The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1784, 20 June 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1882.

There was an amusing farce enacted in the Town Hall last eveuing. It will be remembered that at last Thursday's Borough Council meeting a motion for the adjournment of the debate on the Mayor's motion to rescind a previous resolution of the Council recommending the Warden not to grant residence areas in Main and Seddon streets till next meeting of Council, wnß lost, but, on the motion of Cr. Campbell, seconded by Cr Barnett, the debate was adjourned till last evening at half-past seven o'clock. A short report of the proceedings is given elsewhere. There is no doabt Cr. Campbell was right in affirming the meeting for such purpose to be an illegal one. In the first place it was Bhown that it could not bo considered an adjourned meeting, as there was no notice of any adjournment for such purpose; and it could not be called a special meeting, for in that case no notices had been issued. But there is another view of the question. Section 79 of the Municipal Corporations Act states that—" No extraordinary business shall be transacted at any ordinary meeting, unless duo notice thereof has been given at a prior meeting, and notice thoreof sent to each Councillor; and the Mayor shall determine what business shall be deemed to be extraordinary within the meaning of this section." Now, nothing can be considered of greater importance; than the rescinding of a previous resolution of the Council, and therefore the motion referred to must come under the cute gory of "extraordinary business." And although the next section of the Act provides that "Any lesolution of a meeting of the Council may bo revoked or altered at a subsequent meeting either by a unanimous vote of all the Councillors or subject to the condition that seven days at least before such subsequent meeting," notice thereof and of the proposal to revoke or alter such resolution must be given to each councillor. Again, the Council may at any time hold a special meeting, to be called either upon a resolution of the Council, or upon a requisition in writing, delivered to the Town Clerk, and signed by the Mayor or by any three councill is, and specifying lli- day for which such special meeting is to be I called ; but the power given to do .my-

thing by " special order " cun only be exercised by (1.) Tho resolution to do such thing being adopted at n special meeting; (2 ) Such resolution must bo confirmed at a subsequent meeting held not sooner than four weeks thereafter ; and (3.) .Public notice of such subsequent meeting and of such resolution shall be given once in each of the four said weeks, and a notice of such meeting given to each councillor. It will be seen, therefore, that the Council can not, except by very full and timely notices, rescind previous resolutions of the Council.