More Info →Minutes of Special Meeting - 21 January 1907

Description

Purpose

The meeting was summoned in terms of “The Shops and Offices Act 1904 “to decide the working day of the week for the closing of shops at 1 o’clock, & the following members were present:

Attendance

The Mayor (Mr. B.R. Gardener) Councillors Hall, Hudson, Levy, Palmer, R. Prouse and Ryder.

Petition

A petition was received from W.B. Macintosh & 9 others asking the council to fix Saturday as the day for their legal half-holiday. It was pointed out that petitioners could take advantage of Sec.9 (subsection 2) of the Act. Cr. Levy moved Cr. Palmer seconded & it was carried.

Day decided.

“That the weekly half-holiday be Wednesday as here to fore”.

This concluded the business of the Special Meeting.

Confirmed Basil Gardener Mayor

Feb. 4^th 1907.

Identification

Date

1907