NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 104, 3 May 1924, Page 9

NELSON NEWS

(FROM OUR OW CORRESPONDENT.)

NELSON, 2nd May. A special meeting of the City Council was iieii'i last evening. Tho Mayor (Mr. W. T.vol;) explained that the meeting was ca.Up.ij to strike the rate for the Ensuing yrar. The Town .Clerk and himself had f«one into the matter very carefully, anil ivould have recommendations to put before the council. If these were adopted ■ thn rates could be safely reduced by 6d—4d on general and 2d on special. IT e was very pleased to make this known. The reduction could be made, even allowing for the additional hospital levy amounting to' £240 more than last year. ■ After the amounts under various headings were discussed, it was unanimously resolved, on the motion of Councillors Edwards and Watson, that the general rate for the year be Is 8d in the &. The. special rates were fixed as folrjw .-—Electric light 62d, antecedent j liability 2^d, drainage sd, hospital 23d1 total Is 4d. The water reticulation rate (2d), and special water rate, lid. are not to be collected, but will be paid from the Water Account. It was resolved- that the rates be collected 111 one sum as last year, and that a debate-of 5 per cent., fie made when paid within the period allowed. - | A discussion on providing a free rubbish serv,ce took place, councillors generally being favourable to this bcin ? instituted. The amount allocated under thet1 heading public health was therefore in-

The .council this year, iv making up its estimates, ls providing for purely of ordi,Xv° J' S°me y,Gars been d°™ °«t oi ordinary revenue.

Yesterday being tha Mayor's birthday, councillors took the opportunity at last night's meeting of extending to dm many happy returns." The Ma-or suitably acknowledged the good wishes. Miss Gwen Penny, who was so seriously injured in a recent motor accident is now out of danger and making excellent progress It will, however, be some| weeks before . she can leave' the

At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Nelson Football Association, it was resolved to invite one of the Blenheim teams to visit Nelson on 2nd ;""f c' * It ,Tlew of the approaching viati to Nelson of f.ie Chinese team, composed of umversitj students, local Players were advised to get into trim, so as to be in a position to give a cood expos^cm of the game on U,!t occaftau Satisfaction was expressed that the game had been introduced into many of the schools of New Zealand. / hUrtv vote of: thank, was recorded to M^rt J. b. Walter, A. Robinson, and H Pir -kinson for collecting £1 00 as a guaranee towards the expenses.of the ghin«e receded .f^ V°tS of thttnhl w«« lecoided to the guarantors.