RELIEF WORKS AT WAITAKEREI.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 223, 21 September 1888, Page 4

RELIEF WORKS AT WAITAKEREI.

■ ——.Cs—___ALLOCATION OF THE £500.

A special meeting; of tho Waitemata County . Council was held this afteinoon for the purpose of allocating the grant of £500 received from the Government for relief -works ab Waibakerei, There were■ -present-Messrs. Bruce (Chairman), Moffat,.Thompson,-McLeod, Bishop, O'Neill,' Mackay,: and the clerk Mr Mays. The Chairman reported that the Com;mibtee appointed by tho Council had inspected the two roads, and had decided to report as follows:—.. The Committee' recommend that the second-special grant of £500 for relief works .in the Waibakerei district ;be expended as follows: £400 in constructing the road from ■ 'Swanson to the West Coasbcommencing at. Shell's and ending ab'the western side of the native reserve on the coast, and the balance —less the amount already advanced—in completing the Henderson - West Coast Road' as soon as the land has been conveyed bo bhe Council.

Tho adoption of the report was moved by Cr. McLeod arid seconded by Cr. Muckay. Cr. Mackay said he uudei.toodthab the whole of the granb was to havo been expended upon bhe Swanson - West Coast Hoad.'-'■'"-'''■'.:.'■;" ".-"-

: Cr. O'Neill, thought £1. would be qiiieb enough bo finish the Henderson- West Coasb Road.

: Cr. McLeod said that the Committee had been senb oub bo settle the matter, and bheir recommendation was, £400 on '~ the Swanson-Wesb Coasb Road, and the balance oh the Henderson- West Coast Road. "','

Mr Thompson suggested bhab the Henderson Cemetery Road should bo completed and the balance expended on the Swanson Koad. Leb them finish one road whatever they did. " '

Mr Thompson moved as an amendment to the report that all the land be conveyed prior to commencing the work. This was seconded by the Chairman, who said thab it Vvas absolutely necessary thab the unemployed shouldstartwork next Monday; He thoughb bhey might work whore the title was clear.

Ultimately the amendment was with drawn and the report was adopted.

VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS.

Mr Mays read a letter received from the Hon; Minister; of Public Work's, as follows: •—. "I need hardly remind the' Council that the grant of £500 made by the Government to your county was given for the purpose of providing work for tlje Auckland unemployed upon roads ih the Waitakerei district, and that no portion of bhis grant should be Used for the purpose of compensation. I may further add that a vote of £6000 is available for the purpose of road making in the vicinity of village .ettlemonts for'the purpose of providing work for thevillagesettlers. (Signed) E.MITCH-.L-SON."' ' '; '- ' ' ■

The Chairman explained that no money had been _**pended for compensation, iior was it intended to do so. ■ Mr Mays thought that it was- possible to get some grant in aid of making roads, near the Swanson Village Settlement. Tho Governmenb, ho thought, would be willing to grant money to, County Court-; oils who wouldemploy bheir own engineers and staff to carry out the work. It would be o much cheaper Way of carrying through the work. * '■'' :

After some discussion it was decided "to apply for £300 to be granted out of tho Village Settlement funds,': the,'work to be done by tho village settlors under -the supervision of the County Engineer.