LATE SESSION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 110, 12 May 1939, Page 11

LATE SESSION.

COUNCIL MEETING.

SOME LONG DISCUSSIONS.

SHOWMEN'S APPLICATION.

Tlie deliberations nf the Auckland City Council last evening were longer drawn "i«t llimi usual a ,hi the meeting, over which the Mayor, Si,- Krmmt Davis, presided, did not conclude until 10.: i() p>m . The reason for this was that there were several discussion* of considerable length in committee centring round the question of the transfer of certain council properties to the University College Council to provide for future extensions of the I niver-ity. the application of the Now Zealand for a license to conduct sideshow* and an indoor carnival in Q,,^ en Street premises. and tli<> matter of stuff" salaries. Com. pri-lKTi'-ivH report, relating to traffiicontrol were nlxo tallied for considerati'>n liy the council. In the raw of the showmen's application decision was deferred until iwxt i ting of the council.

Domain Cluii-jt^s.—The town clerk. Mr. •I. Mcllin-, iidvised that n communication had Imm'ii received from the Lands and Survey Depart incut intimating that would he. made to have the Auckland Domain Vesting Act, 1893. amended *o as to |>crmit of admission eharjien Immiijt made on an unlimiteil number of days during centennial year and of a charge of up to 2/ a head beiii" made. r

Art Collect ions.—The recommendation Of the library committee that aproval l>e given the proposal of the Auckland Institute and Mu«cum that a joint application from Xew Zealand galleries and mu«eunw should be made to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the services of an ex[K-rt to advise upon the applied art collection* in the various museums and galleries of the Dominion, and of the policy to be adopted with regard to developing applied art collcctionx, was adopted.

Avombile Rest Room.—A request by (lie Avomlale branch of the Plunket Society that consideration be given to the erection of a Plunket and rent r<H)m in the central part of Avondale was referred to tlie linanc-e committeu for a report.

Cremation Fees.—A sliding wale of fees to provide for the cremation of infants and children was adopted at the suggestion of the Auckland Provincial funeral Director*' Association. The fee* will range from £| \/ j M t i le Pa-e of infants under one year of ag<- to £4 4/ in tlie case of children VI years of age ami over. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, however, the fees will be Mubject to a general increase of £i ]/, Amiueiiiciit Park (Kl'cr.--Their readineee to gi\c the council free of the amusement park on tlie Civic Square, at any time other than Friday and Saturday nights, for the benefit of a charitable organisation, wan communicated by Messrs. Bowler and Sullivan. The letter was received and the council decided to thank them for their generoiu offer. Sailors' Home Donation.—On the recommendation of the finance committee, it wu decided to donate £."> .">/ to the fund* of the Auckland Sailors' Home.

War on Rate.—ln connection with the campaign against rat* during the week beginning on June 12. it waa decided to authorise the purchase of mifHcient poison for froe distribution in the cityend also for distribution at co*t price to metropolitan local authorities requiring Mtipplics. This is in line with a decision of the special "rat week" It Iβ expected that about £100 wil.Tilso be spent in propaganda dealing with rat destruction nnd the council will be a*ked to bear half this cost.