BUSINESS IN MASTERTON

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10471, 8 November 1911, Page 5

BUSINESS IN MASTERTON

DISCUSSION BY BOROUGH COUNCIL.

l!a rehrriag Ho tho satisfactory report presented' by the Manager of the Giaewiorks at last mgfht's meeting of the Maisftea-tooi Jjtoat>ug|h Council, Qr Prentice entered has emphatic protest at tine coon-espondeaice and advertisements that had of late appreared in t'hie. press of tihe Dominion, will regard to ■fihie alleged, banikirupit condition of Masterton. He stated tihlat Masterton wias as solid as any otter to win in* New Zealand. The Mayor: "Hear, hear!"' Or Donald: ''l am glad to hear you say 'Hear, hear,' Mr Mayor, and I luope yo-u a-ot up to it." Clr Elliott said he thought it was time a pniotest was entered.

'Cir O'Lea.ry suggested 1 wilding an indignation meeting. It was not rigihit tlhat such things should, be left without being qontraduoted. Cr Temple said lie hiad feiljt sittnongly on. tlhe matter, amd had hoped that tlhe May/on- would. take it up. He leavting the matter over until next meeting, to enable thie Mayor to prepiaire to enter an. emphatic protieist- agaan/st the malicious and unfair statement® that had beeai m,adi3 concerning the town. J The Miayior siaiid. it would be a hard, matter to refute the statements. The authors simply made statements a,lwl left the people to presume that the position was caused by No-Lic-ense. There was 1110 doubt that the position ivriitlcl be tho same und.ell• Licenlsie.

Or Tennple said, it }vsis .not a question of No-license, but. tiliie statements were detrimental to the toT|n, aiud lile thought it i\ p ei„s the diut.y of the Council to eonitmadiicit them. It had been. said, for insanee, th>at the town wa.s oveirnburdened rates, wQni.eh was. incorrect. 'hie rates had n-olt been, altered for mia.ny years.

The Miayior ©aid, lie did not think it. w,a,s doing a.ny haifim. Sudli iicig always. O'.iirup back to the authors. Olbio business men outsdde of the town wiliio wieme »dning bu£iini?s3 in Mjaister.ton- knew veiry well tjuat thie statements wiare not iredii able], and be could not see blow thie to win oould be affected.

Or Teniae said he would be prepared' at no.vit meeting to move a relKol.ufnoii, and lila would support it by factTlie Mayor said he would take any resolution, but he could not see how anyone would, benefit a',liter it was passed l . Tire Mayor repeated that suah Ides altwiayis rebounded. . The matter then dropped.