THE SHEEP INSPECTOR. DEPUTATION TO SIR F. WHITAKER. Auckland, Sept. 21.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 302, 26 September 1888, Page 4

THE SHEEP INSPECTOR. DEPUTATION TO SIR F. WHITAKER. Auckland, Sept. 21.

Ox its becoming known that the Government contemplated romoving the present Sheep Inspector from the Auckland district to bo superseded by Mr Bayley, a strong feeling became manifest among the sheep-owners affected . This was ab once transmitted to the Government in telegrams sent by mombors representing country districts, and by km n 'members, who looked upon it as their duty to inform the Minister in charge of the t>heep department of the stiong expressions ot opinion they had heard. Replies were received irom the Ministerwhichwcio nobof a satisfactory charactei, and yc.-terday a deputation waited upon Sir Frederick Whitaker, At-torney-Geneial, to strongly protest against the removal of an officer who luib given entire satisfaction. The deputation was a large aud representative one, and it is said would have been much larger only j the appointed time of meeting was altered to suit the convenience of the Minister. The following were present : — Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Mr F. Lawry, M.H.R., Mr T. Thomson, M.H.R., Dr. J. L. Campbell, Captain Steele (Waikato), and Messrs D. L. Murdoch, J. Dilworth, E. B. Walker (Waikato), J. Bollard, G. S. Smith, W. Wastoneys, James Wallace, R. Hall, W. Lamb, A. McNicol, and E. Maclean. Sir G. M. O'Rorke introduced the deputation and explained the object they had m attending. Ho strongly animadveited on the appointment of an officer to this district who had been so unqualifiedly denounced in the House, and by shoep-o\vncr& in the South. Sir IT. Whitaker &aid he was not pie&cnt when the debate took place in the Hou&e, but he was under the impression from what transpired in connection with this otlicei , that he was not incompetent as a Sheep Inspector ; but had not sufficient gia«p to deal with the men under his control, when he was superintendent of the department — an office which is now abolished. In reply to Sir Frederick, Mr Lawry &aid that the impression conveyed to his mind, and he believed to theHouse,wasthat, as an Inspoctor, Mr Bay ley was incompetent. Sir Frederick did not understand it to be so, but he at any rate would send the represtentations of the deputation to the Minister, and he felt sure that there would be no desire to send an inspector who was not competent or not acceptable to the sheep owners. Sir G. M. O'Rorke expressed a desire to hear some of the sheep owners present express their opinions, and Sir Frederick Whitaker asked if any gentleman present had any experience of Mr Bayley's administration in Auckland. Mr Hall said he believed Mr Bay ley had been here to report on the rabbit nuisance at a needless cost, and it only resulted in undue worry to the settlors. In reply to Sir Frederick, Sir Maurice O'Rorke said it was stated in the papers that Mr Bayley had been appointed here ; but Sir Frederick told them, with all due deference to the reporters, that they could not place absoluto reliance on news paper reports. Mr Lawry said it had been officially notified to the Department here, and a tele gram had been received from the Minister notifying the fact. Mr Bollard said he could not understand why an officer who gave such entire satisfaction as Mr Drummond should bo removed, and a man declared to be incompetent appointed. Sir Frederick Whitaker said it might be in the interest of the department to make changes, as it might not be well to keep an officer too long in one place. Mr Hall said Mr Drummond had only been here about 12 months, which was barely sufficient Hine to enable him to know his work here. Sir Frederick suggested that they should put their request in writing, together with the names of the gentlemen forming the deputation, and he would do what he could. Sir Maurice O'Rorke said they would ask Sir Frederick to be good enough to ask the Minister to bo good enough not to mako the proposed changes until he could communicate to the department. This request was complied with and a telegram would at once be sent accordingly. Sir G. M. O'Rorke thanked Sir Frederick for his courtesy and the deputation withdrew. Subsequently Mr Lawry and Mr Hall were appointed to^convey the wishes of the doputation to Sir G. M. O'Rorke for Sir Frederick Whitaker, and this has been done.

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