WORK FOR CITIZENS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 64, 9 December 1930, Page 8

WORK FOR CITIZENS

Civic League’s Year ANNUAL MEETING Questions of civic interest were discussed at the annual meeting of the Civic League last evening. Mr. D. G. Clark presided. Moving the adoption of the annual report, which has already been published, Mr. Clark said that on the whole the City Council had met the league very well. The league had not got all it had asked for, notably in regard to an improvement in the city’s transport system. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. J. H. Whittaker; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Macintosh, T. Gray, F. W. Downs, J. H. Burgoyne-Thomas, D. G. Clark, H. R. Searle, P. Myers; representatives of individual subscribers, Miss A. Kane, W. G. Bruce, J. C. Riddell, W. Murie, E. R. Render, E. P. Flaws. Mr. P. Myers gave notice of motion of hig intention to move that any association with a membership of 100 or over be allowed to nominate a maximum of six delegates to the Civic League. ‘ It was decided to set up a sub-com-mittee to revise the constitution, and submit its report to a special general meeting to be called at a convenient date after the forthcoming elections. The following were appointed members of the subcommittee Messrs. T. Gray, P. Myers, N. A. Foden, H. A. Searle, J. H. Whittaker. . ■, Notice of his intention to move that the rules be altered to permit of an increase in representation of individual members and that provision be. niade to elect members of the advisory committee during the year was given by Mr. Whittaker. ... Councillor G. Mitchell, who was one of the founders of the league and its first president, said he always had a warm spot for the league. The league had filled a great need in the city and welded together certain forces it was necessary to weld together. The league had a great work in front of it. Councillor C. D. Morpeth said the work of the’ league was of paramount importance to the ratepayers. Councillor T. Forsyth thought the council had gone as far as it should in respect to loans for unemployed. He was opposed to the increasing of the rates.