Councillor Dixon requests us to state that he signed the memorandum in reference to Mr Clark’s telegram, yesterday, by mistake, in the wrong column, his name consequently appearing as a dissentient instead of among those approving the proposal that Mr Clark should be allowed to complete his drainage report in England instead of being detained in Auckland unnecessarily, at an expense of at least £500 to finist it, there being no immediate hurry in the matter.
We understand that Councillor Greenfield signed in the “dissentient” column also by mistake, and that he approves the course suggested. Of the other two members of the Council, Councillor Fisher declined to sign at all on the ground that he “objected on principle to Round Robins,” although he quite approved the proposal; and Councillor Diver, we believe, also approved, although he had not time to sign the memorandum. Thus the Council appears to have been unanimous for once, and, in our opinion, on the right side.
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