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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 96, 23 April 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ifc is probable that the 1912 conference of the Municipal Association of New Zealand will meet in Wellington early in July next. fine order paper carries, as usual, a large number of remits, and one of the more important is entitled "Travelling Allowimcea. " Under this, the Governor in Council, under powers conferred by section 13 of the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment; Act, 1910, is to be requested to fix the travelling allowance of Mayor and councillors travelling on the council's business, with the authority of the council, at first-class train or steamer fare return, and 20s per day for the time actually occupied in travelling and performing the work authorised by the council. The remit emanates tram the Palmerston North Borough Council. The Postal authorities advise that the s.s. Maunganui, which left Sydney at noon on the. 20th anst., has on board an Australian mail. She is due to arrive hero tomorrow morning. The s.s. Aoraiigi; which left Sydney at 3 p.m. on the 20th met., and has on board an Australian mail, is duo to arrive here on Thursday morning. Some suggested alterations to the plans of Petone's new fir© station were considered by the board in committee yesterday afternoon. Several suggestions wore agreed to, the principal one being that provision will be, mado for a recreation room lor tho firemen. The <-ons,ont of the Minuter of Internal Affaire is necessary beloie tho work tan bs carried ouu