DEVONPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1892, Page 3

DEVONPORT.

The ordinary meeting of the Devonport Borough Council was held last evening, whea there were present: Messrs E. W. Alison (Mayor), presiding, P.I. Niccol, Lankhani, W. Barrett, P. H. Mason and G. lankham.

TiR Wakted.— A letter from the Secrefairy of the Thames Gas Company stated that if the Council's order for tar depended oareturn of casks, it could not be executed. -The Town Clerk submitted an account ■from the Auckland Gas Company, showing thattbe Council had been charged 3d per gallon for tar since Docembor 15th, as compared with 2d per gallon charged prewnsly. The borough was now 2,500 plloti9short of the quantity ordered.—Refeted to theFinanceand Legal Committee. Accousts Audit.—The Auditor-General *Mcd the borough accounts lor the half }«ended September 30th, and certified uato be correct, except in one item of "IDsin cemetery account,viz., interest on ™3raised by the Couucil without consent "tw ratepayers. The Auditor-General *iioremarked that his report disallowing a War payment last year was not published w 'b the balance-sheet, as required by Act, «m thai, the Council was liable to be proceeded against for neglect.—No action »«taken in the matter. Wibus Traffic. - Complaints were ™w by Messrs Morley and Son thab Jlasra Davis Broi. were infringing their "ffle-table, and it was resolved that the 'WpUerk and Foreman of Works should wider and report upon the whole question ol bus traffic and licenses. wnu Astray.-Mr E. Peel wrote com£™uig of the depasturing of cattle on '"wall Road and elsewhere. Other of the same character were «M by Councillors, and it was agreed 2)« m action must be taken.-It was aed to refer the matter to the police. i)„™ Xs "-A letter from the Dovonport .r" 1 ". ground conveyed thanks to the J7? Uuncil foreman for layingout the muet ground in the domain. *2. S ??T'~ The foreman of w ° rk * fended, that a footpath be made iD--\«toriaßdad and Edwardcl road --The report was adopted. fer o ,'-? 0 Ma y° r «fe«ed leolm i h ., adeath of Mr GlenD y- w ho, ho foriL associated with the borough 257 y T« $ oth aa a member of boroagh Mr'n ™ I C , oU , cillor of th ° Beat mV G . knn ? had alwa y s tak en a tt? n u Tm b the welfare of th <> dist «aiperam o l*, WaS _ a S ent]sm;ln of eenial H vl *', thoMu gWy conscientious, ««a nf i eserv L ed 'y obtained the portnU_ < ,J Thole of bhe Dev °nn^ 9 -n both r Sociali y and as * M «Gi; D nv,i il 6 Town Clerk forward to Wrth eWerof condo 'ence and exWi„ h -. *»«ynpathy of the Council with Thi«. reav tment," ""Concluded the business.