TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Retrenchment.
Wellington, October 21,
The City Council find their expenditure for the half yeir is £3000 more than their inooroe, and ia csusequenoe all work that oan be done by oontraoc ia to be tendered for instead of being (ff-oted by day labor. An agitation has been set on foob to curtail excessive privileges enjoyed ty the Gai Company, and a petition has been largely signed playing for an Amendment Act. In view of the meeting of the Municipal Conference here on Monday week, the Mayor has been directed by the Oounoil to bring before it the advisableness of Introducing l«glahtiou with a view of protecting consumers uf gaa agalust defective meters and gai of Inferior quality.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1692, 21 October 1887, Page 2
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119TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1692, 21 October 1887, Page 2
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