PORT CHRISTCHURCH LEAGUE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12754, 25 September 1919, Page 10

PORT CHRISTCHURCH LEAGUE.

meeting of executive. A wealing' of the executive committee o£ fqit C f i lrißtc . i League was held in th« City Conned Chambers last evening. There were present—Messrs H. K. Lonsdale Joshua Little. C. Matson, H, Hoppv, W j’ WaJter M. L. Crystal!, W/J.‘ ’ Emn^ J, Jcnkin and T. 11. Haxker tsecretarv). A number of apologies for absence were received, including one from Mr J, J. (rraham, the retiring chairman, Mr W. J. Jcnkin was elected to the. chair Mr Marker reported as to the deputation vduch waited upon the City Council, and said that after an attentive hearing, and the answering of numerous questions, the Wme was requested to forward its baboc^sheel, •if* City voimci] had since written that the hiaanen Committee had csrefullr considered the application of the league for a grant in Md o, its funds, and could noS recommend that the request should be acceded to. As ■no matter was of great importance, the committce suggested that the Lyttelton arbour .Board should bo asked to convene a. conference of representatives of local bodies within the harbour district. Mr HarK*r said that the City Council thus refused to give (hem anything, despite the fact that yi«y iaa had a mandate on {be subject irotn the people. Mr Jcnkin said that when he read the report m {he paper he was disgusted. He thought it was _ a disgrace to the council. It they were going to do anything.'however tae league would have to bestir themselves. They, should enlist the assistance of thci commercial publio—they were the people whose help they wanted. Unless they did something to make die organisation stronger the sooner they disbanded the ’oeiter. The public gave them no .assistance, and neither did the Conner!. Mr Hoppy said that a letter should be sent to the council stating-that the league was surprised that, seeing that the council existed -or the benefit of Christchurch, it aid not- take the same interest in the league’* aims as the league itself did. He moved tiiat'the Pecretary should be instructed to write to the coimcil to that efTec*. Mr Lonsdale seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr Marker said that, in reolv to <be league s circular at the time of 'the municipal elections. the great majoritv of th" candidates hod answered fivonraliiv. Mr Walter said that in regard to fn» =u»geoted conference, the Harbour Board had not Qono very- much, as the Progress League had tasen the matter up. Mr Walter said he would like to soe sent to the league meetings from surrounding ’ local Mr Marker said there was undonbtedlv anv amount ot money in f.h o town for Mm nfc;ecls of the league, hut what «= wanted was organisation. He v.-a* quite sure £IOOO could oe raised from people interested in the progress o: the eitv. i The election of officers resulted as tot I l^s: —President. Hr Thacker: ftfde 1 ; ,t ® ss T s . J- Jenin n and Joshua Little, the chairman oi tne Harbour Board representatives of the Ricoarton, WoolsW Spreydon. New Brighton and Sumner Borough Councils, and the chairmen of the Waimain and Meath cote Coanty Councils " Th? filling of other positions was deferred till tnc iwxt meeting. The executive then went into committee I