THE BUILDERS' GRIEVANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2196, 16 January 1886, Page 2

THE BUILDERS' GRIEVANCE.

REPLY TO MR-FANNIN;.'': .)' To the Editor. . ' _ Sir,-It is the wish of tho builders j interested in fair play re work brought '!■ out by Mr Geo. Fanuin, that I -reply to. •} his denial of certain facts appearing in my first letter, and as Mr Fannin says i "letthe public judge for themselves" ! ; Firstand foremost the tender of Wrigldb ■>' and Rose is acknowledged as being lowest. On Mr Fannin receiving in. ■ ; tractions from Mr Meredith to privately \ arrange for certain reductions, he fur- • ';■ nishes the items to \Vrigley and Rom, and :' i receives their price .openly. He then i suddenly takes upon himself "to think : that Mr Meredith might, wish to see what \ \ reduction Williams and sarkor would I 'malurbn the same items."- ,;Ho then says j he did not inform Williams and Barkerwhat reductions Wrigley and Rose'had v made; but suffice it to say that Williams and Barker knew they had to compete with-" : Wrigloy and Rose, which is giving one ''; contractor the ad vantage over another, or in other words, throwing tho work into : j their hands, and probably (No, I won't, ' because the bigger the truth, the bigger tho V libel.) On the day tenders closed, I : went to Mr Fannin's office to see ' who was the successful" tenderer, and found Mr Barker and Mr Fannin in earnest conversation, On' my entering, Mr Barker rose to leave, and I asked him if they had got the work,.'.and, although knowing their'tender was not'the' lowest, his reply was " I 'don't know ye£" This, alone is enough to damn the -whole affair "■ in the eyes of a right 1 thinking 'public*. •• Mr Fannin, in fi -ishing liis letter, has the •'■'■ courage (orwhat in: "the colony is generally -■ • termed " front") to say as to the reason* , ' certain contractors do not Under for work '' advertised by me, it concern me riobut aU y ■ as long as twor three competent ntai do so." Alas I poor proprietor. But it is to, be hoped that parties about to build, 'will " ' look at it in a very different vlighfc, and • S have their plans drawn by aifarchitect ,' who has the. confidence of/' the con- J tractors and sub-contractors -in the place, '' to ensure fair, honeat, and; above, board, competition, This it uot the fiht time Mr Fannin has overstepped competent men to place work iutheliande of tho same firm, but, as 1 havo to pay for this space, it is enough for the present. I am, &c, •;..., THOS. WwoiET, Contractor;