MOTIONS WITHDRAWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 885, 31 January 1930, Page 8

MOTIONS WITHDRAWS

“TRANSPORT SIX” MOVES SOUGHT 59 CONSIDERATE SPONSORS Three notices of motion fe connection with City Council rtf resentation on the Auckland Transport Board were withdraw} when brought before the council last evening, on account of in. ness in the family of Mr. J. A. C. Allum, chairmar of the board. The first notice, advanced by J. R. Lundon, referred to the resign* tiou of Mr. Allum from his positkn on the hoard, addressed to the boasi secretary on May 3, 1929. xhs notice referred to the council’s haa<;. ling of the “Transport Six" rontro. versy, involving the Mayor, Mr. n Baildon, and Messrs. Alium. E. i, Phelan, G. G. Ashley, A. J. Entrican and M. J. Coyle. Following refea ence to the proceedings taken in tta Supreme Court by Malcolm Turking. ton, George Wig:g and Frederick WV liarn Jeffers, against the council's re> reseutatives, Cr. London moved in his notice that the council resolve <o forward Mr. Allum s resignation to the board immediately, to notify Mr. AHam of the decision, and to rescind anr resolutions passed or adopted sin.-e May 3 and before December 19 vrhi h related to Mr. Vlium’s position no the board, or which were inconsistent with the Supreme Court judgment of Mr. Justice Herdinan. “We have hea:d of the sorrow In Mr. Allum’s household, and I think it would not be right for me to pmeeed w ith the motion, in the . ircnmstauces,” said Cr. Lundon, in asking an opinion from the council on whether the question should be dejlt with. The council approved of tht with, drawal of the notice of motion. Cr. W. H. Murray withdrew two notices of motion. One asked !or the forwarding of Mr. Allums resig. nation to the board's secretary. The other asked that no further action be taken by the council, or on behalf of the “Transport Six,” in obtaining pay. ment from the plaintiffs in the Sopreme Court proceedings for the costs awarded the defendants. The notion suggested instructions io h» City Solicitor to this effect, in view of the findings of Mr. Justice Herd* man.