KARORI AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2135, 29 April 1914, Page 3

KARORI AFFAIRS.

I MOROUGU COUNCIL MEETING. M> last night's meeting of the Karori Borough Council the ±viayur (Mr. (J. dating presided- and tliero iv-ere also ' lu'usvni:'Councillors B. U. 11. Burn, «', U. Brndnocis, b. i\ l)jivi«s, A. Hamilton, T. K. Boyes, W. 4jke{aj, and C. Ciinmt). Tho Mayor (for the timo being.) was appointed t<3 represent the borough on tiio deputation vo wait on tho .Minister of Hiuiffays in connection with the proposed ISast Coast railway. Councillor Davies raised thb quostign of pvovkKiig adequate tram accoinmodatkin for the hoeitey players and others ciuriHg tlio winter months, , It was , reported that the matter was being altefldcd to by the ti-amway authorities, and that extra ears were being provided .before and after matches. Councillor Skcgg suggested that the council should move in' tho direction of iiariug tht> double faro abolished an the late car. Tho council did not reap any benefit. from t-lie extra- charge and it Was certainly of 110 benefit to the rwidijnts. ' The Mayor agreed that this was a matter tor the council to "peg away at." Councillor Davios desired to know what tho position would bo iu regard to the electric lighting plant if tkc borough decided at any time to take over tho lighting. For this reason ho moved: "That the Town Clerk bo instructed to write to tho Electrical Engineer to obtani full particulars of tho agreement between tlio council inid tho City Lighting Depaitmcjit-m regard to. electric light." Tho motion was tarried. { "Through fares" between u p.m. and i 6 p.m. was a matter mentioned byCouncillor Hamilton, He understood that the system had worked satisfactorily on tiie Miramar and Sentoim tram- care and thought that on the Karon line there should be a minimum fare I charged to the tunnel. The position at I present was that, during tho hours mentioned, the ears were crowded by people who went no further than tl'io Botanical (iardens. Tho 'Mayor thought that {he introduction of through fares would be an advantage and that the council should coiisider the question. Councillor Bum, oh behalf of councillors, expressed appreciation of the manlier in wliioli the retiring Mayor Imd controlled the business of the" council during th* past term. Ho expressed the hope that, altlwu«li the Mayor would in future not bo directly connected with local politics, lie would still ta!«i the f-ame interest in tho borough as ( lie had done in tlio past. The various other counoiliots all wtpressed re.e;rrt that the Mayor nas poms out of office, and tho Mayor briefly returned thanks for the kindly sentiments expressed.