THE OAMARU CEMETERY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 710, 19 July 1878, Page 2

THE OAMARU CEMETERY.

<_» When the ordinary business before the Municipal Council had been disponed of last evening, Councillor Gibbs moved the suspension of the Standing Orders, to enable him i to propose a motion without notice. This was agreed to, and " Councillor Gibbs than proposed, "That the sum of L3O be granted to supplement the vote of the County Council." He explained that the Managers of the Cemetery were greatly in need of funds, and explained the action which had been taken by them with reference to the County Council, upon which body a deputation had wait d for the purpose of obtaining assistance. The County Council had met the deputation very liberally by voting a sum of 130, on condition thai the Municipal Council gave a grant of a similar amount. Now, seeing that the Cemetery was chiefly used by the townspeople, that it was within the town, and I miti'it be looked, tipon as a town reserve, he considered that the Council should not refuse to vote an amount equal to that promised by the County Council. He did not think a single ratepayer would object to a reasonable sum being voted lor the purpose of improving the Cemetery. jiaviug enumerated the works upon which the money was to be expended, he concluded by moving the resolution. Councillor Proctor : I will second the motion. I think the vote a very proper one. Councillor Headland : Js there any legal objection to the Council voting the money ': 1 shall be happy to vote for the motion if no legal objectiou'ean be raised to the Council voting money for such a purpose ; but it must be on the tnelerstandiuLr that it is not to be taken as a precedent. If wc pass this, other bodies may apply for giants in aid. We may be told that schools are equally as deserving of support as the Cemetery. Councillor Familton : I do not think any ratepayer will object to money being voted for the 'purpose. The Mayor, having looked through the Act, said he could not find anything to prevent the Council voting the money. There w.-ro many things upon which Councils were in the habit of voting money without any specific authority to do su and lie thought it was competent for the Council to vote a sum in aid of the Cemetery if it thought iit. .He did not think any objection could be taken to the motion propo>c.i. After a tew further remarks from some oi the Couiieilh'ts. the motion was put and carried unanimously.