NEW ZEALAND NEWS.
KEEPING WELLINGTON CITY CLEAN. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAYOR AND MINISTER. WELLINGTON, this day. The Mayor says the Council’s legal adviser states that existing powers are insufficient to enable the Council to control the cleanliness of the city. They could not condemn houses, but could only report to the Health Department. The Minister of Health took up a different attitude, and declared the Council had power. It was highly necessary to settle the matter, and prevent overlapping between the Hospital Board, City Council and the Health Department. (This subject is referred to by our Wellington correspondent in another column.) WELLINGTON ITEMS. * WELLINGTON, this day. The “Wellington Harbour Board has voted £SOO to the Mercantile Marine Fund. The Board also passed a resolution against the return of the German colonies. The sum of £11,500 has been handed to the Premier for “The Tribute to France Fund,” whicTT lie has sent tothe High Commissioner. i ~ 1
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Taihape Daily Times, 28 November 1918, Page 4
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