Mr Carsick, said it how'appeared'the letter had never been sent. If that was the way in which resolutions of the Com mittee were to be carried out, it was time there was an alteration. The facts seemed to have been kept back from Mr Driver and himself, but had been generously afforded to the other members.
Mr Barnes had never, until that moment, known anything about the letter.
Mr Carrick repeated that, as members of the Finance Committee, they had "never been informed that the letter had not been sent, but other members went to Mr Bathgate, as they said, as private individuals. Mr Bathgate's letter re ferred to an interview with the Council; and he contended that the facts were perfectly irreconcileable with the state ment that these Councillors had waited as private individuals. He was thorouglily astonished at the way in which the affair had been carried out ; and although he did not wish to blame the Town Clerk, or make much reference to the matter in the absence of the Mayor, lie thought the Clerk should have acted very dif ferently.
Mr. Turner did not think there was anything wonderful about the transac tion ; but the responsibility, most cer tainly, lay with the Mayor, and not with the Clerk. One section of the Council seemed to be indignant at another section for taking upon themselves oo do what they had done.. ' ,

Mr Carrick denied that it was so ; but he believed that Mr Turner and the mem bers of the Works Committee would have been quite as dissatisfied with such an irregularity. Wherever the blame rested, it did not rest with the Committee.
