CLYDE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 794, 6 July 1877, Page 3

CLYDE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, the 3rd instant. Present—B. Naylor, Esq. (Mayor), and 'Councillors Beck, Auckland, Joss and Cox. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and-confirmed. The inward and outward correspondence was read, received, and adopted. The Town Clerk said he had received from the Colonial Treasurer the subsidy on rates less a deduction on account of charitable institutions. The sum received was LGB 3s W, and the deduction L 25 odd. Discussion took place on the action of the Government in-deduction from the subsidy for charitable institutions, the expressed opinion being that when the Legislature granted the subsidy it was never contemplated the making any deduction. The Town' Clerk was instructed to write to the Government-and ask on what basis and in what proportion -the deduction is made; also, to write to the Christchurch Borough Council expressing regret at this Council being unable to send a representative to the proposed -conference, but fully-concurs in the views expressed in their circular letter. With reference to railway extension into the interior, it was resolved, That this Council give all its weight and rapport to any scheme that will connect the Dunstan District with the seaboard, and that the Town Clerk write to Vincent Pyko, M.H.R. asking him to'use his influence during the 'next session of Parliament in the matter. The Town Clerk was instructed to issue the customary notices of the election of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors ; also, to notify the date of' Court for tho revision of tho Borough Roll. .The Mayor staked that it was not his inV "ition to again seek the position of Mayor. Ie had held-it for 'the past four years, and he thought it was time some one -else had the honor, as well as the responsibility of the position. He hoped to see one of the Councillors elected for the ensuing year. He said during the time he had held the office his desire had been for the general good of the Town, and Ire thought that to an extent he had succeeded. As this in all likelihood would be the last occasion he would occupy the chair as Mayor, ho desired to thank the Council individually and 'collectively for the assistance they had ever rendered him, and for the kind and courteous manner they had treated him, and his most earnest wish was that the next and future Councils would work as harmoniously and successfully for the advancement of the Town of Clyde as the fast had done. The meeting then broke np with tho customary vote of thanks to the Chair.