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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 781, 25 March 1905, Page 2

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(We are not responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.) A TESTIMONIAL. (To the Editor.) Sir, —It is just possible that youi local in respect of a meeting of th< Works Committee may be taken n: a reflection upon Ilia management o Mr Kendall. I may just say that if Mr Ken lull in other cases was as carefq ind particular in drainage ltialU'r is he has been in the 'drainage o my new house in Young 1 Street, tin liorou'gh will have no cause for com llaint. Perhaps you will kindly give me space for this letter. —Yours, etc THOMAS S. WESTON. March 21. | THE LATE EXHIBITION. (To the Editor.) 1 Heir Sir,—ln regard to a statement made at the guarantors' nni ■ exhibition committee meeting las Tuesday night re the advertising 1 committee and gross mismanage'mcn 1 therefrom, we, the undersigned, bei • to let the public know our positioi in the matter. Wc were both ii the lirst and second advert isiiij committees and resigned through tin much interference from the presid ml, chairman, and members of th' ■xecutive committee, whose knu*v edge in many cases about advertis ng (ami especially a large conceri ike the exhibition) was vary little -raclicalU nothing. Whcil we ru signed we had practically spen ■lomewhere between £l7!> and £ltf(J ind had an application in for .'urtlier sum* to be allowed us of £2i ir £.' SO alibve the £2OO allottod, ani • ttlie samo time had attractions ii the advertising line, nearly tixed that would have very much reduce our lirst liability. The third com nitteo. which was appointed aflc we resigned, has since then), accori! ing to the statement, run the a mount spent up to something lik £7OO. Now we want the public I thoroughly understand .that had th lirst and second committees not bee: inten'cied with by those who wer it the head of alTaiis they wouli lave had a different result Unlay ind the advertising and printing at •omit would have been at least "> per cent. loss. „ We merely want the public not ti he misled by the report of the meet ing as regards the lirst and secon advertising committeesthat the; did not "l?o mad," as suggested !>; the president, Mr Cock ; but it ap pears to us that it lias been th other way about, and the official and those concerned have certain!, lone as the president had mention d that the advertising committe had. Of course, \ve are in no wa; responsible for the third committee. We may say it was our intent ioi . when wc resigned to write a lctte I to the papers drawing attention t the interference caused by the man agement then going on, but on so cond thoughts wo decided to wai until the exhibition was 1 over, as i might h-avc interfered with any sue cess that might have attended it I'nfoi-tunately, the financial succes has been the other way alboiit—-vor; much so. The old fault—Too man; cooks spoil the broth. —Yours etc., .1 AMES C. MOREY, Sen. i I). McKINNON DA IN,