The comments under this hend~ one mainly on points of adminis stration, concluding with the follows the event of pensions being: ranted to retiring employees, this Committee are of the opinion thay the granting of such pensions should, bbe subject to ratification by the rate payers at the next adjacent meeting. after the pension has been prow visionally granted, and that in ore der to obtain such ratification special resolution regarding the pen= sion it is desired to grant should ba placed before the meeting by thi Council, instead of the same being included as an ordinary item in the Budget as has been the practice in the past."
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