THE The Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916 AN EXPLANATION.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 154, 10 March 1916, Page 2

THE The Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916 AN EXPLANATION.

"We nothing extenuate-, nor set dovm auaht in malice."

A good deal of business was transected at latt nigiit's meeting of the i'ukekohe Uurotiih Council, but in view of 11: c finance Committee's report on available revci uc r.e I ycl having been e'eUnit, ly trained variou.i unpen taut propositi were laid ever hjr future <1- !U:crat'uii. I I'l rtga d t'i 5 r Jiujdh'.v's late:-1 attack uc IN' i!;aria«€'nnit ul thie paper, as rtp.uid in the Council crtK":cuuiga. we are prepared to i-t our rtadci-j Iy;i» their oam conclusions i:■ to whether th so ! DiluGine have ever been used to the | disercrii' of the Council as a body j or i I any Councillor h particular. | The Council n ouen to criticism, ar.d it kc have failed to see eve to eye with the Council and have r.ot hern cuumoured with some of the 1 scheme:- brought forward il ha - novo lbs'l;*' b en cur endeavour to t'cr-.t all subjecti fairly ard impartially. U:.e of the complaints put forward hy Cr Ruarilcy i?. in effect, that as we failed "to boom" the Council's! r; c nt loan proposals in return for the advertising revenue we derived therefrom further advertisements should be denied us, Oo this point ne d'.'iue to distinctly slatr that cur support 13 not ope 1 to to bought us a commercial commodity. U;i the untrsry, our aim ha:- been and will be For our cuJutnns t:i 1- characterised by pi-iily et motive, disinterestedness! of purpc.-' and Roreral ineor- : tuptibili'y. '• 'or jiidfjiin-nts may I perhaps not ; Uvay- be correctly ! gauged but our ore an I 0- ly obiict 13 ' tc w rk ( r the goad of the district, I and. IjtMiin.;' no malice or iil will to j aiivci-', «e continue to exorcise indoji' nd on >■ 111 ti oo11;lit and action 11 ■r, wf hope, ilo' yio'ial advantage ol tiiC community.