WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY.
1 XBS : TELEOKArn—IhtESS -ASSOCIATION.) Nelson, January 31. At a special meeting of tlw City. Council last.-night to 'consider tho question «(, fisihg the weekly jlialf-holitlay, '' deputations were present favouring Wednesday/ and', Saturday "respectively, and' were supported- hv a very: largo gathering':of tho townspeople; After "a heated : dchate, tho. Council resolved' in- favour of Saturday, which will therefore be the statutory closing, day >;for ~t-lie .'next .fifteen months, When , the' ratepayers will vote' on the question at the municipal elections. Proceedings wore lively throughout, and at times the crowd in the auditorium was very disorderly.,; ... ■/.
Baker Bros, advertise, in another column a sale of Petone property and furniture,' tinder instructions, from tho. Public Trustee, in the estate of 'tho lato Mr,' Conolly. • ' ' Messrs. J.: H. Bothune and, Co.. announce in the auction columns'-that 'on; Wednesday; February 12, at their room's',-' at ' 2.30 p.in:, under instructions from tho Registrar of the Supreme Court, thoy'are submitting a compact: freehold property; at' Petone. Full parr ticulars m.ay be • obtained on- application- to Messrs. Boil, Gully,' Bell and Myers. solicitors, or the auctioneers. ; '. Attention is dirooted do ,th«.-'rflvised advertisement of city and suburban -properties, for sale in this : issue by Messrs.. jlnrcourt and Co. Tho, firm's February number of, the "Register and Property Investors'. Guide" , is now issued, and will be posted to'any addresson, application. . The. social,-.at .which .tho Wellington Liberal and Labour ;Fodcrfttiori : will 'welcolne. tlie Iloh. W. Hall-Johcs .'on .Monday evening, wall be held, in tho Conceit' Chamber at the: Town 'Hall, not iu- tho Druids' Hall,- as previously announced:-. Tlie tickets (hat 'were issued for last Wednesday (tlie date' originally fixed for the social): will'bo: available on- Monday, ■' -It is- .expected*: tlia't;; the' members or the'• Ministry who. will'.-then;, be ,iu -.town 'will: attend the social. - iVt;-.:
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6
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296WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6
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