WESTPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.
The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening, the Mayor, Crs Simon, Lloyd, Hughes, Struthers, Roche, Corr, and Gilmer being present. A circular was received from the Treasury Department, and read, advising payment of the sum of £4B 4s. lid., being balance of subsidy due to the Borough,—£9l 3s 3d having been im pounded on account of Hospital. The following accounts were passed for pryment:—Rail way Department, £25 12s. Id. ; Marris, £2 lis. 7d. ; Dickens, 15s. ; T. Field, ss. Resolved, on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Struthers :—" That the Town Clerk be instructed to apply to the Government for the particulars of adjust ment of amounts deducted from the Westport Borough subsidy, to make good the deficiency in the Westport Dis trict Hospital for the year ending March 31st, 1881." Proposed by Cr. Hughes, seconded by Cr. Simon :—" That the Town Clerk bo instructed to telegraph the member for the district, asking if it is his intention to proceed any further with the Harbor Board Bill, and if not, requesting to be informed if the Government intend to place anything upon the Estimates for harbor improvements this session." For the motion—Crs. Hughes, Struthers, Corr, and Roche. Against—The Mayor, Crs. Simon, Gilmer, and Lloyd. The Mayor gave his casting vote in favor of the motion.
