DANGER AHEAD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 148, 15 August 1911, Page 6

DANGER AHEAD.

(Lor Press Association. 3 Auckland, August 3d. !n consequence of dissatislaction with the action of the (lovernment in charging royalty on shingle and sand from the beaches, while divine no protection against jn oseeation by private landowners, the wiiole oi t lit' craft. engaged in tlie business will be laid up if sons-: solution to the diiiiculty is not arrived at immediately. Many bio wanks will bo stopped, and two or three thousand men will be out of employment.

Exception wais taken at t lie meeting of the Borough P; nueii last i h.;ht to the minutes of the committee iaeeting at which it was decided to accept the offer of tbe Kleetne.il Supply Company to: die purchase ef tinir works. One minute read that on coming out of committee the Clei k reported that the CV.unci; imd decided ’“that the report of tlie committee set up to report on tlie fpiestioa of the Oouneil taking over ino Stratford Electrical Supply Company s undertaking he adopted. ’ (r. Ward said this, inimitc was incorrect, and moved that it bo deleted and that ‘that the Electrical Supply Company’s oiler he accepted” lo ms-'ried in .t----place. After con -id •■•able d.scussioii Or. Ward’s motion was earned.