AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XLIV, Issue 2267, 20 May 1898, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—Hie Worship the Maydr an 1 Cra Harrison, Chappell, Peuu, Heath, Orbeil, Yangioni, Taylor and Leete. MINUTES. The minutes of the prior meeting were read and confhmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Outward correspondence was read and approved. THE ROYAL ARTHUR. His Worehip reported hie action with regard to the flagship, and his cordial reception by the Admiral. Hie Excellency had been pleased to say he was delighted with hie vieit, as the harbeur was an exception' ally fine one, and the residents showed every kindness. He had asked the speaker to cay how much he was pleased with his visit to Akaroa, and how fully he reciprr catedthe kind courteeies shown to himself and the ship's company. INWARD COBBESPONDENCE. Leeters were read— From Mrs Brookes asking permission tolay drain from her premises to main drain,, and also pipe for water from the willows to her present premises. Left in the hands of the Works Committee to enquire into the matter, and report to the Council. From Land Valuation Department stating: Borough'roll had been completed and sentt» Wellington, and would be received in a fewdays. From Registrar General asking for certain returns for 1897. Had been sent. From Mr J. 8. Dodde applying for license* of Temperance Hall. Granted. THE ASUBURTON RESERVES. The following report was read :— " The Mayor and Cr Heath, the member* of the Council appointed at a recent meeting of the Council to visit the reserves belonging to the Council at Aehburton, have the honor to report as foilows :—We visited the property described on the maps of the Aehburton district as Reserves No. 2196, 2197, 2198 and 2199 on the 27th day of April, 1898. We found that the condition* of the part of the land in question occupied by Mr John Dowell, and described in the lease, have been fully and faithfully carried! out. The fences have been well kept, and all the straw and the produce of the land in question have been returned to the land. Only sheep have been kept on the farm, and? the method of farming.is such that the land? is not in any way impoverished, but on the contrary has a tendency to increase the productiveness. The buildings are of such a character as are suitable to the working of the property, and on the attention of the

lessee being drawn to the fact that they were not insured, promised to have this done nn his visit to Ashburton in the name of the •Council ac required'by the lease. The property has been supplied with water at the ex- : ■μ-jnau of bho teuaut by water-races of about 300 chains, of which he bears the annual coat of keeping in| repair, and a rate oi 9il per chain to the Ashburlon County Council. The Council's tenant v an industrious and capable man, aud people in the district/ wlio are well qualified to judge recoguise the faut that the Council are fortunate in poseshing so good a tenant) for their large property ol 1750 acres. Your Committee did not personally see the tenant of Reserve 2198, 250 acres, Mr Roland Campbell, of Cheitesy. They are of the opinion that the conditions of this gentleman's ieuae have been fairly carried, out, but his attention might be drawa to the a ] a c of ihe fences which ate uotiuquiit:Bu.«.a,iißl<iuiuiy uco.miiiuii us could be wished. The tenant is lion-resident, and there are no buildings on tlie property, ■which ia simply used for grazing land for sheep, and haa net been broken up to crop fur 111e laai. two yeuie. Yuiu , coimnuiee *ie unable under the of the case to rccomnieud any lediution in rent as applied ior by thisteu ,ut. The application of the Upper Ashbunou Roud District to open gravel pit s at the extreme end ot the property on section 2198 aud 2196 is a fair and reasonable one, especially as the request 11 form aud metal the roadaaurroundiug the property comes fioin the Council's tenants. The conditions are agreed unou by tenants, and the Road Board being of opinion that the pita should be co.rotully fenced and gates placed at the points of egress, aud the same to kept locked when not beiug worked aud a duplicate key given to each of the tenants, your Committee recommend that formal notice be given to tLe Upper Ashburton Road District that their application should be acceded Lo. Au agitaiiou ie at present iv progress iv tho district, having for its object the supplying of the (Ji'.eitsey district with water for irrigation purposes. The proposed canal would run through the Council's property, and the propusals are of such a nature as would inuclj damage and cut up the section occupied by Mr Duwell, it is in the interests of uho Cjuucil that a careful eye should be ou this mutter, aud the Clerk of the Ashburton Couuty has been requested by the Council's Committee to keep the Coujcil advised ou the subject u.s the holders of the fee simple."

Ou the modoii of His Worship tbe Mayor, seconded by Cγ Heatli, ttie repon- was adopted. It was alau resolved that U>e Upper Ashburton Road Board be written to giviug them permission to open up gravel piis; subject to the permission ot the Council* tenants.

It was further pointed out that ond of the tenants objected to a large water chaunel it was proposed to out through ttie reserve. Hia Worship said Mr Maiuvvarii g had promisedto give the Couucil full iufo.matiou ou the subject. FINANCK. Receipts siuce Usl meetiug—Rent £2 10a, petroleum lioeuse £1, scaveugeriug, £2 15s 6i, rfog-tnx 10i, p*u 4s 6d ; total, £1. Di: tij Ba ik £4 17s l>l. Aocou.ita ooe picsetiteil—(Jlerk £6 o*, lubpeotor of Numaaces £5, fireinau £4, J. Vdi.gioni£l Bs, Penliag. ton and VVolheya 7s 6d. The accounts as read were parsed tur paymetit. MISCKt,LAN£OOS. Or Chappell called attention to footpaths on Grehau Valley road, ne*r Mrs Nalder's. His Worship said the whole matter of the sheets would be considered when the estimates for the ensuing year were prepared Oi Heath asked if .anything could be done to abate the nuisance at the creek near Bay ley's Hotel.

Tba Mayor said it arose from decaying pea weed and minute manue animals. There was no fresh water in the creek to carry them to s« a.

Or Leete pointed out the unsightly appearance of the site of the old Immigration Barracks.

Hie Worship said he had seen Mr Hamilton, their member on the Hospital Board, in Christchurch, aud steps would speedily be taken to set matters right.

The Council then adjourned,