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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 683, 7 December 1909, Page 8

During the ■ course of a rccont meeting of: the Auckland City Council, reference,was made to the proposal ■of the ' Government : that tho ' sinking funds' in - connection - with -.all' ' local"; bodies loans should' be invested in Government - securities. Councillor , Parr remarked ; that the .council , had vigorously protested * ■ against, the. schetno; to confiscate its sinking,-' .. funds, and he thought very rightly so. Ho • understood, that the reason for the; proposal was that, it'was desired ,to assist; the -finances : of-some: of the small road boards, but- ho did • not seo why this should, bo' dono out of the •pockets of the city, ratepayers. Tho sinking funds of.tho Auckland City Council, amounting - to ,£130,000, had been well invested. Ho moved, ■ to further strengthen, what had' been done, "That this council , strongly, objects to tho proposal to appropriate the Auckland City:'.. . Council's sinking' funds, and that the thanks . of thfe council bo accorded to the: three city ' members for the action they had taken." Ths. motion was adopted. ..., ' The; Bruce County Council havo docidod to co-operate with the Southland- County Council in bringing pressure to bear on tho Government to lmyo tho provisions of tho Publio. : Works Act so amended, as to give county;. councils discretion in the matter of'requiring owners of land-' subdividing same: for tho, purpose, of , outside of boroughs and .town districts to gravel or ,to motal the roads and streets. .' ' , , '- The artist was-of the impressionist school. I Ho had just given the last touches to a purplo -■ ■ and blue canvas,'when his wife camo into tho • studio. "My doar," said he, "this is the land-.' , scapp' I wanted, you to. 1 suggest a title for" • ■ "Why not call it "Home'? she said, after.:a long look.' '"Home'! Why?"; "Because •••■. there's no place like it," 6he replied meekly. She—"Belle says she can read her husband., like a book*?;He—"Ah, yes.He is her. third,,, volume, isn't lie?",. , ■ : , "For goodness sake!'? exclaimed mamma, ro*:: turning from a shopping trip, .."what's ■ the • matter with little .TommyP" " 'Tis a bad boomp he got ma'am, lo know ye told mo I was to lot him play-onHlio pianny, and whin he was slidin' on tho top-of it ho slid too far, ma'am." .■ I ~ .- - - Full' particulars of tfio extension sale of sa*. perior''household furniture-'-and, effects to. bo ■ held by Messrs. Lovien,' Slmllcrnss and- 00. o« v- ■ Friday,- December 10,,.at;2 p.m.,-nrc advcrtissif'.' ..; Thero was a young lady of Walsham, Who often did scold her boy tallsome; - Said she, "I won't eoold . .. " If you cure my cold - With a bottlo-of- Barraclough's• Balsam."- . ' ■ Barraolough's' Acacian Lung Balsam,: 4 • Price Is. Cd. and 2s. Gd. • ~ A sale of work,, to bo opened to-morrow by Miss Coates in St.'Thomas's'Sohoolroom, is'pto- " motod by- the .local m brancli.: of ' the . Ministcrine " Ohilorcii b League." The objcct -is*, a worthy one.' , to provide ncceesarioa for tho sick , poor, 1 who ' arc attended by the district nurses, < and the sale will thus provide an opportunity of buvlrig 1 Ohriatmaa presents and at the alamo tixno adilinp -i to. the comfort .of the nccossitoufl sick in tht. city. . .> An . orchestra,... the Maypole- (danced by children,in Dulch costumes), and other attrac t tions are' promised. •For Children's-Hacking Cough at night, WoodH* Great Peppermint Cure, 1&' Cd., 2s Cdt • Ad¥t,