CITY VOTING
MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE POSTPONEMENT FAVOURED USEFULNESS OUTLIVED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday A suggestion that the municipal conference had, from the point of view of the cities, outlived its usefulness, was made at a meeting of the Christchurch City Council by Mr 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. Mr Lyons thought it would be oi much greater benefit to the six cities j to form their own organisation. They i were outvoted on the Municipal | Association and many reasonable and practical suggestions which had been put forward had had no chance of getting through. Mr J. S. Barnett opposed postponement on the ground that the local body elections were to be proceeded with. The committee’s recommendation
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21244, 15 October 1940, Page 7
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