LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 22

LOCAL BODIES.

NORTHCOTE BOROUGH COUNCIL. The Northcote Borough Council met laet night, the Mayor, Mr. R. Martin, presiding. I Water.—The town clerk of Auckland, Mr. James Melling, wrote in connection with the offer to eupply water to North- ' cote on certain terms and conditions, and requesting an early decision, as in the event of acceptance it was desired to ! finalise negotiations at an early date. A j reply is to be eent that after fuller con- ' eideration the council adhered to the previous decision, that acceptance of the present offer could not be entertained, though a future eupply from city sources under the control of a metropolitan water ' boar<l was looked forward to. I

Reservoir,— Consideration of the three tenders for the construction of an additiou to the reservoir wax deferred, these j showing a substantial increase on the et>ti- I mated cost. j Kutes.-The town clerk, Mr. G. M. ' Killiuni, reported that £464.), equal to 43.9 | per cent of the total rates struck, viz., i t' 10.583, had been collected during the I rebate period. This compared favourably j with la«t year, when the percentage was : 42.2. H.ite ill rears collected amounted to £ 1142. compared with £728 last year.

Highways.-Approval of main highway*' inaintennnce estimateM wa« advi«ed in respe<t to £6:J4 for Queen Street and hake Road, and £102 for Onewa Road, the basis of .subsidy b<?in>f £3 for £1.

Tennis (> rounds.—The local certifying officer. Mr. \V. J*. Hay. advised that £24.i had Im><mi allocated for reinstatement work in connection with storm drainage to the Rirkenhead and N'oithcotc Tennis ' Club's court*, on tlie ba«is of UK) per, cent wage* for four men for thirteen weeks. I

Traininji Shed.—On the application of' the .Voi tiuote Rugby Football Club the j 'current year's ratee, amounting to over' £6, were remitted on the football train- j injl quarters property, on the ground that ' this was need excltusirely for outdoor j sport and not for uain. A tribute wa»i paid ', by several members to the splendid work beint: done for the younger generation by the provision of thesse quarteiw for the juveniles, who had the free use of the' gymnasium. j