ST. KILDA BOROUGH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25069, 10 November 1942, Page 6

ST. KILDA BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL The fortnightly meeting of the St! Kilda Borough Council last night was attended by the Mayor (Mr N. D. Anderson), and Crs G. Glue, T. D. B. Roy, J. C. Cherry, E. Longworth, R. S. Brent, W. Rutherford, H. H. Johnson, A. H. Finnic, D. A. Teller, and P. J. B. Rendel. K.P.S. Expenditure Accounts totalling £264 16s 8d were received from the town clerk of Dunedin, as honorary secretary of the Emergency Precautions Service, the amount being expenditure up to the end of December, 1941, and from January 1 to June 30. 1942. It was explained in the letter that for the latter period a Government subsidy of £2 for £1 was provided. The expenditure for the whole of Dunedin up to the end of 1941 was £1359 7s lOd, and from then until June 30, £6213 14s Id, Of the latter amount, £4142 9s 5d would be paid by Government subsidy. Allocation to the various boroughs was on a population basis, St. Hilda’s share being £124 0s lid and £IBB 15s 9d for the respective periods, a total of £312 16s Bd, of which £4B had previously been paid. The accounts and covering letter were received by the council. Entertaining Troops Varying opinions were expressed by committees regarding tire entertainment of men from St. Hilda when on home leave. The Mayor remarked that the borough was so close to the city that few soldiers would remain in St, Kilda while on leave. The council had a duty to any men who might be on leave in the district, and that the churches in the borough might take turns in entertaining tire men on Sunday nights. The council adopted the Mayor’s suggestion that he should meet the ministers in the area to discuss with them the possibility of arranging a regular system of entertainment, particularly on Sunday nights.