BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15989, 25 August 1917, Page 10

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

♦ < V KANGIORA. '' Tie monthly meeting of the Rangiora Bop ough Council was hold lust evening. Pro* . sent—Tho Mayor (Mr O. I. Jennings), and • Councillors W. A. Banks, • F.- B. Lano, H. Boyd. V. Pulloy, W. F.'Rouse, A. B. Tyler, "VV. G. Wright, and W. A. Bowbo. _ ' _ Before the business of the evening began a motion, expressing sympathy with Mr C. • A- Cunningham in the loss of hia bob, carried. A suggestion from the Mayor of H<wnti*» that a day bo set aside for national prayer was unanimously endorsed. The Riccarton Borough Council wrote mitting a cony or resolution urging tMJvI \ Minister of Justice to at once amend mfca Ml ' law eo as to male flogging a part olJmjfit \l : punishment in all casce, where men ateWm- j victed of indecent aesuult on chudren. ■•The / letter was received. If. «../•>• A letter was xeceivcd from the Higjfclasa / / L>acd league, London, askisg tuo to interest itself in having the unexpefadW r amount, or a substantial portion of .1 ': gian and other Relief Funds, amoirnt^ about £60,000, now in tie hand* of the -IMF.. Commissioner, diverted to alleviating • MJr < tress caused by the war in the and Islands of Scotland. It was decided. ! eupport tho application. vL, ■... The gas manager reported that xner® ..., - now four months' supply of coal in .. 62 tons of coal had been carbonised ■ the month, producing "5,000 feet, • 12,500 ft per ton; the number of cowjuin» , was now 450. The report was aJopted._j Vi A letter was received from Mr J. A. .<■ . manager of tho gas works, notifying DUSW signation, as he had been appointed manage , of the Ashburton Gaa Works. The *** >- nation V 34 accepted, and Mr Angus .. s '■. thanked for his services. :