THE RESIGNED COUNCILLORS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 63, 25 October 1900, Page 2

THE RESIGNED COUNCILLORS.

Siß,— l have receivecl the, resignation of -the five Councillors who left the meeting of the Council on Monday night last. It is a - matter of the deepest". regret to fiae,.tha,t any set of men should have thought it. necessary' to take such an extreme step, nor ? can I see or hear of the slightest justification for their action. Still some ratepayers may -attach great importance to the move of the Councillors, and they may desire put of a sense of fairness ftrhear my version of the * most ,«npfeasant'*occtirence. - Should I' learn *&flifc ttffy section of 'Jthe : ratepayers 'wwfld lifee me to brfng^fehe subject before them, I tfiS'be pleasea 1 fa comply With* their wishes by ©ailing a meeting. The contention ,of Councillors has now 'pcacticafly b^enr abandoned since the whole coujicil tmumniously *«bn firmed the minutes of the previous meet- j ing. These minttte's contained no reference to the irregular discussion that toofe place, and which theae cottxrcillors maintained bound me to a certain course ofj action. - The admission of these J conncitlors that this subject should have no place on the minntes (thoirgh tlrey might have moved in that direction) leaves the m itter exactly in the position that I took tip and consequently maintained, £!fd further argu-. raent will do little good. While willing therefore to meet the ratepayers r if really desired, I have liQ Wish to follow up the exycouncHlors to harry and annoy them further than is necessary to correct misrepresentations, or clear Up points that some" people ■ may not fully understand.— l am, *et(v | H, G. BARCLAY, Mayob.