Majestic Property—A member outlines the tenor of the discussion which took place at the meeting of the Works Committee yesterday on the proposal submitted to the Coun. jell for the purchase of this erty. As this proposal was then discussed at length, the views of members thereon not being unable mous, a member suggests, and members" concur, that consideration thereof be postponed until the. minutes of yesterday's meeting have been seen by alli members. As it-is ly that this issue will be raised fat the annual meeting of rater payers, and decision as to purchase Jor otherwise reached by the foreign ratepayers, "the advisability of sounding out Chinese public opinion K before the Council boce ly committed is suggested. agreeing as to the advisability of Jobtaining an expression of opinion from the Chinese Community, the [Chinese members are asked to give their particular attention to the views recorded by the Works Com: mittee, and, it possible, to obtain representative expression of opinion of the Chinese community jon this. project.
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