Mr George H. Thompson, a locß| tradesman, and a member of the Tailmarunui Borough Council, has been ousted from his seat on the Council as the result of a reserved decision given by Mr Rawson, S.M. Mr Thompson was summoned at the instance of two councillors for having participated in a sewerage contract in contravention of' the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908. Ht was formerly in partnership With a brother. After a dissolution of partnership he advised his brother- to tendel for a contract, and afterwards* supplied his brother with goods valued at £2 11a 9d, used in connection with the contract. The magistrate held that the fact that the amount was small was and ordered the seat to be vacated. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Curt. Neve* fails,
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1918, Page 4
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129Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1918, Page 4
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