GREATER WELLINGTON.
In the course of his address at Kilbirm't last night, Mr. A. H. Fullford made some reference to the Greater Wellington scheme. He said that as a member of tlje special Commission set tip by tho Melroso Borough Council to negotiate with the City Council, he could not divulge any details of the scheme. The proposals would no doubt be made public after Friday next; He Had been assured, however, that he would be safe in saying that under the scheme water, drainage, and trums were provided for, Constable-street hill was to be lowered, and the city's new electric tramway would be earned on to the hotel at Kilbirnie. If the two Councils adopted tne scheme now before them, he would be in favour of submitting the proposals to ward meetings of ratepayers of the borough. If thoie meetings were poorly attended, then he favoured posting a card to every ratepayer on tho roll, and asking them to vote "Yes" for the scheme or "No" against it. If he was /eturned as Mayor, and the Greater Wellington scheme, as at present proposed, did not succeed, ho M-ould push the matter further, and was prepared to promise 1 to take a poll on the subject of umal^nmation--
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Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1902, Page 5
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208GREATER WELLINGTON. Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1902, Page 5
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