Mr. D’Avignon, seconded by Mr. Watters, moved that the minutes of last meeting of the Council be accepted as read, the inference being that they were read from the minutes and not from the Journal.
This was agreed to unanimously.
The Committee on Standing Committees reported as follows:—
Executive and Finance—Mackenzie, Petrie, Slaven, Hall, Hobart.
Education—Jeffrey, D’Avignon, Watters, Petrie, Slaven.
By-laws and Legislation—Hall, Hobart, D’Avignon, McKee, Lawrence.
Infringements—Mackenzie, Watters, Hobart, Lawrence and Saunders.
Mr. Mackenzie thought the whole Council should act on such an important branch as the Infringement Committee, but Mr. Watters pointed out that this was contrary to the constitution, which limited the number to five.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Hobart seemed to favour the amendment of Mr. Mackenzie, stating that it was difficult to cover the districts in any other way without the appointment of a private prosecutor or detective.
Mr. Jeffrey thought the Council should not undertake such work.