WAIKATO TIMES - THE WAY WE WERE
Times
Times
Waikato (July 1918) The Mayor of Hamilton (Mr J W Ellis) informs us that at a meeting held last night of the Executive Committee of the Soldiers’ Club Fund, it was unanimously agreed to postpone the campaign in progress for this object, and to devote their energies unreservedly to the Red Cross Campaign, and to work with the Executive Committee. Mr Ellis said that it was freely recognised that the most urgent appeal before the public, and the one to which other appeals must give way, was the one that had done such splendid work for the Empire’s wounded soldiers. 50 YEARS AGO The Hamilton City Council pledged itself last night to accept a selfimposed challenge to keep up its tremendous development programme – ‘‘fantastic in the last 12 months’’ – on a severely restricted budget in the 1963-64 financial year. Property-owners will pay the same rates as last year. Chairmen of committees had been asked to pull in their belts to save a total of £47,000 – and yet still do the same quantum of work, the Mayor, Dr D Rogers, said at one of the most important meetings of the year, the annual ‘‘budget’’ meeting. Sunday opening and a lower legal drinking age could be part of a new liquor licensing laws being considered by Parliament, New Zealand Hotel Association president Gerry Power says. Mr Power said whatever was included in the proposed legislation promised to be revolutionary and exciting. Mr Power addressed two issues at the Waikato Hotel Association annual meeting in Hamilton yesterday. He said he could not speculate on what would be included in the new legislation. ‘‘Hopefully it will last 10 to 20 years and not be continually amended as it has been in the past.’’