PETONE AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 211, 1 June 1920, Page 5

PETONE AFFAIRS

The Pctone Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presiding. The Health Officer, Wellington, reported 18 cases of influenza and 6 cases of other Infectious disease in the district. A request by Mr. \V. 11. Long for per- " mission to subdivide a portion of his Koro Koro property was referred to tho engineer. Mr. L. Jenness was granted a secondhand dealer's license. It was decided to support tho resolution passed by tho Stratford Borough Council: "That tho Government to asked to tako tho necessary steps to make Saturday afternoon a universal half-Jioliday." Tho Palmerston North Boroueh Council wrote requesting the council's support to the following resolution:—''That tho Government he requested to at once use every endeavour to obtain adequato supplies of cement which iB so urgently required by local bodies for tho purpose of undertaking important works they now have in hand."—lt wao decided to support the reso lution.

Support was given to the following resolution passed by the Hawera Borough Council:—"That with a view to affording some measure of relief to tuo parents of families during tho, nreaont abnormal times, and taking into consideration the fact that tho New Zealand manufacturers are unablo to cope with tho demand for adult footwear, tho Government be rer.ueßtej) to immediately take tho necessary Btens for the removal' of the duty ou children's footwear."

An acknowledgment of the councils resolution regarding tho supplies of coal for domestic use In Petone was received from the Prime Minister, who advised that the Coal Control Department had already taken steps to obtain a special shipment from the West Coast for distribution throughout the Wellington district, and ■ that the requirements of Petone would receive every consideration when the allocation of tho shipment was being dealt with—The Mayor said that the council's allocation of tho shinment would provido for only 1000 householders. As there wero 1700 householders in Petone, 700 people would have to go without coal. The quantity recoived by the council and dealers last month worked out at about 1411). per week per household. • Councillor Anderson suggested that if tho council wero entrusted with the entiro .handling of the coal it could pay thi> dealers a royalty of 6d. per cwt. and even then sell to tho people, in one cwt. lots, at a rate cheaper thon that of the dealers. Councillor Ohurchouse moved that a letter bo sent the Prime Minister wging him to make provision for further shipments, and to stipulate that the coal bo sold In one owt. lota. Councillor Bodingfield seconded the motion, whioh was carried.