PETONE BOROUGH AFFAIRS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10000, 18 June 1918, Page 2

PETONE BOROUGH AFFAIRS

MEETTING' OF THE COUNCIL. The Patoie Borodgh'.Cojin'cil. held its ordinary meeting -lasfcr ievening, the Mayor (Mr J. W. McEwan)--presiding, and? those present were Councillors E. J, : ,ToyflJs/ HC' H. Jones," LV MoKenzie, . Foster': J: Lf Cox, C' P' BrocklebaM, UJ ,S." Nmvlhnd, and J. McDbugall. 1 ' Nicholfion," treasurer of the |Red "Jersey Committee, wrote thanking "the "coiuTcif" its" donation. Councillor Churchouse moved that the matter should be recorded in the minutes. . that h 6 would oppose any further donations being made by the.-council- to"patriotic fuidsj' 'and hcjd %h,a.i, ,tfie care .and" the' comfort of the boys at .the front should be the Bpecial consideration of the Government.

The application of the Gear Meat Company, for the renewal of its meat export slaughterhouse Jlfiense was 'granted,,...,,,,,.,,,,, 11 ,. t/j r^,.„ iW ~j, ...ilr CharJea, VXote, agreeing to act aa. the. CQUPcilla assessor at the sitting of the Assessment Court.

The Hon. T. M. Wilford wrote acknowtedgihg ' the"_' receipt of the . couibcil'a.le'ttef f iii" respeeffo" main, arterial road^,_an'd ; siating . tha^"he" would see that, the matter;, received .Careful attention.—The_ letter, was received.' A letter received from the Palmerstqn' 'oi '.Commerce asking, the council to,'send" two delegates to, a conference, to be held at Pal.merston North", on o Thursday) / with a view,, ."to '.^ora.ing7;*"' r Power League.—The council, accepted the. ihyitation, and the Mayor and Cd:upcfllQr:; Jones were appointed delegates;*- ""'■"■'"'•• '-" a '="'■' """ •» ' , v THe'-;As^is^aht*'Pnblic i wrote accepting 1 the "tender', 'for" tHe repairs to Nevis;'Lochy'aiid'- Armidale. street and askifigr' that : the -'work be '"proceeded with. " ''"•''" ■.'■..•■*:

A letter Minister for Defence stating was intended fo have prepared a "history of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and asking for the council's assistance in" proouring private letters, photographs, and other'maWriar that would prova' bT'MssSstaW tiff fM cbihpiler of the history.—lt 'wai'ag'reed'to comply with the request of'the Minister. -The Mayor and-Councillors Cox and Brocklebant were appointed delegates to attend the Hospital" Conference on June 25th.