Or Raphael said the reason why he moved for the discharge of the committee was that two of them had come prepared to vote with the Road Boards, and with that proclivity in view, he felt the committee did not fairly represent the citizens, thus he had moved for their discharge. The drainage commit tee appointed by the Oity Council had not been discharged, and the whole of the mem bers had been asked to be present, and he would like to know in which position he stood.
The Mayor said, to allow business to be proceeded with, he would ask the chairmen of the Boad Boards whether they would allow resolutions to be put to the vote.
The chairmen of the Boards said that as only suggestions could be made in the Cham bers, and nothing conclusive determined on at that meeting, they had no objection to any resolutions that might be moved being put to the vote. The minutes of the meeting were then read and confirmed.
A letter of apology was read from Cr Ick for non-attendance.
