HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 64, 10 December 1918, Page 7

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

. —t, A meeting of tho Lower Tlntt Borough Council was held last night in the Connoil Chambers. Tlioso present were- the Mayor (Mr. B. V. ilishworth) and Councillors A. J. llobbs, A. J. West, W. Cotton, S. 'Ciendon, \V. Wnlton, .1. Biassel, W. Meldrum, J. M'Dougall, and W. Kerr. The engineer's department reported that the actual work ef tarring the footpaths had not yet been commenced,' but shingle 'was' being eartt-d in readiness so that'the work coiild proceed shortly. An inspection had been made of the lio'oiigh, and premises reported as unclean had boan attended to. O.ving to.the epidemic several of the employee's had been ill or had to remain at home. to.give attention there. Sick leave .pay amounting to «£3B Bs. lid. had b&n paid to these mm. The report was adopted. . An application from residents of Hantana Pqsinvo. that a section of land in the so,uare be acriuired as a reserve, 1 was referred to No. - Committee to report. The residents undertook to provide the annual charges on a loan if it was found necessary to raise one. An apnlication from tho' manager of King'?. Theatre for permission to hold a. suitable m'cture tntertninment on Christmas night, amused some rpposition bv several councillors, who held. that, on Christmas night and lood :l ; 'riday entertainments should not be allowed. Connci!l'>v (Hton moved the irranling of the anplicalinn, and saitl that last tear the theatre was crowds!, end a suitable pro.Tram in» screened. Permission was granted. Tn respond to n IpWi'.-im f' om the council, the Prime Minister intimated that Cabinet would consider I' 1 ? onestion of making grants f_-oui cnn-olidnbd revenue to meet, necessitous cafes resulting from lVfliienzsi. The question of sick nav for the pm'od. of illness dim to I lie influenza epidemic lei to some discission. A cMioral motion allowing nay up to a fortnight was pns--od. hut several councillors considered that ■tho pay should extend over n furlhor period. The M.ayor iiointed cut Hiat the '<"""[ice was to grant pay for a vrok: end (lion each case came up for ic<-icw. IT" h.nd taken the cnni««;l> authority to r-;t?nd the usual neriod. He l.ad nisod the question of a further oyten-'ion merely lo nrnlcl: dm s>'ck emnloyes' intorosls, A'special nro'-ieion had Veen nado in Hie tVashin'r-Un Bi'l authorising; local txdies ti grant; 's'winl relief in cr.sos due to the cnid'viiic, ami "ass the exniMise on tn tlie retoiTwers. . TI: was decided to. oxfond the period.in eases wlitc a review of Hie circumstances warranted si eh extension.