BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3859, 16 July 1891, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last evening. Piesent—The Mayor and Crs Perry, Feist, Gapper, Mutrie, and T. Dixon. Balance Sheet. The balance-sheet was re&d and adopted, and finally signed by the Mayor. The tender of Mr J. J. Smith for printing and publishing the balancesheet was accepted. Bates. On the motioa of Cr Feist, seconded by Cr Gapper, it was resolved to recommend that a uniform general rate of one shilling in the pound be levied over the whole Boroagh, and the usual library rate of a penny in the pound, payable in one sum on the first of September, The Licensing Election. The Mayor moved and Or Feist seconded, That Mr Brown's appointment as Returning Officer to the Licensing District of the Borough of Mastertor be confirmed, and that he be hereby appointed Returning Officer for the said Licensing District, —Carried. The Mayor moved and Cr Feist seconded—That Mr Brown be hereby appoiuted Presiding Officer for the Borough of Masterton Licensing District.—Carried. The Mayor moved and Cr Gapper seconded—That the Town Clerk be authorised to have printed the form of nomination papers in the Regulation of Local Elections Act.— Carried. The Mayor moved and Cr Gapper seconded— That the Returning Officer forthwith take steps to hold a fresh election of a Licensing Committee within the tarma of section 46 of the A.ct.—Carried.