BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16418, 11 January 1919, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

RANGIORA. Tho monthly meeting of the RangioM Borough Council was held last evening. "1®" sent—rThe Mayor (Mr C. I. Jennings), and Crs. H Boyd, H. B. Lane, W. A. Banks, 0. S. Ayers, V. H. Pulley, W. J. Kouao, and W. A. Rowso.. . , , Mr P. R. Climie, organiser of the Canterbury Progress League, wrote asking to bo advised, of ft suitable dato to call. & me©tui£> to form a branch in the town. Xhe matter ■was left in ihe banda of the Mayor, with a suggestion that a meeting bo held in February. ' The Hastings Borough Council asked -ho support of the Council in urging upon the Government tho absolute necessity of etrongihening the financial position of tho Health Department, so as to extend its powers and functions. It was agreed to comply with tho request. A resolution from the Napier Borough Council, asking the support of the Council in requesting the • Government to take steps to appoint ft Royal Commission enquire and take evidence as to how the influenza epidemio was dealt with, waa not endorsed. A letter from the Hawera Borough Council, asked the co-operation of the Council in requesting the Government to arrange that the administration of the Health Department be placed on such a basis that it would command the respect and confidence of the people of the Dominion, and auggeeting that a health officer should be appointed for each of. the provincial districts, and that such jfficer should be » medical man. —The letter was "received." The financial statement 6howed a debit balance of f!sld X4s. It was decided to vote to the County Council for the suppression of small buds. It was decided to re-open the baths immediately, and that a caretaker be appointed for the remainder of the eeaeon. It was agreed, as a slight recognition of the good work done by the Boy Scouts during the influenza epidemic, to forward a letter of appreciation to -the Central Executive, and to vote £5 towards entertaining the boye in Victoria Park.