THAT SUNDAY CONCERT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1914, Page 8

THAT SUNDAY CONCERT

MAYOR'S REPLY TO MR. ELLIOTT. Replying to the telegram sent by Mr. Geo. Elliott, chairman of the Auckland Exhibition Executive, to the Mayor of Wellington stating that his action "in endeavouring to repudiate and set aside the concession granted" in connection with the proposed Sunday concert by the Royal Artillery Band was not consistent, Mr. Luke has forwarded the following telegram : "No repudiation. Regret you overlooked that original motion remains in abeyance until rescinding resolution dealt with. Your representative has been informed to' that effect." Speaking to a Post reporter on the subject the Mayor stated that the notice of motion dealing -with the question of allowing a charge to be made for admission to the concert had been brought before the council without any previous knowledge and could not take effect until the rescinding resolution had been dealt witli one way or the other. The public were fully aware of this procedure, and the matter would be further dealt with by the council in due course. He did not feel called upon to make any further comment on the telegram sent by tho president of the executive. MINISTERS' 1 PROTEST. To-morrow night a deputation from the Ministers' Association, headed by the Rev. Mr. Lewis, the president, will wait upon the City Council to protest against the proposal to allow a charge for admission to be made to the Sunday concert by the Royal Artillery Band.