HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1945, Page 2

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. HOKITIKA, August 24. Cr. A. C. Armstrong presided at the meeting of the Council held, last evening. Owing to the absence of the Mayor, Mr. A. R. Elcock and the Deputy Mayor, Mr. C. Callari. Present: Crs. S. G. Havill, J. J. Preston, H. C. Peart, D. Pettigrew, L. S. Ross, S. G. Roberts. An offer of £l6/10/- for cleaning and lettering monuments by H. A. Thompson Ltd. was accepted. One tender, G. E. Sparkes and C. P. Nightingale at £l7l per month was declined (previous contract £57 per month). —It was decided to call fresh applications. The matter of repairs to the Municipal Baths and the procuring of tar for sealing streets was held over. The trial week of increased voltage of the street lights was discussed and a report read from the Businessmen’s Association stating that although not what had been hoped for, was definitely an improvement.—lt was resolved to go further into the matter with the company. The Foreman’s and Sexton’s reports were read and approved. Abattoirs report: Stock slaughtered for the month of July amounted to 16 cows, 23 heifers, 73 bulocks, 107 sheep, 39 lambs, seven pigs, three calves. Condemned nil. Fees collected for month £7O/13/11 (last year £72 15/9).

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From M. J. Lloyd, Weld Street, G. Mclntosh and A. D. Archer, Park Street applications for septic tanks. — Granted. From Kanieri-Hokitika Sawmills 1,1 d., offering £5 per annum for extraordinary water supply.—Accepted. From Gold Band Taxis applying for taxi stand in Weld Street. —-Approved. From District Manpower Officer forwarding questionnaire regarding employment survey—Referred to Clerk. From R. A. Campbell, Christchurch, quoting for and offering to inspect and report on pipe lines.—lt was decided to invite Air. Campbell when preparations had been made. From Director of Housing advising Council’s offer of sections in Rolleston and Davie Streets had been accepted. From C. Biggs, Hall Street, asking attention to water table outside his residence. —Referred to Foreman. ' From A. Johnson applying for water supply connection. —Approved. From M. Haines applying for septic tank—Granted. From J. F. McDougall, Sale Street, asking attention to growth on street. —Referred to Foreman. From Secretary, Westland Hospital .Board advising Ministerial approval of ord’s estimates and stating the levy the Borough Council for the year - nding March 21 st, 1946, would be £2951/2/3, which was an increase ( .■er the previous year of £384/3/1. PRODUCTION NATIOIN/VL PARTY'S ALVIS. WELLINGTON, August 24. ■'•We are determined to address ourselves to the problem of maintaining more production,” said the Leader of tne Opposition (Mi-. Holland) in an address to the annual conference of ■he National Party, which concluded to-day. Declining production, he said, was a matter of the utmost seriousness m New Zealand. Last year dairy production was less by 70,000,0001 b than k was three years before. __ . - _ "Our standard of living,” said Air. . ’.'olland, “consists of what we produce io? ourselves. In our policy we give great attention to profit-sharing and 'unproved industrial relationships. Tlictg must be an incentive for men produce more and earn more. We must reduce the wage tax so as to leave more with the people. We think it should be made worth while

for the people to. .save and be selfreliant. The- Government’s policy is to encourage everyone to lean on the Sialo, and we disagree with that.” Mr. Holland said that Groat Britain . ink o\ ?r 80 per cent, of New Zeaprimary products and could bo ■ ?lied upon io buy the products provided New Zealand gave her the goods she wanted at the right price the right to fair competition on New Zealand's own markets. There was a danger that it' New Zealand < ontinued to assert the right to select whm she bought from Great Britain Britain would say that she would select what she bought from New Zealand, and this might revive the danger of a quota such as was threatened in 1938. The National Party was determined to maintain a policy -. r full employment and would restore . ■ the farmer control of his’own aiairs. There would be producer-con- .;! of marketing, with Government .-operation, if it were needed. The musing policy of the National Party, by removing the sales tax. would effect a pronounced reduction in the cost of ■’.dnses. Tn the same way the National Party would reduce by half the cost of work-saving appliances needed by women in their daily housework. “Wo propose to bring down the cost o.f living,” said Mr. Holland, “and see that the women of New Zealand have :7?storcd to them their freedom of choice in buying the things they need.” Mr. Holland's address was received with acclamation, and a motion of thanks and confidence in him was passed. The following officers were elected: President. Mr. W. J. Sim, K.C.; vicepresidents, Messrs. G. M. Smith (AuckiandL A. M. Bisley (South Auckland), P. J. Wall <Wellington). E. R. Comer (Canterbury), G. W. Lane (Otagortoutblarui)'; women ’vice-presidents, Mrs. R. H. F. Hardley (Tauranga), Mrs. J. Campbell (Dunedin); vice-Dr-o:-ideal represeniine the Maori race, iff'. 11. Marumaru tWanganui).