LIBRARY DEPOSITS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 444, 28 August 1928, Page 12

LIBRARY DEPOSITS

MONEY ACCUMULATED AT ONEHUNGA BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETS opinion was received from Wellington by the Onehunga Borough Council, which met last evening, that the council may make a by-law providing for the forfeiture of deposits by persons taking oLit books from the Carnegie Free Library after two years, feuch a by-law, however, could not be made retrospective. cour l c jl would be able to transfer nHor Q?i ieral acc ° unt moneys not claimed aftei six years from the time when a refund couid first have been demanded. as explained that a considerable the‘L hrl mUld in deposits, but to t L£“*™! lttee llad no authority to use it, although many of the depositors had left the district, and their de?t° Y OUl ? Probably never be claimed. ;Ll a^ decided , that public notice be given rnat it was the intention of the council to forfeit all deposits in accordance with the legal opinion. The town clerk was instructed to frame a suitable by-law. _? Ir * Kelway complained that his rates had jumped from £3 to £lO in three years, and said that the councillors were doing their best to get the rates to a peak.

Mr. Greville Walker submitted estimates for the drainage of the area recently taken over from the One Tree Hill district. For the main scheme, the estimate is £30,324; Malcolm Estate, £1,094: McGahan's propertv, £204- McKendrick Park Estate, £6,082. In addition to the above sums. £5,875 will be required for water reticulation. Mr. Walker pointed out that he had made no provision for loan expenses, brokerage, advertising, or general office administration. The question was. referred to the council in committee. One guinea was voted toward the Labour Day celebrations. Permission was granted the Onehunga Sports Federation to make a charge for admission to the recreation reserve on September 22, on the understanding that the takings would be applied to the improvement of the grounds. In making the application, the chairman of the federation said that the Rugby Union had arranged for a match between the Manukau and Ponsonby Football Clubs on thb above date. The following accounts are in credit: District fund, £2,632; drainage advances loan, £IS4: water mains loan. £394. The medical officer of health reported that the monthly analysis of the borough water had proved satisfactory. Accounts amounting to £1,461 were passed for navim-nt.