SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 December 1909, Page 1

SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

' = * Be Empowering Bill.'j. The. Committee reported: — That 1 they; ft r.ecpmmend- that the' term f o r ftwliichTloans be madeft to" property pwn-;e'irs-be-five"years/with"ppWer to pay >offsin. one -sum. or by •fteitheftr on or before the expiration of . /the /term. — T.hat the rate of interes.tto be charged he a rate not exceeding /6'perftcent.— That the intention of the "Council to apply for power to borrow ;be .advertised, as required' by the Standing Orders- of the. House* of E0- '..;.. :"- Adopted. - , . • ft ; .Cr.'Keld Bald that the Mayor -had a ft-doneVall he could --to block the matter. --4 1 he;Mayor, and the Mayor alone, had /blocked the citizens getting help to -make their drainage connections, ' ft. ft The Mayor: said. that ftCr. Field was -very-ftfoolish and. very stupid to bring . ftfttiiQ; matter' forward when the Hous9 - ftftwas in session. He did'not block ths rprpposal. The matter-was not brought ftiorwaxd soon enough. .' • ■, '•'•'Cr.-. Field -retorted that he had, 'brought .the matter forward in rlenty lof time, and. repeated that the Mnyor * -had/deliberately blocked the proposal. *. is the matter referred to in the ftletter from Mr*!. Graham. Af.P.. ar.a in .-which "the Council has postpor.e'd /further action till next session.)