COUNCIL INQUIRY INTO WASTE ALLEGATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 200, 12 November 1927, Page 13

COUNCIL INQUIRY INTO WASTE ALLEGATIONS

T 0 BE HELD IN COMMITTEE CR MURRAY’S CHARGES Th » oreliminary investigation by | TH City Council committee irv:o the of waste in its engineering ehar ?tment will probably bj made d n * P comm.t‘.7, and the Press w II ‘"t be admitted. rday Cr. W. 11. Murray stated ■'hi would not participate in any; tt “Q not open to the Press. ina T hg ™°™ ins o,u Ma r r - Mr;,G- ---„ Inn said the usual procedure followed. Questions re- I #0“ , a committee for a report I?** never open to the Press though * e p?e's was often invited to visit » e r with the members of commitP*» ce „ that they would be in a posi- | 2? to place the questions before the 1 hlic when the time came to discuss in council. r-nSer the new system, to operate ; thr the Nt" Year, by which the | 311 ‘ M would empower committees to c ° the Press would bo admitted to meltings, but only when the . remittees were dealing with ques- I ,<£, which they would take final u °7“- if they were discussing ques- ; tn he referred to the council, the would still not be admitted. j in the case of the charges made by I “ Murray, the usual procedure of | Kniaine the inquiry in private would be Slowed, and tire findings would be renretd to the council. He intended to " ‘ a meeting of the committee, "“'ask Cr . Murray to be present. Councillors decline to comment on t **rr > °A tio J. Entrican, Deputy-Mayor, nnined out that Cr. Murray would „in nothing by refusing to place his diience before the committee. Whatwav the committee reported, it la- competent for Cr. Murray to opnose the report, and place his charges before the council in open meeting. Sous ensuring full publicity