PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16361, 5 November 1918, Page 7

PROGRESS LEAGUE.

— » ——— SUPPORT OF LOCAL BODIES. The Eltesmcre County Council, at ta meeting yesterday, carried unanimously n, resolution supporting the aims und objects of the Canterbury Progress ' Loacue. and undertaking to pay its full otiota. In announcing th 0 decision Mr John Cunningham, chairman of the Council, said that he was sorry that two members were absent from th-b meeting, because he would like to have seen the resolution carried unahiitiously by a full meeting. In his opinion no local body could afford to reject the scheme, evett if to did Hot quite see dayiahi ahead, witSotlt vety solid reasons, and any local body that did stand apart would oo taking on iteelf a big responsibility. The Ashburton County Council oft. Friday endorsed the aims of the League and voted its quota to tile funds. The Mount flutt Road Board, which has r the largest road district in the County, yesterday carried unanimously a resolution supporting the League and voting its quota- „ , , . , The Tinwald Town Board has resolved to support the L&agute And W * ay its quota.' , All these locdl bodies l-aro rfiJWSeiltntives to the r >eapu3' 3 Cmiricil, and Will, in all probability, be represented At the general conference to be held it the City Couhcil Chambers on Thtirtdny mowing. The Hon 6. W. Russell, who has s6)ie to Atteklatid to invcnt-i.gJte tho c»rcumstarictes of the Influeiiza epidemic there, will come Soiitb this week, and, if possible, will attend the conference.