MUNICIPAL VEGETABLES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 28 February 1913, Page 4

MUNICIPAL VEGETABLES.

GROWN BY TUB OLD AND,NEEDY. Tho Wellington City Council hold a special mooting yesterday to' ondenvoilr to wipe off soiiio accumulated arrears. There were present: The; Mayor;; .-(Mr. .. D. Jl'Laren), Ciiincillor9 A "A'.' r H':VMKiison, R. Fletcher, j;' Fuller, Ei iTresear, G, Shirtcliffc, J. Godber, ,T. Tm'or, ,G.. Frost, F. Cohen, and J. Smith,' < . : ■' • ' On the order'paper was., a' npmber of • notices,of ■ motion by Councillor Tregenr.. When moving tho first.proposal f\tan\lin(ir in his lIIIIUP, Councillor froi;oar Irunontod tho smnll attendance of councillors (it t'lio: meeting. (At-tho. time , when ~Councillor Tregear rose'to wine of thbsc.who woro present when : the' meeting ,ppened~ 'Couiifillors-. Shirtcliffc,; Atkinson, and Trevoj—had gone.) lie added .thatjio hnd avoided: leaving his proposals to committee? to deal witlii as' his .'ikporionce' 1 win" that committee .work in'connection with, the council was not .very happy business. The Mayor expressed the opinion that' the small attendance was the rjniil of tho hour'oliOseii for the meeting: being an inconvenient one. ■ However,i ho litid.bren unable tin avoid'eetting the meeting down for' 4. o'clock in the afternoon. Councillor Tinigear moved:'- 1 - "That tho ccuiicil ,should tnkp iiitp'. consideration the establisluiicnt of'a'., municipal farm as a ,market garden . W'"s'onio adjacent'country' difetritt.' That this farm should be worked by elderly or necessitous, persons,"'.for : : whom other employment is difficult to obtain, and that this farm shoiilji supply or partially supply a nnmici- ■ pal market fox fruit and vegetables." Councillor Trbgear eaid that' lie did. libl think (lint private tnld-priso >would bo affected by the effecting of hits vcheme. li' ; would .simply lie on a'par with tho. State's establishment of a Fire Insurance Bepartmeut.—it"wOuld' prevent manipulation of the market, formation of rings, etc. Ho -suggested ;« farm of about ,20 acres. ■ On the suggestion- of Councillor Flctelier, Councillor Trtgcar eliminated all the words in the nlotion. niter tho .Word "district/' Councillor Fletcher t'heii: 'seconded tho motion. Councillor Frost moved that tho'matter should island: over till (here was a fuller tho.council. ■ Councillor (.lodber-.seconded.-.-' Tho amendment wns carried,, ' . , ■ Couftcillor Treifear's olhot proposals, alay'wero allowed to .stand down; f; ', .