ST. HILDA COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 25893, 10 September 1946, Page 4

ST. HILDA COUNCIL

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING

An application for permission to hold open-air, non-religious, non-party political meetings m the parks and : open spaces of the St. Kilda borough ivas received from Mr J. Simon, a resident, at the meeting of the St. Jidda Borough Council last night. Those present were the Mayor (Mr N. D. Anderson), and Crs W. J. Pearson, J. H. Hinton, E, Jjopgworth, T. D. B. Itoy, P. J. B. ltendel, A, H. Finnie, E. J Simpson, J. O. Cherry, It. S. Brent, and I). A. Telfer'Cr Hinton said that he could see no harm in allowing the application. It was only right that a ratepayer who wanted to speak should be permitted to do so, provided he did not interfere with the traffic. Cr Pearson: A lot of spice has gone out of life with the passing of these soap-box orators, The application has my support. An objection was raised by Cr Longworth, who said that street-corner meetings might interfere with traffic. After some further discussion, permission was granted, with the provision that_the applicant strictly confine his meetings to the parks and. open spaces of the borough. NIGHT PARKING. Traffic in the borough bad been well' behaved, said the report of the chief traffic inspector. Several night patrols had been carried out during August for the purpose of ascertaining the nightparking position. An improvement was noticed, but the inspector bad found it necessary to issue 17 warning notices. COAL AND THE LOCOMOTIVES.

The coal shortage was the subject of a motion by Cr Longworth, who asked that a remit be sent to the South Island Local Bodies Conference, to be held at Nelson next month, urging that representations be made, to the Government to use oil-burning instead of coal-burning locomotives on the railways. Cr Longworth said he had been reliably informed that new locomotives to he purchased would be coal-burning. Coal was always shprt, and the present engines burnt it “by the ton.”

Cr Hinten said the council could do nothing in the matter. It rested with the Government to decide. . Several Members: It affects the people. It was decided to adopt Cr Longworth’s motion. ACCOUNTS.

Accounts were passed for £233 19s Bd. Receipts since the last meeting were £686 2s. The debit bank balance now stands at £9ll 9s Id-