LIKE HOT CAKES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 381, 15 June 1928, Page 8

LIKE HOT CAKES

CIVIC SQUARE LEASES MAYOR REPORTS PROGRESS CR. MURRAY RULED OUT Compared with the earlier period when they were a drug on the real estate market, the Civic Square sections are now, relatively speaking, going like hot cakes. * •The whole of the block has got*, now, with the exception of section* 1 and 9,” said the Mayor, when the annual rental for lot 8. in Block A the Civic Square, was accepted by the City Council. The lessee is Mr. T. \ O'Brien, and the rental submitted wai £668. A committee, headed by the Mayowas appointed to arrange othsr lease*' so long as the figure offered is the upset rental or more. A tender of £960 for the lease of lot 2 was submitted by Messrs. Potter and Stanton. Certain stipulations as to access and building were attached. It was decided that the offer should be accepted if made unconditional. CR. MURRAY MOVES A proposal that the resolution authorising a surrender of the lease of lot 5 of the Civic Square block be reseinded was put before the council br Cr. W. H. Murray, in accordance with notice of motion. At the outset the Mayor asked Cr Murray if he had arranged for a seconder. “Yes,” said Cr. Murray. “I just want to inform you," said the Mayor, “that I shall rule the motion out of order.” He added, however, tha: he did not at this stage wish to stifle any eipression of opinion by Cr. Murray. “PRACTICALLY FUTILE” Cr. Murray: In view of your intimation it is practically futile for me to go on, but there are certain questions I wish to ask. In the fiist place, ou whose authority was the special meeting of Thursday, May 31. called? The Mayor: On my authority, according to my memory. The whola thing was in order. “Did you requisition the town clerk in writing to call the special meeting?” inquired Cr. Murray of the Mayor. “Everything was in order, I cau assure you,” remarked tie Mayor. Cr. Murray proceeded to ask another question, when Cr. A. J. Entrican rose to a point of order, and remarked that the time for questions had passed. Later the Mayor requested Cr. Murray to make no further references to the convening of the meeting. It had all been in order.

As Cr. Murray was speaking, Cr. Allum raised another pot it. of order Continuing, Cr. Murray referred further to the notice given for the special meeting. Here he was instructed by tha Mayor, who said this would be a final ruling not to make further reference to the subject. In view of the Mayor’s ruling, said Cr. Murray, he would content himself with protesting against the alleged irregularities. After Cr. J. Donald had seconded Cr. Murray’s resolution, the Mayor read a legal opinion supporting hi* ruling that the resolution was out of order.