PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 123, 18 February 1919, Page 9

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

The usual forthiglitly-..meeting of , the Petone Borough Council: was' held last evening.- There were..jM.eseu.ti.HiS.'Worship the Mayor((Mri.. J-.-'AY. ..M'Ewan) and Councillors';C: P.^'Brocklebank. :'W. Cox. J. ChurchousEv J,.'Kyrei:.S. Newland, J. M'Dougair, D.;" M'Kenzie; R..:H; Jon'tid, and K Tov.oy." •' •'- ' The Cilal. Trade ;Committeei in; replyto a complaint-■ re: "noh-delivei'y of-doal, advised that a small quantity of 50tons, available for disposal; whs"distrißut: ed among rail .-.orders.' <f or merchants- 031 1. side- Wellington;.. A .oiiisunderstaiuling lijid occurred-on- the'part-of a-shipping clerk, and had- ' ie * n inadvertently ,omitted : 'frpm,.the ; list. The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir-James Allen),- in reply to a letter from tho council, stated that'cVery •endeavour was being made to ensure that the conditions in which our troops -were"- , '•'"repatriated 'were as favourable as possible..,-fßi;4he comfort and health's'? our soldiers''who have to make .the long and tedious voyage to tho Dominion/ 1 -"'

The Hutt -Itive'r Board advised that a. conference in'regard to' rates 'on -Crown ,, lands would bo. held-on .Wednesday,- Feb : , runry 26, at the ' Lower" Hrttt. : Borough Council Chambers. The Mayor and Conncillor Cox wero appointed to act as tho council's delegates at the conference. , ;■; I■' Messrs, M'Millan and- Riuipspn, Koro-\| koro, asked, that the owner of an adjoining, property.. should- be: prohibited from letting" Stasia pig farm,,,as.-they, wished to u«e ; tho',Atream. running tlirpjieh, the property for 'doniestic'jiujposes.'. Tho Mayor'.stated that'tho council -conld.not. prevent ft man letting his property for a pig farm, but he could be prevented, from polluting tho stream. It u;as, "reiwlveu that tho -.borough', inspector,should ■be instructed to visit (ho locality, referred to and report at the next meeting. ■ A petition signed ;by t!i.;rty-two resi-. cents was picsentecl to the. coiincil.ask-. ing that the council get tho Government to build houses' on the block of land known as the AVilfprd Settlement, awl provide , homes.iu.wl|i.:h they_ \ybuld have some ' prospect of continuity ;bf tenure , . 'It was' resolved,■ on the motion of Councillor -M'Konzift: '"['hat in ordei , to give people iin opportiiiiitj-'to acquire a home Jit a-fair and tensoimlilo ' price : the. Government be aslied'to take off'the I' duty on' imported materials that go -to , • lahke up 11 worker's dwelling,'and also to ! take over the business of the river boards ! so that the peoplo erecting their homes i'in ferroconcrete will- have 1 the. river i (ihinglft ■ free of monopoly; alul, that- a_ ; deputation wait, on the Minister of Labour and point out-to.him the urgent need there- is of • ljnilding additional houses in ■ Petone."—Carried. _ ', ■ '

The Superinlondent, of the -National Provident Fund forwarded a circ.ular regardiii" a superunmiation scheme for council employees. It was resolved to refer the circ\ilnv : .to t-bi} staff and'to call a: niceting ip consider the. saitie. -. .-■

A conference tetwecn representatives of the Mflsterton Borough and County Councils was held on -Saturday jas'l, to consider a proposal >to ■ plant' trees as a memorial to fallen eoldiers.- It whs decided to furnish a report of , tho discussion to. Ihe nasi- meetiiig of the Borough Council. ■.'.''' ■

CHANGE OP ■ WEATHER. l Xeglect ■ to change damp footwear usu-ally'brings-'on colds, foi'o thronls, and fßvnrishness. .Prompt tiso of genuine "Phien7.nl" pivps rVpid relief by dispelling bacilli.—Advt,