HUNTLY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 53, 2 March 1916, Page 8

HUNTLY NEWS.

, The hionthlv meeting -of '- the .-Hnntly.v ;; I Town isoard "was held in: the- -BoanU.-...-; ; oitlce. Present: Messrs. J. P. v Bailey:s^: (chairman), G. Harwood, and 8., Greeu- :, well. The routine business being-settled,:.' 1 a short .report from Mr. E. J. l-ennwas;. ; read,, in which he described the.- progress.- .-'■ ' of "the electrical'liight as belng-satist'actory,-. : ; but regretted that, owing to war conditions,-.;-. I it-.was impossible to say when the boiler.ort-.' ; the.copper would arrive.. However, itwas ; .. ; i hoped that the material-was on the.way,-:--. , and would arrive-in good time.. -.The <yj&e" ? :■;-:- ral Manager of Railways, wrote, iii , to the Hoard's representations', -that'it s been decided to put a'morning train on- the ;- C Pukeuilroline each Monday and Saturday,;-;, - In addition to the evening train- already ;-* runniug. The question of appointing a ;■■: - permanent electrical engineer was allowed .-y. 5 to stand over until next meeting. ~: Various-Srg I letters re .the new Government recruiting |9 scheme had been received, and it.wis-de-: ~ 1 cide'd to call a special meeting tocon- - sider the matter. • • . .-- The monthly meeting of '■- the-j-HuntlrilH - Road Board was held on, Saturday evening.:H • Messrs. McGaughran wrote offering io:,J bear a specified share of the cost of 'widen-, t. \\ a Ing the outfall.and road drains at the blsftswamp. The Valuer-General -wrote, .hl&:' j reply to the Board's inquiry, that"ln *&■*:]. i probability th e revaluation of the Waikato County would be made.next year, and that,.-'-': , in any case, it would not be advisable to./* j revalue the Huntly -Riding. The Countyi;v s Council wrote forwarding a copy of "taft-J-S - county by-laws, ana recommending the- -J Board to make a special order bringing the,-,".; c same into force. The members■ present;:';; c favoured the idea, and notice of motlojgH s I™ s to bring the by-taw into :force.':U: c Mr. Mr Ad am wro:e asking that- the .Dis-:";'.: ; filet Engineer's report on the route of thjjjH a T e Hoe-Oriui Road be communicated " to;-;,' 5 him. The clerk was instructed to inform.*;; . Mr. McAdam that as soon as the engineer's '-.* j report was received its contents would PSH o made known to him. The Chief -Surveyor ■ r forwarded a traciug of the portion ot the;*:, / dietrkt where it was proposed to devinterS ', the road leading to sections 229/32. BMi s clerk -was authorised to have the proposed?: 2 grade struck out Accounts amounting-WV 9/2 were passed fox payment, , ;■-.