HOIST WITH HIS OWN PETARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2139, 6 November 1885, Page 2

HOIST WITH HIS OWN PETARD.

Quite a nice little farce was played at the first meeting of the Wairar.ipn Hospital Board, yesterday afternoon. This Board consists of four members, all pf whom were present.. At the request of the Premier, Mr Caselberg, as Mayor of Masterton, occupied the chair. Mr Buchanan suggested that, as it would be advisable that' the Chairman of the Board should live near their place of meetings, they should first of all decide whero they should hold their meetings. This was agreed to, and on the votes being taken, it was found that Messrs Bonny and Buchanan voted for Greytown, and the Chairman' and Mr Beetiiam for Masterton, there being thus two on each side. Mr Bunny epeitedly argued that there was nothing whatever in the Act to show, that the, Chairman was entitled to a vote, and in this Iw was supported by Mr Buchanan. Tho Chairman calmly supported his position, but eventually stated that if all mombers were agreeable to let tho matter stand over till after the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the whole of the Wellington DistriPt) !)e }youlc| not give his easting vote then, |his cpnrse was agreed to, and the motion oil tlie subject of a meeting-place was abandoned, The election of a Chairman was then proceeded with, and Mr Bunny found himself duly elected by his own vote and that'of Mr Buchanan. Ho lias now been put in a very unique position, lie was very vigorous in his argument against the Chairman having an oraipary vote, and when the Chairman suggested that tj/ey should refer the matter to the Government, lie ssjd "A •fig for the Government; I don't want their opinion. There's the Act to go by, and that puts it plain enough. I say the C||iii|m)j)) Jiajs no vote under the Apt." Now tjiaj; |fe Jjas; been chosen Chapman, and Ije adheres to his own ruling, t|te fwq Masterton members will be onpbled tfl carry on the business pretty well how they like, because they will always be two to one. They can, appoint Masterton or any other place as the place of meeting. Of course, we all know that Mr Bupy has worn coats of a good many colors in his (Jay, and that the chameleon finds in him a very close imitator, One change of opinion more or less can make very little difference to him. We doubt, however, whether the public would n.qt sfipply laugh at him if ho were to reverse |)is own ruling. As we expect the change to occur, we place on record the facts as they now stand, fjo that, when it does come, it may be seen in the most glaring light.