S.P.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 10

S.P.C.A.

HELP FROM THE. OJ.TY;COUNCIL.

Tlie City Counqil last .night- granted the Society for'the Pfo'verition.of CU'uelty to Animals a;donati6n;6f\£s ; for,tho present' year.*-- ••■;.;"• - "•V^. .■■■■'. ..-..-•.', ■ ,

. In connection with , a , .concert to be held by. the society : fortlie purpose of raising', funds,'>the Finance Cottmit--izie reported'that they .had/.grarited' the\ nso.of thel'T6wn.;Hall.. : Jt<)...tlie society for .the sum' of ten guineas: ' This led toVa "protest by; Councillor T. C.'A.' Hislop,; who moved as an amendment I;.hat the liall be'granted at the lighting'' and cleaning rare. , ' , - The society, , said Councillor Hislop. : was doing a ; . splendid work in the City, arid was : sadly in' iieed of funds. Ho thought' tho leastthe council could 1 do was to pass the amendment, especially as in the same clause of the committee's'reporfc'itirns stated that the'hall was to be'granted' at. tlie lighting and. cleaning'''rate-: to ■the Navy■ League, which be described, as a political; body formed for political purposes.'' ■ ■ ■■■'■•■• /■■ - - ■■: '...■'■ Councillor R. Fktclier seconded tho fimentlnient, and expressed himself as in agreement with the remarks made by-the mover; :•■'■■■ . \ ■■ ■'.' After some little discussion,: in which ■Bpyeral councillors defended the Mvork Vicing done' by tho Navy League, tho amendment was carried on the voices.