Counties' Conference.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5968, 6 June 1913, Page 2

Counties' Conference.

The Secretary of the Counties' Association advised that a conference of delegates was to be held about the end of July or beginning of August. He requested that xll remits be forwarded to him by July 1, and that the name and address of the dt legate to represent the Council be furnished.

The Chairman moved -That Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald, M.P., be appointed delegate.—Seconded by Cr, Griffin and carried.

—Tumu-Kaituna Work. — Mr 0. J. Hodge. Clerk to the TumuKaituna Drainage Board, forwarded the following resolution passed at the meeting of the Board on May 31:-----"That the County Council be informed that (he Drainage Board approve the expenditure of £22 16s under workmen overseen by C. R. Vercoe and Jas. Pateraon, who report the work completed, and request the Council to forward cheque for the amount." If any ether particulars are required Mr Hodge said he would undertake to have them furnished, but in the meantime the workmen are very anxious to be paid. It was decided to refer the matter to the Supervisor.

—Paengaroa Roads. — The Chairman (Mr J. I. Vercoe) and Hon. Secretary (Mr C. K. Walter) of the Paengaroa Progressive Society, wrote asking the Council to favourably consider pumicing the main roads in the Paengaroa township, as they are as rough as any of the roads in the county outside a township. They stated they believed this work could be done reasonably by contract. Kqsolved—That the matter be referred to the Engineer to report upon. —A Rating Matter. -

Mr Kiri Tapsell, Maketu, wrote stating there was a summons out agains this father, Kereti Tapsell, for rates on Kauotehuia. The former stated he was quite willing to take Lhe liability, £9 lls lid, and asked to be permitted to pay it off in three instalments.—Resolved that the offer be accepted.

---Bu.rial of Dead Stock.--Accounts for burial of dead animals were received from : M. Keeti, Waimapu Koad; H.^Nicholas, Te Tuna Road; H. Dunne, Katikati Road. The charges in each instance were 10s.—Passed for payment. —A Native's Request. —

A Native named Gate Pa wrote, ask-

intj that a change in the foremanship of a certain Riding be made. — No action taken.

—Road at Bethlehem.™ Mr F. A. Stevens, surveyor, rejiorted thjit hf> bad dyfjDed the road at Bethle-

hem, asshown on tracing forwarded' i

] He s»ated that the total length is about |67 chains, the first 40 chains of | which is through griM and cultivated , ground, the remainder being through i a partly drni ed swamp, covered with |i" upo and manuk'v From the \M\ to i the swamp a good grade can hf ob j tainetl without much foru-ation. At j each end of the swamu *>> has put in I totara peg-1, also at inte.'val.s « n the jhi^h ground, ro there will h: no j difficulty in obtaining a fence line. 1 Resolved -Thit Mr Oliver be noti- | lied to clear obstruct! ns from th<% I road. Waiinspu Separate Kate. - j 'he minutesof the last meeting of the ! Wain.a v Separate Rale Committee | were re ul and adopted. ! River Crossing?.— ! The matt r of making spc-roaehes |on b-ith M(ks of the Waiari aid j Kaikokopu Streams jo thi'.t cattle may be enabled to trass was left in the hands of the Kidjng Councillors. . • ; I A Rat ju Question.--- ! f- ■' Mr M. Robison waited on the Cjun- j I cil in rogaid to the rates on the i ; Matakanu Estate. lie pointed out j that the owners received little b ne- ! fit from the roaJs, as everything taken \ to and from t!-e island wfs water ' ! borne. He asked that as regards the j rates the inland be treated in the same j manner asMotiti Island, which did not j pay any rates. The i-atca amounted to I £'31. It the Council could not grant a I remission he asked that a compromise \ be made. He understood he could have th pioperty removed from the rate rollbytbj Valuation Department. Several Councillors thought the. case was deserving of ppecial consideration. The Council decided to accept half the amount of rates due.