NORTH BEACH PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20905, 12 July 1933, Page 7

NORTH BEACH PROGRESS LEAGUE.

MONTHLY MEETING. A meeting of the North Beach Progress League and Beautifying Association was held last evening, Mr A. Peverell presiding over an attendance of 30 members. The chairman moved a motion of sympathy with the relatives of Miss M. Foster, who at the time of her death was a member of the league and a member of the Thomson Paris gardens committea The motion was passed in silence, members standing. It was decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mr F. E. Salvison, the league's delegate to the United Burgesses' Association, who is ill in hospital. Mr G. E. Franklin was appointed delegate to the association pending Mr Salvison's recovery. A letter was received from the New Brighton divisional secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association asking for financial assistance for the purchase of equipment. The matter was referred to the social committee with a recommendation that it run a social in aid of the association, and the association be asked to assist The treasurer's report showed a credit balance of £9 2s.

The chairman reported having attended the meeting of the Appeal Board in connexion with the discontinuance of the tram service from North Beach to the pier. The Tramway Board, he said, had won its case on the argument that it would cost £770 a year to run buses on this route. A motion of thanks was passed to the delegates to the Appeal Board. A member brought up the matter of publicity of the business done by the borough council, one suggestion being that the council be asked to supply a copy of the minutes of its open meetings to the league. A motion to this effect, together with one seek ; ing the co-operation of the South Brighton Progress League, was passed. On the motion of Mr Ainsworth it was decided to suggest to the social committee that an endeavour be made to arrange a challenge for the trophy for the progressive euchre tournament between the various burgesses' associations.

The social committee reported that since the annual meeting seven card evenings had been held, and two bene* fit dances. The cara evenings had since been discontinued in favour of a monthly dance. The chairman reported on the work of the United Burgesses' Association, stating that its chief object at present was the formation of a metropolitan board of works. A report had been prepared for the committee which contained a statement that between £30,000 and £40,000 would be lost if the proposed board was set up.

Mr Peverell stated that this was misleading. The main factor was that the administrative expenses had gone up 70 per cent., and that no community could stand this increase. Dunedin could operate under one body, and Christchurch could do the same. Other matters being dealt with by the association were the distributing of papers at polling booths during elections, which tended to influence the vote of electors, and endeavours to have all unemployed labour used on reproductive work. It was decided to thank the United Burgesses' Association for its work, and to assure it of the league's wholehearted support.