THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS.
To the Editor of the Etenik* Stae. Sir—Mr Oliver yesterday gave ample proof of his courteous manner by the ■ gentlemanly way in which he refused to hear the deputation from tradespeople. He is paid a handsome sum for attending to his duties and is a public servant, and as ' suoh he-, should consider himself. His arrogance and im> . polite conduct may do down in the South where he is a little god, but it won't do up here where people look upon persons and things in the light they should be looked at. Mr Oliver is a public servant, and he is, or should be, compelled to do as the public wish, at least in the matter of a simple To say that the hon. Minister forgot himself would be too lenient—to say that he wilfully snubbed, our deputation, too strong, but what he did do was unworthy of anyone calling himself a gentleman, ' and is more in keeping with the doings of an uumannered boor.—l am; &C., SUAVITBB IK ICODO.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 April 1880, Page 2
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176THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 April 1880, Page 2
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