COUNTY COUNCIL CONFERENCE.
(Per Pies* Association.) Wellington, August 10. . At the County Council Conference Mr Grimmond said the Premier stated the Local Government Bill will not 1 e ready before Friday and he could not give the Conference an advance copy before the Bill was introduced to the House. Mr McNab'moved that with a view to afford local bodies immediate relief the Government be asked to amend the Counties Act to enable local bodies to borrow money and pay off overdrafts, also that as soon as local bodies shall have paid oil an overdraft it shall not be lawful to incur new-liabilities : as overdrafts which shall at any time exceed the amount of anticipated revenue at that particular time. As all the members had not arrived the debate was adjourned until Tuesday. The Conference was adjourned.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THA18950812.2.19
Bibliographic details
Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8199, 12 August 1895, Page 2
Word Count
136COUNTY COUNCIL CONFERENCE. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8199, 12 August 1895, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in