THE MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE.
Wellington, July 30.
The Conference of Municipal delegates met this afternoon. On the motiun of Mr Standish, it was carried, "That in the opinion of the Conference the Government is not warranted iv making any deductions since Ist January last, for maintenance of either hospitals or charitable institutions from subsidies granted by Parliament by way of endowment to Municipalities, and that Messrs Moorhouse, Sutton, and Brett interview the Government on the subject, with a view of ascertaining whether they are prepared to pay pver such subsidies in full." Mr Charters moved, and it was carried, " That the expenses of the Conference bo borue by all those boroughs which are represented there, in proportion to population." The Conference then commenced to go through the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, clause by clause. The Conference adjourned at 4 30. In future they will sit from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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West Coast Times, Issue 2909, 31 July 1878, Page 2
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