"HEIGHT OF AUDACITY”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 670, 23 May 1929, Page 13

"HEIGHT OF AUDACITY”

ONE TREE HILL CRITICISES MR. MORTON TRANSPORT TROUBLES Saying that he thought Mr. Morton’s attitude was the “height of impertinence and audacity and most improper,” Mr. I. J. Goldstine registered a protest against Mr. F. S. Morton’s actions on the Auckland Transport Board, at the meeting of the One Tree Hill Road Board last evening. A letter had been received by the hoard from the Mount Roskill Road Board calling a conference of local bodies represented by Mr. Morton on Monday evening next to consider Mr. Morton’s position on the Transport Board. It stated that Mr. Morton would be invited to be present. Referring to a statement made by Mr. Morton in the Press that he had now decided to continue in office till May 31 before resigning, Mr. Goldstine said that the public was being led to believe that the attitude of the local bodies represented by Mr. Morton was as had been stated by him. “I don’t think the citizens of Auckland should be allowed to go on thinking that the attitude of the local bodies is as represented by Mr. Morton,” continued Mr. Goldstine. Mr. Morton represents six local bodies. It was his duty to come to those six local bodies and say that he was in their hands. “PLAYING WITH US” “We can decide our attitude next Monday evening,” Mr. Goldstine added. He also thought that the local bodies should show that they did not intend to let things rest with Mr. Morton. The Chairman, Mr. J. S. Hardwicke: We can let him know all about it on Monday evening. Mr. R. G. Clark said that he did not agree with what Mr. Goldstine had said. He thought Mr. Morton had merely followed in Mr. Allum’s footsteps in placing his resignation in the hands of the Onehunga Borough Council. It was for them to send it on to the Transport Board. Mr. Goldstine: Why Onehunga? That is not the only body he represents. Mr. R. Slyfield said that although he agreed with what Mr. Clark said, he thought Mr. Morton was playing with the local bodies. . Mr. Clark: 1 think Mr. Morton had it in his mind that his successor should be elected by the ratepayers. Mr. J. Wood, a member of the Transport Board, quoted at length from the Transport Board Act to throw some light on Mr. Morton’s position. The Chairman: “The whole question will be fully discussed on Monday evening, when you will have every chance of giving it a fair go.” Mr. H. B. Dobbie moved that the board go on with its business, and the discussion then lapsed.