Election of Mayor.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1711, 12 August 1875, Page 2

Election of Mayor.

[per press agency],

The bill to make the Mayor of AucKianu elective by ratepayers was introduced ana read a first time. '

Friendly Societies. . ..fJjk : Mr. Rolleston moved for a revision of we Friendly Societies Act, so as to afford further provision to enable the several societies more effectively to manage their own affaij-V especially in respect of regisration, '^P? 1*; tions of tables of contributions, f periodical accounts of liabilities, an efficient system 01 audit, and security for the proper responsibility of their officers in respect of funas or property entrusted to them. Then in onjw to secure such provision, and fully *° a*"*; tainfthe requirements of the several socieraw, a draft bill will be prepared and ciroalatea, and the friendly societies invite the^°S tions and concurrence prior to the ne ~ session of Parliament, and that *$%£fflM should be >then submitted to Parliament. He spoke at length of the importancei 01 friendly societies in England, which had iou million paying members and were estunaw to save the country £2,000,000 a year, m poor rates. . «.«,n'na Mr. Shepherd also spoke of the importance of these societies. «X,«.ti The Hon. Mr. Bowen said a measure jttw^ be introduced, to provide for the lmmt^^ss necessities of the case, and an measure would be brought down at B subject has been dealt with by the lm!Dh||p,B Parliament which was being done. fi • i|j 4 I Various Motions. . Wm In response to Mr. Creighton'B mots Ml

mtive Minister, premised to lay on the jjjle returns, shewing the mode of setting TmS^'ar''o. Wfl.cn for the p,oAuction of evidence in the Ward-Chapman scandal came to naught.