THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1340, 4 August 1877, Page 9

THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.

[Bt Telegraph.] Wellington, August lat. At the Municipal Conference to-day, the following notices of motion were given : — Mr Steward, that the Chairman be requested to procure for the use of the Conference sufficient copies of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, and Charitable Institutions Bill, 1877. Mr Standish, that the Chairman write a request to the Government to be good enough to inform the Conference upon what basis of calculations the pro rata deductions for the maintenance of Charitable Institutions and Hospitals out of subsidies payable to Municipal Corporations has been made, and are intended to be made in future, and whether subsidies payable to County Councils and Road Boards have been and will be liable to the same deductions. < Mr Thomson, on Friday, "That in the opinion of the Conference, the number of resident householders in district proposed to be formed into a borough should be reduced f roc: 150 as provided by Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, to 100." Mr Steward (1), " That it be recommended that provision be made for dispensing with the necessity of reference to Hi 3 Excellency the Governor in the matter of the renewal and transfer of Municipal leases ;" (2) '-That steps be taken tD vest direct in Muuicipalities the Municipal reserves now leased under Crown grants to Superintendents, and which now ve3t in trust in His Exceliency the Governor ; " (3) " That this Conference take into consideration the advisability of asking that receipts given by Municipalities for stamping, that legislative provision be made, exempt from duty." This was the only business of importance.