TOWN HALL HIRE.

Northern Advocate, 24 July 1923, Page 8

TOWN HALL HIRE.

FREE USE S>EO ! LI N E

"SAVE THE CHILDREN''

ADDRESS,

At last night 's meeting of tho Whangarei Borough Council a deputation consisting of the Rev. W. H. Speer *i,nd Mr J. McMinn was introduced by Cr.

W. Simpson

The deputation sought remission of the charge for use of the Town Hall on July 18, when it was used for a lecture in connection with the "Save the Children Fund." It was also asked that there be no charge macTe on a repetition intended on a Sunday ing. ; '

| ,i•The Rev. W. H.' Speer explained that there had been no charge for ad-. | mission, and owing to little publicity there had been a paucity of attendance, resulting in a loss over the lecture. Those present had been much impressed by the films depicting the widespread desolation in the countries of Central Europej and he described some of the pictures of pilgrims on the march in search df bread, and of the poverty everywhere. They were also impressed by the way in which the Fund, a British one, was being expended and administered. Britain was winning a nam© in the countries 'of her late enemies which she had never before had, and the poorer people there at any rate would not fqrget it in.time to come. Seeing that object of the" lecture was so necessitous of funds, it was felt that the deputation could well ask for the free use of the hall. .Further, it was intended to have the lecture repeated on a Sunday evening, and a similar concession was askjed for that occasion as well. It was not asking the Council to create a precedent, but it was believed that the claim for a concession on this occasion stood alone. Mr McMinn added that all money raised at the lecture went into the Save the Children Fund direct, and the lecturer did not get it. None, he declared, who had seen the pictures, could fail to be impressed by them.

Cr. E. G. W. Tibbits asked if it were not a fact that the Governments of those countries were largely responsible for such conditions as existed, including which had maintained the blockade.

The Deputy Mayor, Cr. W. U. Timewell, replied that the Rev. W. H. Speer might not like to say anything to such a question, which Cr. A. T. Brainsby said Should not be accepted.

Cr. L. J. Brake said he considered that it would not be right to take the charge off the Town Hall Account, but it could ,be charged to unauthorised expenditure, and in that contention be supported by Cr. I. W. Moore, who considered that the Town Hall required all its revtonue to deal with the filthy and disgusting conditions which all knew existed there.

After, further discussion it was decided that the hire of the Hall be charged at the lowest possible rate.

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