A SLIGHT "BREEZE"

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10556, 10 February 1912, Page 5

A SLIGHT "BREEZE"

AT THE TRUST TABLE. MR, JACKSON'S POSITION. Something in the nature of a "bree-ze" occurred at the meeting 01 tlie Masterton Trust Lands Trustees lust evening. Mx W. H. Jackson had asked that a portion of the grant, already made, be voted to the school museum, whereupon TVlr 1. Wass rose and drew attention to the position occupied by Mr Jackson. Mr Wiagg said it appeared to him that it was not quit© the thing that ' a member of the Trust should have -the handling of money which he, as a Trustee, had himself voted. The law had stepped in to put a stop to Borough Councillors spending their own. money. He instanced the case of Mr Pauling, who, though only a manager for a firm earning Borough money, could not hold his seat on the Borough Council. Mr Jackson rose promptly to deny that he received the money from the Trust. The money went to the School Committee. The grant had already been made by the Trust. . Sir C. E. Daniell said he felt bound to support Mr Wagg. This matter was being commonly talked about in the street. The Chairman: We are not discussing the vx)le just now. That has already been made! Mr Daniell: I beg your pardon! Mr Jackson: I rise to a point of ■order! The Chairman: We cannot discuss Mr Jackson's position now. Mr Daniell: I'm not gLing to be ! The Chairman: I must aslt you, Mr Daniell, to discuss the matter which is before the meeting. Mr Daniell: I ask you to keep quiet, sir; I havo the floor! I claim that this amount has not yet been passed for .payment. Mr Jackson: Mr Daniell is quit© riprht there! The Chairman : Yerv well, go on! Mr Daniell: I'll'wait until you vc tad your Bay! The Chairman: Mr Daniell is speaking. * Mr Daniell proceeded to say that Mr Wagg had drawn attention to a very important matter, si _ma tie* which was being freely discussed outside. The position of Mr Jackson was one which was open to challenge. He (Mr Daniell) had kept off the Board of Managers of the . Technical School for. -some yea r " .behe did hot/.w'ishvtp fe in a false ptisHiion:! : H« had only "recently pon> >bacfe, : torlaw had laid Lt doira that members of local •Ijodieß should not have the handling of the moneys subscribed by those bodies. He had no personal feeling against Mr Jacbson. What had happened in the Borough Council in regard to the manager of a business might also Jhappen in regard to the x 'Trust. It was well that the position / should be discussed, and he supported Mr Wagg in drawing attention to & *"

Mr Micheil pointed out that Mr i Daniel 1 wa,s now on the Technical i Board, and he was spending moneys j voted by the Trust. I The Chairman pointed out that chal- I lenging Mr Jackson's position as a Trustee was one thing, and challeng- j ing the vote to the museum was quite another. If they thought Mr Jackson was not entitled to a seat on the Trust, they should test the legality of his position. I Mr Krahagen said there was a dif-' ference between Mr Jackson and Mr , Daniell. The latter received the mo- j ney from the Trust and ?pon,t it ps i a manager of the Tecßnical School. In I respect to the museum, the School Committee received the money, and not Mr Jackson. Mr Jackson pointed out that the Truptcen were reppcr-siMe fori h's being on the Board of Technical School ■ managers. Thev had hiin _ their representative. tn<rether with Mr. Daniell. "I think." he said, mv long services to the school and the To mimical School should protect me against the statements, of such men as Mr Daniell and Mr Wnss." Mr Wagg (heatedly): As a Government servant you have no right to n - seat on this Trust! I chalientre your position, and shall continue challenging it I The Trust then proceeded to the next- business.