AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL DIVIDED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 16, 12 October 1937, Page 13

AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL DIVIDED

-Piesa Assorjif.ion.)

(By Telegraph

AUCKLAND, Last Night. Eelief in the municipalisation of milk \ was expfessed in a resolution carried at a meeting of the City Council to-night. The reSoltltidn also embodicd 1 a decision that representatibns ahtnild be made to the Gover&ment tb gi^e the people of Auckland the right to el&Ct all the members of the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council by popular franchish. The resolution was moved by Mr. J. Purtell, who had also given uotice to move that there should be Tescinded two resolutions passed by the Council, one in 1935 approving of the proposed Umendmehts 'to the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Act, 1933, ahd the othei in 1936 SUpporting further amenjling legislatioh in respeCt of the Auckland ,milk supply. 3oth resolutions Wero xescindedi Several speakers expressed opposition to Mr. Purtell 's motion after ue1 had introduced it. Mr. L. J. Oakley said he was not in favour of municipalisation and that in Wellington vast expenditure had been iiecessary to achieve what had been done Mr. H. P. Burton said he Considered the move unnecessary. If the proposed amendments to the law were carried the Milk Council would have power td municipalise the milk supply. Hon. B. Martin, M.L.C., said this w&a true, but if the Council did not desire to municipalise the supply the fact that it had legal powef to do s6 would not alter matters. » ThC MayOr, Sir Ernest Davis, said he wished to make it clear that he was not opposed to a municipal milk BUpply. Be did not know enoiigh about it, however, to express a complete opinion and wished there was more information before the Council before it whs called upon to make a decision. — - - The resolution was .carried.