MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2201, 14 July 1914, Page 5

MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

- - OPENS THIS MORNING. ' ■ The - biennial conference of the Municipal Association:of N.Z. wall' be opened at 10 a.m. to-day in the Town Hall hy His Excellency the Governor, and /at. 1 p.m. the whole of the delegates will be entertained at luncheon in tho Town Hall Coacerfc Chamber! which function ■will be attended by Lord Liverpool, the .Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massty), and probably other members of the Cabinet and local members of Parliament. , .' > ' . ■ , , There 'will probably bs about 150 delegates present froni all parts of the Dominion,- who will be asked to express their opinion On a wide rango of subjects affecting municipal government contained in tho 120 remits on the order pnper (which may be added to by ' a supplemeiitarv list). r The conference usually spreads over thrro days, but owing to tlio intervention of Arbor Day (to-morrow), and tho races at Trentham. it is,not'anticipated that the business of the conference will ■ be conoluded bpfore Friday.' I The Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), will | occupy,the chair as president of the association.- As a delegate he will represent, the Borough of Woodvillo. Councillors R. Fletcher and A. H.' HindTiißr3h will represent the Wellington i City Council.■ There will be one lady i delegate present,. Miss Ellen Melville, '.who will attend as a representative of i- tho Auckland City Council. ' ,