| Description | Minute book containing a record of signed minutes of meetings of the General Purposes Committee. Provides details of key decisions made by the committee, regarding general matters relating to various aspects of Council services, and also management of the Museum. Issues covered include: cleaning, allotments, game licences, stage plays licences & regulations, gifts & loans to the museum, illumination of public buildings, postal facilities, repairs to church clock, and stores. Note that the functions of the committee were amalgamated with the Free Library Committee (23 Nov 1906-21 Nov 1909), then later reformed as the Stores & General Purposes Committee from 22 Nov 1909. Minute book also contains minutes of the Free Library, Museum & General Purposes Committee (23 Nov 1906-25 Jan 1907). |