When the Defence Forces had been sent out from Home to guard the Western perimeter he did not think that it had occurred to them that they would have to defend the exploitátion of the ai he added. At any rate this was what was happening. Dealing with the supply of electricity, Mr. Harris continued that he found it unreasonable to think that the electricity department would supply electricity some of the "joints" which they "were providing with current a the zhament.
There had been-rio Municipal elections this, year and' if there had been no candidates would have been questioned about the Western District conditions. Those in favour of re-me dying these conditions would have been elected and those not in favour would have failed to secure election. There was an implied pledge. he said, on all of the members of the Council to take control of the situation in that area.
The amendment was seconded by Mr. E. S, Little and carried with acclamation.
Replying to Mr. Harris, Mr. Franklin stated that the outgoing Council had given serious thought to the problem referred to by him and he was sure that the incoming Council would do everything possible to remedy the conditions to which reference had been made.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.