DOMINION'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 December 1916, Page 5

DOMINION'S PART.

AX ANXIOUS BOROUGH , COTJNCTu' "'.jj Marton, Dec. 1& ' :!i Tiie Marton Borough Council unanlt '] mously passed the following resolution! f "That the Council is of opinion thai th< ;'j present war should be prosecuted, bf tb# Allies with increasing and eontinUOTlfl .' ,! j energy, am. that it is the imperative ■ duty of evbry British citizen personally • ,' ( l 'to assist in that behalf, and in order 'fi (a) to support the British Empiro and .vj the Allies to carry out our pledget 'to \1 the Mother Country; (b) to support the .<y New Zealand soldiers now lighting for, ';a us; (e) ui ensure that the sufferings Mid blood of those who have already fpught, S and that our own past efforts aud,„«acrl-< $ flees may not have been ill vain', this J council urges upon the National Govern-. ■' | nunt the necssity for currying cut £h« J various War Acts and Regulations now rj in force with lirnmess and determinating, l j and for directing all those whose special .1 !,duty it is to administer such Aeis and -4S Regulations to perform that duty in & , $ similar manner. This council . alio r s jj urges upon the National Government tfcß 1 earnest consideration whether the time hits not arrived to organise the civil| population of New Zealand so that the ■ 'r3 whole energies of the people, both indl- 1 vidually and collectively,' may bo directed specially towards bringing the a to a speedier and decisive victory. ,

MEETING OF FELLMOKODR& \ .'J Wellington, Due. 1& ! '| A meeting of, fellmongers ' 3 tivo of the Dominion, hold at the Chwn« J ber of Commerce, decided that in til. fl best, interests of jjle sheepskins and) fell- 't \ mongery trade sheepskins should not b« |j commandeered, but that the Imperial 's| Government should take slipe wool >1 delivered at the port, leaving nn op|,l | market for skins, but prohibiting all ex* portation. . , • V» .J That, should it become necessary to »l commandeer sheepskins, the Minister lia asked to notify direct all persons inter- ' | estod, and that they be given an oppor- .>_ra timity to attend at Wellington to dityyift) If matters. "