FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 122, 26 May 1927, Page 5

FRANKLIN COUNTY.

MAUTEMAVCE OF DEMAXD TOIL DECREASED REVENUE. rH**** *%!?** _ B « e, »e. of tic Fraaklia Council was held «t Pukekob* ywterdiir. «i»«n the retinae chairmen ((Mr H. Wflcox, of BacklaadTwasWni. jmotirJ? reappojntcd chairman far the cawing year. The fhimia'i honorarium vu fixed at £HW. as hitherto. It «u decided toihoM ntfa,,, „ eeoooi «•MDWHiaj: in each month. Compensation.—A claim for ©ompensaUμ, amounfaae to £250 was forwarded by Sophia N obba, of Papariaw. b> coanectkm *rjth bad Ukea br tie eoondl for road Pnw* Without ackaowladeuiK Oμ dm. a «w»iM« ww appoiSedto »- «?>eet tie property with m view to »■% * coanter-ofler. Waiaa p. Leta.-A letter was reoeired daoe Uie term of the Wai&u Pa-ltcKeoiae'e R«>4 loufnn Sβ* .veu« to 90 yens, «nd :nrreue the einlang fund propoaed to £t 10/ per centem per uaamn. It m 4e» ad«i to reply objectiag to the cboiter tena oa tbc ground Uiat the aettlera' eir. cvmt&uiccM would not permit of aa increa»« in the rates. Stwaa! Bating Awsam.-«eren rewdcut* <rf Waiuku •wrote reqtieetaas tht council V« , £ l e l *"* , for m#fa!l W «2 chains of PmA Boad. WaiakaT It iw ti4t Uje neoweary depa be taioen. A nqvcsX by £v« ratepayeni of ILuorc, Otaua, Ujat tie oenncil prooeed to raiM a loaa of £390 without waiting for a «abaidr. was Wt to Or. Aldred wd U» «Sa*er! S iormer considered tie amount insufficient. unary Fdlmoneery.—Tbe Bealtii Department forwarded a report ooreriac -> iap*ction of tb* Dniry FeUmooaeiT ia wtucb it was slated that considerable u*. prorementc bad been effected in endearoar* j»£ to abate tbe nuieanoe complained of by neiidibcnirine resident*. C<»uniy Road*.-Or. Mjuwey pointed out tJiat tie county w«s oomprwed of tea mad boards, and be foepremed tbe opinioa tbat certain roade ebouJd be clumned county road*. On hi* sugßertion, tbe cagiotw and tbe derk (Mr. A. P. DarJ were appointed to inrcßtJeate tbc ma.ttcr and report, acoordizigljr. Awbito.—Hie Awbitn Ratepayer*' As* wooaJboa prcßcatod tbe Awaitu Road ioaa prtjtjen. with tbe tbat ceruia allcratjone be made It wa« decided to locTcafx! tbe amount of tbe proponed loaa froia £««K# to £7000 Mart Revenac Reaaitßi. Tlie county engineer (Mr. J. F. MβArtiw). in bis report VT&si lie neccmaty o. obtaining additional rerenue. Be said: "A* it alrcadj- riwwii by tbe quantity of nwtal used during tie year for maintenance in this county, it can clearly be «*b liat tbe peneraJ rate collected cannot Co further than tii* regarding tie maintca* anoe of metal roade, and yd ia tic near iuture tie quantity of material required ■trill greatly exceed tiin quantity. To cope «iti tie difficulty tie only practical method of increasing tie revenue , aece*sary for tie proper maintenance of roads wttnf to be a fattier tax oa motor cars. The protest Mot<tr Bcgistrstioa Fee of £2 per annum, which at present goes to maintain tie main highways oa a tbreefiftis basu, should ia my opinion, be increased to £5 per annum. The increase to be distributed between tie local bodiea on a road mileage basis, the revenue tiut derived to be ascd for tie purpose of maintaining roads pencraUjr." Or. Garland expressed the opinion Chat tbe tax would not give tie relief required. if paid to tie Highways Board, and not direct to tie local body. He also tbetvht that cucb additional revenue should be derived through a petrol tax. The chsirmaa (Mr. H. WOan) am«dcred that the time was ww»»««»>nt wbea a change would take place ia the awthod of distnbatine tie fees collected. Bβ stated tbat tie Prime appeared to be coming round to a favourable view of the suggested petrol tax.