KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 5

KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

THE ,627,500 LOAN.

The' Karori Borough Council met last mgnt. Present: The Mayor (Mr. C I Basent), Councillors C. Cathie, . J G .The Mayor, 'was appointed,a delegate to tea,•■ conference of the 'Municipal Association.. '•■

The council decided to accede to-'the .request of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board- to administer/charitable aid as heretofore, pending, permanent arrangements. ■'. ••■■' .

It was resolvod to let the three footon the Recreation Reserve to tne Wellington Rugby Union for the «eason, for..£lo each, the council to have. 25 percent., of the gate money. * v wa f father:resolved to let Ground No., the .Karon Hockey Club and Ground.No. sto the. Wellington Hockey Association for the season at £10 each ..on certain conditions.:, ",■' .: ...... '

: The ;council approved 7 the action of" the Mayor, in declining ion behalf of the council to, receive' a deputation on the question of financial adjustment between the borough and the city of Wellington. The Mayor explained .that, he had been in communication with one of theprowsed deputation, who had ;to!d him that they-only wished to protest against the extravagant, claims of the Northland people. He had- replied that no. extravagant claims were, being made, and the , matter was being ; reduced to a plain statement of the case to lay before the ; commissioner. Ho did not think any good would, come of a public discussion at..the present stage. . The commission had been. postponed. until ; to-morrow .week.

- • In .pursuance. of a recommendation by the Works Committee, a plan, of portion cf the roading of the Evelyn Estate was approved by the council and signed. It was also decided :,to sign the agreement relating to- the matter.: ... , % Pending tho raising of the .£27,500 loan, it was resolved, on the recommendation of the' Finance Committee, to borrow from the Union Bank the money required from time to time for the works for which the said special loan was authorised; the debentures authorised for issue in, respect of the special loan to be the security for the advances from the bank.- ... . .Accounts amounting to £475 6s. 3d. . were passed for payment.