BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION.
— •+-. — — — A meeting, convened by the City and Suburban Burgesses' Association, was held (last evening in the Linwood Town Hall, when twenty-six* persons were present, and Mr A. Henderson' presided. Mr T. E. Toneycliffe explained the platform of the Association, and said that the City Councillors showed no desire to put forward a policy that would consolidate the city and surrounding boroughs in a Greater Christchurch. . Mrs Lissaman also spoke. Mr W. Ensom moved the resolution parried the previous evening >at Woolstoh — "That the meeting is of opinion that, in order to . promote municipal advancement and reform, the .city and' surrounding ■boroughs" should _amalgamate to form a Greater Christchurch." Mr H. G. Ell, M.H.R., seconded, and the motion was carried by ten, votes to' four*.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010412.2.3
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 7071, 12 April 1901, Page 1
Word Count
126BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7071, 12 April 1901, Page 1
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