public officers than that which is being in--1 dnlged in bv Cr. Kilmi-.ter, and I comI plinient Mr Davies in at last demanding a fair treatment. As Britishers 1 should back up our worthy Mayor arm ! demand fair treatment for err staff. ■ I would commend Cr-. Tay 1 ,r , Cv- —cand G’H.-.rkc a- a type of Council or ' to follow, instead of the “bug bear - i the tc.ua in the street.—Tours, etc., ! LOYALTY.