KARORI BOROUGH AFFAIRS
•MEETING OF TUB COUNCIL. ] The onlinarv meeting of Hie Karori. Borough Council was held last evening. The B„ G. H. Burn) presided, and there "were present: Councillors A. Hamilton, il. E. Br.vden. W. Sla-.sc It. L. Tjngey, H. T. Poll,- W, G. Bradnock. ' . ~ With regard to the peace celebrations it was decided to get into touch with the School Committee to <=te if it is possible to arrange a celebration for the third day (Tuesday) fur the children ui the bocough. Mr. F. Hiirflt. Seager, organiser of the town-planning exhibition, wrote stilting that the exhibition would .be held from May 1!) to 24. and not from May 6 to 10, as originally intended. In accordance with- notice of motion,' Councillor Dryden moved: "That wifh the ■ exception of the workers' concession tickets.' all: other.; concession tickets issued on the. Karori borough tramways be made transferable." He stated.that ho moved a similar motion eighteen month? ago, when, to his astonishment, it was defeated. He was told that there would be n loss but he could not under-•etand-.that. He thought -it was desirable to,,'encourage the people to come .' to ■ Karori,. anil this icstriction- was detrimental. ' " Most of the councillor* were in favour of the motion, but the Mayor pointed out that there would l>e a loss to the borough, and produced fiyitres in support of his statement. Tt looked a simple matter, but the borough could not afford to sustain any further losses on its trams. The Mayor further 'stated that it was necessary to have separate tickets; because from the Botanical Gardens to Johnston Street the Karori Imr(>ii«h. .with Northland, was resnonsible, and from Johnston Street to_ the park the borough alone, was responsible. The motion was detrimental to the borough, and he was absolutely opposed to it. IT* 'bought the matte- should be allowed to stand over for consideration i by the now council.
On f.lie motion bein? put, <t w« ™ rried, the Mayor and Councillor Hamilton opposing.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 155, 26 March 1919, Page 3
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330KARORI BOROUGH AFFAIRS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 155, 26 March 1919, Page 3
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