BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16584, 25 July 1919, Page 8

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

AAAROA. The fortnightly meeting of th© Akimn. Borough Council was held on "Wednesday. PreBent—Tho Mayor (Ur Geo. Armstrong) and Councillors Hunro, Parris, Piper, Davis, and Wilson. Leave of absence was granted to Cra. liecte and Parnbain. The New Returned Soldiers' Association ■wrote forwarding amendments to tlio Land Act, suggested- by tbe annual meeting o£ the Association, and ticking tho Council to support it in tlio endeavour to liavo those amendments incorporated iu tbo Act. Tho Council decided to hold a special meeting on iiie 31st- inst. to give tie matter fuil 'con-, fcdderation. In. connexion vrrllh the visit erf H.M.S. Xew Zealand to tho Dominion, it was decided to ask tlie Government whether it will be possfljlo to arrange thai Akaroa should be included amon? tho ports of coll. The Council voted its quota, £2 ICS, to tho Canterbury Progress Lea.g7ie. A copy of Mr J. Templin'a detailed report on the extension, of the Lake Eahema to the Peninsula was received from ■ the County Council. Tho North Canterbury Hospital ard Charitable Aid Board wrote in reference to the proposed erection of a maternity ho.no in Akaroa. Tbo Board .asked for iniarmatioif! regarding local contributions, nr.d present availsi>le accommodation. The request w;ta granted. Tho finance report showed:—Reoeipta. £10 5s lfkl, elecbic light account debit £2312 es lOd, general account credit £S'2B 18s T'.l. wharves account credit £205 13e Cd, bank overdraft £1717 15a Id.