GREEN ISLAND AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 24265, 5 August 1942, Page 8

GREEN ISLAND AFFAIRS

The Green Island Borough Council hold ifs monthly meeting last night, the mayor, Mr G. A. Orange, presiding over Messrs B. Rennie. T. McAhan, J. Gallery, D. Copeland, L. Burgess, T. Mason, T. Robson, W. Wynn, and J. Boomer. The report of ihc Water, Lighting, and Drainage Committee stated that a meeting is to be held on Monday, August 17, to consider the whole question of properties not yet connected to the sewer. Water consumption of the borough for ihe quarter ended June 30 last was stated to be one of the highest on record at 29,964,O<XI gallons. Of this quantity 22,107,000 gallons were used for industrial purposes, and 7,857,000 gallons had domestic use, which worked out at 34.5 gallons per head per day. The cost to the borough was £1.342 7s 2d. The permanent, work in Scotland Terrace was reported to bo progressing satisfactorily, Ihe path having been lowered and two walls erected at the boundary of private properties. It was decided (hat the application from the Drama Circle, Women’s Institute, for a refund of hall hire he received, and that, a donation of £1 5s be made through (he inslilule to Ibc All Purposes Appeal. The council decided to make no claim in conned ion with a communication from the town'clerk, Dunedin, asking that claims for E.P.S. expcdilnrc up to December 51, 1941. be submitted. In connection will) an application from tbe Society for Closer Relations with Russia for permission to screen a Russian him, the I own clerk reported that he had received no reply (o dale to his letter to ihe Department. of Internal Affairs asking that permission to screen Ihe him be granted. In consequence he was instructed to telegraph the department in order to expedite ihe matter. Accounts passed for payment totalled £2,186 15s 9d. Receipts as reported by the town clerk up to July 31 were £5,305 16s Id, against which there were payments of £8,356 4s 7d. ..Although they were working just now on a bank overdraft, he stated that rates were coming in, and the position would soon improve.