AKAKOA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2139, 30 March 1897, Page 2

AKAKOA COUNTY COUNCIL.

. —#— -~ ' : ' -.■ ; ' A. matting of this Council was held ou S*t rd<*y. Pr«Bent-—MRBsrs Anson (Obftiim*n). Parkinson, Pi»er t L«!ievr<*j Roberts, White, Soot', Ma.on and Pettigrew. MINUTES. The minutf** of tho prior meeting wert read acd confirmed. COnttBSPONDBSCB. Outward correspondence w.e read and approved CHAIRM.iN'B STATEMENT. Th« Olmi'tnan stated that the balance to credit of County fnnd account waa €625 4 J 7d, lo Wsinui Whatf account £16 2* B', L«l?» F'«r-ytb drninnire £31 6f 7d depost account £10 6*. There was alh> a auoi in hand. Arrangements had bafri rntde.to cue for rates next Court d?y and in the abwpnca of Mr Bristow it would be nreewary to give Mr Sitns

*i"th'> i*y to rcpve.enl the Council iv C<*»"'.

It wd_ resolved th*t the Chairman be Rtitiiuii-'d, in the a\menc_ of Mr Bristow,

10 appoint Baron one to represent tbe Council in Comt,

THE BABBIT SCAHE. The following Ictinrfrom Mr Holderneift was read :

" CbristohuTch. Ist March, 1897.

I f»m in receipt of your memorandum of 16th February, enclosing copy of a letter from Mr Rob. Fleming, of Port Levy, and which letter has been waiting an answer till report on tho matter w_h received. Thia report ha», of conwe. necees.in'y to be eub*ni|ted to chiaf of d»pfirtnt*nt. In the firt-t place, Ido not think, however, that I shall b-a out of order in Maying that the ft>port ia inch as to considerably allay any alarm there moy be on the .übject; The g6_.i*t_l tenor points to the fact tbat the extensive fires of the summer on ibe Port Hills ! concentrated the rabbits on the unburnt i country ami immediately adjoining the I burnt country, but beyond that no notice-

able incrense of rabbits can be observed, I may _t*te that Teddington, Hoon Hay, and Greydiffe (Mr Rhodes) are all praeiK

oally free fiotn rabbits; that the result of free nbooiing on Cauhmere has given no results to cause alarm, the largest j result that has come to our knowledge beit-g tan rabbits for a day's shooting for eight gone, and all the Tsblits seen jrere shot. The Maori reserve appears to h<***e concentrated the largest numbo* of rabbitI*,1*, but Mr Cunningham's second inspection there Bhowed a marked rednotion. Tbe Maoti reserve whs prautically the only oohnrnt country of any extent aod nater aly all the jabbifcn in tba neigbbonrhood were driven on to it by the fires around. I do not think there need be any fear of the meant employed sending the rabbitt fuitber afield, I would point out thai rabbi's ftt Krtituna had increased to a considerable extent about ton or twelve years ago, and th«t the means then used, shooting and dogfii'ig, got rid of them practically entirety, soiiie '2000 in ing killed in this way in one season. I may sdd that every care will be taken by the de" partmont. E. F. IJOLDEHNESS." Mr Parkinson said the Inspector told him he had seen ten bn.es to one rabbit. Mr White said he had heard of a butcher's eon in Lyttelton shooting forty rabbi.', in a day. The Chairman said it was evident tht there was no iiumediite danger and lhey could !e>»ve the matter with all confidence in th_ hands of he department AKABOA HIGH SCHOOL Mr Wot. Penlington waa ra-electfld a member of tho Akaroa High School Board. THK NEW LAKE FOBSYTH BKSEBVE. A letter from the, Linds and (Survey Dep'iituuent was read, asking for tracing of thin reserve if any were in office, co that reserve could by a ccur&tely laid down in office mapp* The Chftii*nan B»id tbo plans weie tnflde io Wellington, and tha difficulty was that there was an un_ur**<yed timber landing reserve and come roads in the section of whinh they bad not tbo exact area. As previously nrrangud. tsnders would be called for the kesorve as speedily as post-ible.

WILLOWS ON ROAD. Fiom Mr E. Conib__ as follows :—

' Duvauchelle Bay. March 27, 1897.

' Sir, —I frhull b-i much obliged if you will onus.. ih» ulnmp** of willows on Main r.i'ul— ue>r Mra Barwiek's gate—to be Cut down, oh they me a constant source of dsi'.ger to ptr«-opa passing from Akaroa on horseback : bh there it* generally either person., dogs, or til ed cart-) in einbush behind th_in. Several persona have complained to me of them, thinking it was my duty to have them removed. _Jaid willows are a dttviuientto road, and cost of catting down would be very email.—Yours etc., •E. Combes.'* WiHowH to be cut down os requested.

KINDLY HELP

Fiotn Mr Coiut>**.» as under :—

'■ Gent'eroen, —Wi'b tbe permianion of tbe Chairman of tbe Akaroa and Wninoi Road Board, I beg to off.r toy _ervicen to tho Council, gratuitously, dutitig the illness of your Engineer, for any Council work thst may feqnire professorial attention, supervision, tto.—Y«nr*_ etc., " E. Combee. C.8."

It wan resolved th*t Mr Com ban be written to thanking bim for his generous offer, and also atking bim to convey to Ihe Cbairmtio of tbe Road Board the

Conr-cil's thanks far tne kindly invest ho had abowD. - lITTLB BIVEB BATHS. '&--''-i|| An application for rates from thta > Board waa read, the 10 per cent, ofing ; added. , ■'-.?>•. The amount was placed on the payebeet, a majority of mooabera being of opinion ;* th»t the Council should take tbe lead-in ■".*' complying with th» Aot, though it #» -; |". poinM out the pablie dewied no benefit :'. thromrh ntea bring paid Won one looal body to another. The omission of pay' moot of (he r»to in tine had of course aiisen from the illness of lbs clerk. ■«$ ' GfUfUTABU AIB The Charitable Aid Board wrote asking tor nileable valae of County property, In order to apportion Charitable Aid contri* button: Tbe Chairman said H was aatiafaetory to know that they whM have to pay leas eharitubla aid tbi* ye«r tbaa tear. DRAMAtK. From Mr T. f. Masaield as follows :— M "Oongb's Bay, March I, 1897. "Sir.—Will fo9 kindly instruct your engineer 4o see if it ia not possible to arrange tbe anlvert* »Q the Main ro»d froea Akaroa edjwiiog wy property in Children's Bay ta soaae different way to what they are ae«< At praasht the flood water for thsios if tovntd, ens culvert into the w»ll, the other a ehata or co off, into the hoase.— Toara, «to„ ! ' T 4 '▼. MaiEfftELD." . Referred to Engineer. w woaa ifta.l eoaTaaCT. Mr Blaok wrote m ptstttoo. He wonld not, however, fee able to be present till oeit aaaettag of the Ooocwf). Lima aif aa ao*6. * Janet Wright, foresaan on "Little Biver fide, wrote te «aet*l required on flat kindly pteaaiaed by Mr H. White, and alee tegafding work geaerally in that aeceiea. M» White explained the whole mater, Ha* did aot think «a«oa Aetil was required on tbe §«*, w Mr Farkiaton itaM that some 300 yds woald be reqahad m the Little River M«e «f tbe hill. It staold be broken to a ffsaell f«sge in tdrea separate quarries, «o at< to save awling. ""i Mr White the ast of wooden . hones «a Little fttvet reed to force dr»ye •md wag gone to) travel an the aaeta). Aa aecearjt ftaet «fsnes Wright for paddockiag Iraree, postage, exchange on "" etc.. was referral bask to him co that he might expletn t« Messrs White asd Prtrktasem. Mr I'l Bcstt «afle4 »peci*l Attention to , the rough Metal lying in huge junks on tbe Lite liver read. The wamle af thtta saafKers were 'eft in tbe hands af Messrs White and Par-* : kineon to arrange and see earned out. , *»i©it t*» BtSnriT. Mr Peitgrew said be tad seen Johnson to roagh asst/il on the Summit" road, which Waa very bad. only ramedy * ; appeared to be tt blind the metal with clay. MAHtTMAVOO) 09 ROAD?. Mr Leliivre expressed a strong opinion thru the Cunneils pranrnt tyatsn of maint inicg the roods was taa expensive, and that the fesu t-< woald be as good and the ai>at osnch less if they were let in , aec!iont>. Mr H, W. Piper gave not : "c to movo at next meeting—' Tint the &»flamit read contract be let in eeatioas, to b« kept in repsir for 12 month* from d«t<s -of ■contract." acooiJirrß. Account:* amounting to £219 9s 4d were passed forpaytaept. WAM* fat STOCK. Mr H. White a diinking * trough for ctock efeooid be placed at Red John's Gnfly, ea the Little Stiver road. It would not be seeded til epring. Members generally concurred. »oi«o*s» traaaT. It was resolved two bandred weight off poisoned wbeat be procured. Mr Pipor aed other members were of opinion is wae a hotter time to poison in winter the* in tjjrittg. h was suggested a small charge night be made—say a fourib of co<t. •m fBRTOTV's ILLNESS. Very general rt-gret w»* exprßased at the conii'in*'ion of tho indi«poe:tion of tho Uouncii'a EosiDetr, md the of making temporuiy orrftngem«nt* dnriog Mr Biiti'tr.w'o illnes* w»* left in the baoda of th« Chairman and Measra La.ietre and Pipfr. THJI RATEMr Anson gave notice that he wood move lit nest meeiiug th».t a rate of £d in tba £ b» otrock for the year ending 3lßt March, 1898. on the rateable property in the County. ADJOURMKENTThe meirting ttien adjourned to April 24tb. ,