CITY BREAKAWAY?
MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE
POSTPONEMENT SUGGESTED { Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 14. A suggestion that the Municipal Conference had. from the point of view of the c“des, outlived its usefulness, was made at a meeting of the Christchurch City Council by Cr. M. E. Lyons, when supporting a recommendation of the by-laws committee that the council should suggest the postponement of the next municipal conference due to be held in Auckland in March. Cr. Lyons thought It would be of much greater benefit to the six cities to form their own organisation. They were out-voted on the Municipal Association and many reasonable and practical suggestions which had been put forward had had no chance of getting through. Cr. J. S. Barnett opposed the postponement on the ground that the iocal body elections were to be proceeded with. The committee's recommendation was adopted.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 243, 15 October 1940, Page 6
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