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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 404, 13 January 1909, Page 5

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Cbuncsil ; held lits 7 monthly.- meeting -on .Monday; night- The .Maypr,-before. opening; the' -business, ; wel° comed Councillor■ ;Drewe, who was takiric his ;«at on the council for,the 'first time? A-de-^ ; : from the,loCal,Hospitar^rustees ; waited on tho.counoil m order to arrange for ,a_ reduction m- drainage-and water' rates to ;the: institution..,,ljt was, decided to form a' ; .committee to go into -the■ matter and 'to do .whatever .was possible to meet the trustees : •.A. letter,.wm .received: from,;the : Post .Telegraph- Department asking whether, : in the event of Government .rebuilding, would' •the; council .donate one.pf.the.'equates hvthe :centre:of,the.town'for,a i site.' .This led'to , sompistrong. speaking, in - which , ■ 'it '-was: ipomted:out-that theproperty,- as belonging :to -.the oitizens,- could.; not ;be -given (away jwjthoufcmaking aiprecedont, a'nd,-,ultimately, !it .was resolved that.the'council.couldnot.at presentv.see, its. way.iolear.-to grant'-a-'poition or a.road -'reserve asa. site, for a;post office/ - i ~AuctioiieCr-s';;''aiconees' , n?ere--'grante'd'-'to hooper; k-GHffith!;: •ihe! dbg: tax.;'for the? year ; 'iras-fixe'd?a!i"2s ■ ;Cd. f6r-:dfovers i ';dogs and.lOs. : for"otherS.'J "■■ ■loon-.was appointed -In 'response' ;t'o a'complaint by-.'the. building' inspector 'in--istructidns'ivere-.issued that legal,proceedings '.ba; taken against , the contractor for the new Isohool-.building fprvbrcachcs: of "the/borough bylaws. 'At a. special meeting held subse-:qu-ontly,-:- Wednesday was declared io bo the-, statutory weekly .half-holidays •■".'•';*■ , >« -