THE BOROUGH COUN IL AND MR BREAKELL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1192, 17 February 1880, Page 2

THE BOROUGH COUN IL AND MR BREAKELL.

TO THE EDITOE. me,— I am not aware of any decided course of action having 1 been taken in, amiltou with the view of augmenting the amount of subscriptions to the Irish Relief Fund— at present very meagre for so laudable au object—in furthorauce of which I would huggest that the Borough Uouncil hold their next regular meeting 1 in the Oddfellows' Hall, making a uniform, cb irge of, .say one shilling admission ; the lOO.F. I have no doubt would grant the hall for the above object gratis. After the regular routine of business, interspersed with the usual personalities and reference to antecedents — very iuteresting to the audience it may be, but as a rule better left alone — as an additional attraction either of the following plays might be placed on the boards, viz. : " A Stab in the Darn," " he Midnight Assassin," ** < ondemned without a Hearing," or something of a similar nature would be very congenial to the Councillors who moved, seconded, supported, and carried a resolution against Mr Breakell, the Borough Engineer, without notice, or making any charge so that Mr B. could have an opportunity of defending himself. I am not one of Mr B.s admirers so far as engineering works performed are concerned; but no matter if he had been responsible for (in my opinion) the E wen's Hill folly, he would at least be entitled to a little nritish faa- piay, in the shape of an impartial hearing. The Councillors, I mean nothing d{sre*pectful, who " went " for his condemnation without affording 1 an opportunity of explanation, if necessary; for where ao charge is preferred it is rather difficult to defend. Your *fceporter in my opinion, raises a false issue. It was not a matter of for or against tho Borough Engineer ; but simply a matter of for or against the sneaking, cowardly, unmanly way in whioh the motion was brought forward.— l am, &c, Fair Play.