HOSTILE FEELING”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 849, 18 December 1929, Page 8

HOSTILE FEELING”

DEPUTATION MEMBER ON TRANSPORT BOARD ONE TREE HILL CRITICISM *1 think there was a hostile feel- 1 ing. We were not met in a spirit of friendliness.” This statement | was made by Mr. I. J. Goldstine. in reporting to the One Tree Hill Road Board last evening on the recent deputation to the Transport Board. “It Is the first time in my experience on deputations that speakers have been separated from the remainder of th© deputation. They were left on th© floor and the rest of the deputation went into the gallery,” said Mr. Goldstine. ‘‘l am definitely of the opinion that there was a distinct feeling of hostility when we went in. •Further, th© chairman. Mr. Allum, adopted th© attitude of a cross-exam-ining magistrate.” Mr. J. Wood, member of the Transport Board and also of the Road Board, explained that it was impossible to reeeive a full deputation on the floor of th© Transport Board’s council room. T am going to predict things that will happen in 1930,” said Mr. Wood, hut I will do it after the meeting and not before the Press.” Mr. J. S. Mardwicke. th© chairman: Never m nd th© Press. That’s the place for it. Mr. Wood said that the Transport Board’s affairs had had too much publicity. No other business had the same publicity given to its affairs. Mr. Hardwicke: There is no better criticism than that from the public. Mr. Goldstine: That is a public business and not a private concern. Mr. Wood: People says, “Oh, the Transport Board,” but if they are asked they cannot tell you what’s wrong with it. Mr. Hardwicke: It would have been just as well if transport had been left to th© City Council. Now it has six members to th© outside bodies’ four. Now, tell me, Mr. Wood, where can you get? Mr. Wood ( hesitatingly)y Nowhere.. A. vot© of thanks was accorded Mr, Goldstine and Mr. R. G. Clark, the board’s representatives.