WAIMARINO COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 9

WAIMARINO COUNTY.

MEET r?*G OF THE CCU?TCIIrf ■ process u~ no ad a:::> eeidgb j i r.j Tol- graph. —•' wn 1 'orrc.-Focdent. > !:.'.M1"I1II. this day. I Th ' r.:. y r : • f tlie tVaimarintt ■ <7""r.-r O'uuc-l was he ,1 on Saturday after-, j V..'i..i-.r •- A H Harri- presiding. i Th • I•■ 11 -". - - Work* I'- • •ar*ni»*nt advise<* ( :!: • i with a. I rby the Uaas.t *• I ' ounty Council : tj- :arnu--:i «•' the unaetalled por- ■ Li- 1 r. of tl. • To Suit: L'.nlls. v.a Taumarunu.* | na.l. 'iea.- Wniouru. a.- a >ioverrment highI wav. cl;- Board ha 1 :~rideci ic would pay j a -:ib i.iy of i". r 1 towards the cost o£ i meMiiiD.- this short -ection. The Depart- ! u.e: - as.ee."l what th* iuur.c.l proposed I : ia coaafct-.»a wirii in-tailing th= : i c.tr i's p»>rtioa to ■- with Uangit.i- i I ."ion on a basis <..f to for tl. The Cour.. .. .folded that it could not under- ; .ah- a..;. ipeadicure f..r metalling on this i Motion . t he present rime. ; Ir n-o.» res.•!red t.i comply with a reqae=f ; by th* r. pay-rs or Mak:c> r-.>ad that the | < i-.:rcii • 3iire<iiare s*eps to raise a j .'-an -i tlie purpose of ' aii-.allia :. Train™. aad o::lvertin? the | A-ak'n-i iC* ij-i frt-ui its junction with the ; Ilae:.:i. . >>. :ra Itoad northwards, i A <!• . ration, consistlatr of members of i the K-ir-riritl and Waipapa Settlers' | ci.;"io'». 'vai:ed upon the Council in counerI i o:i w.rii th? qaestiou of h ch rates and : nuivters re»:ird;c? Hams' deviation. la . r>'t> r. i ~ t" th ' latter. :t was stated that ! they <-.iusiden-d the Council had partly I act'd i:i ijaorance whoa d-aling with the ' matter, as there was already a snrveye<t road, and 271 chains of fencing had beea. a rr-*- .I up<.whereas lsl chains would have snffievd. as the bluffs on the deviation could have been ieft with'tit fences. It was suggested that the rate* be funded, and rhi:t any arrears of r:;:-s in the Kuanti ri linz should be collected: also that the purine of land and the fencinz in connection with Harris' deviation should again be opened up. and the matter settled as provided" for in the Public orks Act. After consideiable d:<tassion. it was decided to reply to the deputation ia the following terras :—Thar steps are bein? talcn to collect arrears <>f rates: that matter* r-datins to Harris' deviation are receiving cousideration ; that the Council have no power to fund rates and spread payment over a series of years : and that settlers have tha opportunity to take crvntracts for clearing siips if they choose to tender. The pay-sheer, amounting to £1153 1. 5. was passed for payment. 1 lie engineer reported as follows Hnikumu "Hiding: The nnderulip on the Waipuna Koad has been widened back ti» the solid, and should give no fur. her trouble. It is proposed to coat with -and. stone two boggy sections of the road leading to McCoubrie's if possible before next winter. Maintenance work has been done on rlie Pipiriki. Mangaetnroa. Huitmno. and Hukuroa roads, horopiio Eidinfr: An engineering survey has been made of the proposed deviation of the Matapnna Hill* via Tohunga Koad. Repairs are necessary to the Matapuna Poad between Horopit® and North County boundary. Karioi Riding : The VTang-aehu Valler Road is beinj brought back to a reasonable condition since the heavy timber lorries have been taken off the r >ad. Ijirge holes and rata are beiag filietl in on Field's Track and th« Waiouru Road preparatory to grading. Plans are being prepare.! for the proposed bridge over the Wangaeha stream on Mo Donell's Road. Repair* are necessary to the bridze Dear Tangiwai. Manganui Riding: The work necessary to provide reasonable access where the l>ri ige was washed away on the Maiikahi Road, near Baddeley's Bluff, will be put in hand as quickly as possible, and the completion of the slip clearing done. Repairs have been done to ] the Valley. Ohura. and Pipipi roads.