MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 4

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

• A' meeting of the Miramar Borough Council was held last. evening, • and was, attended by the Mayor,, Mr. C. J. Crawford, and Councillors ; Brodie, Bowie,'' il'Leod, .Bell, Muir, 'and .JTLelland. :;■ V v . , The'directors of Wonderland, ■ Limited,' wrote asking the. council to .fix all fares on cars in the borough at one penny. It was agreed to grant a concession. for Labour Day only, provided that the City Council would also agree to a reduction. • y , In reply to inquiries made, with a viow to .obtaining representation for the council on the Wellington . Harbimr Board; a letter was received stating that the board's constitution would come up for: review 6hortlv, and the application of the • council would . oe 1 considered. Mr.i.T, .P. Jiulte,: M.P., iwrote stating that he would be prepared to .assist the council in its endeavours ,to obtainrepresentations on. the board. The Mayor said that nothing could be done'at present, but councillors would watch proceedings when the matter dame before Parliamcnt. . . ....; ■ • A statement was made by the Mayor to "the offeet/that the most. reoent returns'showed-con-siderable improvement- iti. , the tramways rey .venu<v-\Tho running loss which had been shown during tho winter was now iiractlcally inon-oristent. '"here was not an empty liouso 'in Seatoun, and. the DoivUgh seemea. to have 'come through the depression all right, and to •have prosperity ; ahead'of.'it. \