THE HARBOR BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 155, 26 July 1909, Page 4

THE HARBOR BILL.

To the Editor

Sir,—Surely tile report of speeches at the banquet were unduly curtailed, for it seems impossible that Mr. King's re-1 marks as to the part ~\lr. .Maxwell took in connection with the Harbor Hill were limited tu the words: "it was recognised, n nd had been ever since the New Plymouth Harbor Bill was before .the House, that it had no more loyal supporter than Mr. Maxwell." It is not possible that this was the only acknowledgment made by Mr. King of the great service rendered by Mr. Maxw ;11 throughout, seeing that Mr. King is -.fell aware that Mr. Maxwell, acting fur I the country party, secured the inclusion [ in the Bill of all the provisions safeguarding the interests of the ratepayers, | most of which (provisions were contended for when the previous Bill was so signally defeated in the House. Mr. : King, and with him the greater number of the ratepayers, are perfectly aware that these provisions form practically the whole Bill, or at least made all the difference between this Bill and the one emanating from New Plymouth. It was due to the untiring energy 1 of ■Mr. Maxwell and his personal advocacy whilst placing the whole scheme of the Bill before the ratepayers throughout the district where there was opposition, and his making it clear at ineeth"s and through, the Press that every protection to the ratepayers had been secured, that the passage of the Bill through the House (for otherwise the whole of the ratepayers in the southern district, any way, would have foudit with Mr. Maxwell against the Bill) was made possible. It would a.ppenr from the only remarks of Mr. King on the subject reported that Mr. Maxwell's support only commenced after the Bill was before the House. Whilst no doubt ■Air. ■.Maxwell's assistance after the Bill reached the House and in connection with the securing of such a favorable poll was very great, it m ust have been by far the least part compared with all his initial work. 1 „,„ slm , tnftt jj,. King will not hesitate to give "lio no r where honor is due." and therefore it is only fair to point out that the reports of his remarks at the banquet place him in a very false position.-f am, etc., <m WHO is INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED WITH' THE WHOLE -MATTER