AMERICA RETAINS DAVIS COP

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIII, Issue 8686, 13 September 1924, Page 5

AMERICA RETAINS DAVIS COP

Reuter's Telegrams H'eo Sept 10. S.Lj a.m. New York. S< j t *2. In the Davb Chip doubles I ami .Tolirston beat Patt*r«<*li. and VV iU-a. o—4,' b---- I ]/ A'mtfirfe Tetiiim"the cup.

{'Continued front Page ;V) Tauranga-Te Puke 'Road contract i was made by .M i Woodward, j Ci j\rulit!! unwed That the n:atI r-r < f replying to Mr Mallhv birch nvu !o tin- engineer and clerk. Seo< ndod bv Cr Merr.man and carried. Timber Floating Livnsr. , Tiio manager <>f 'ho \\ ait aw hot a t Timber Company, Lai.. Waikino. f wrolr notifying the intention < f the [ (onipanv a apply to the Commis- . sinner of Cnwn Lands a; Auckland, ha a levim- in respect a. the headwater.-* of the Waitowlmta Stream: also, if i> proposed to erect eleven dams. ()b|ectl«ins, ii anv, tr.usi he lodged with the (Amiris>n m r within fourteen dav> from Septeiida r o. Cr Hume rnovi d Thai !he Cr unci! offers no objection. Seeonded ! by Cr Darragh and carried. T in M>. -r la ova dies. The (dud i man of the Westland Count v Council. Hokitika, forwardta! teiinnnnicalien regarding th> • payment of timber royalties and appealed for support of a resolution urging upon the Geverntnetil the serious plight of heal government if important revenues hitherto relied upon, are lost, and asking for support cl' a request for consideration in the IT (■use of Representatives when the matter comes up for discussion in Parliament. 1 The Clerk ef the Taumarunni Count v Council also wrote en the subject. , Cr Mundt moved That the request of t'ho Wesj'and and Taumarunni Ci untv Councils he supported. Seconded by Cr Hume and carried. Subdivision at Otumcelai. Mr E- J. Smallfield wrote on 'behalf of Mr W. T. Brinkley, of Otumoetai, forwarding plan of proposed subdivision and scheme of reading for pan Allotment 26, Parish of To Papa, winch was submitted for the approval. If the plan of lay-out of reads is approved bv tin* Council, specifications, etc., will he submitted later. Cr Darragh moved - That the matter be referred to llm Waimapu '[Riding members and the engineer tc report upon. Cr Steele seconded. Cr Lailv said the Council should insist on the metalling, ef the roads. The motion was carried. ‘ Public Risk. The manager of the Royal TuI surance Company. Ltd.. Auckland, wn.'te regarding public risk insurance. The communication was received■ Motor Vehicles Bill. The Town Clerk, Auckland, forwarded a copy cf minutes of conference of local authorities held at Auckland cu August *27 for the purpose of considering the Motor Vehicles Bill. The Chairman reported in regard to matters dealt with by the Conference. which have been fully reported. He thought that the Council .should adopt by-laws with a view to obtaining revenue from the licensing cf vehicles. He suggested that a proposal on the matter be prepared bv the engineer, clerk, and himse'f. and submitted to the Council. The Council was now losing some hundreds of pounds per annum. Ho thought they should endeavour io dc something. C' - Mundt unwed - That tho Ciiairman, engineer, and clerk be authorised to prepare a sebmne- on the lines imLcatod by the Chairman and submit same to the Council. T he motion was seconded by Cr Daily and carried. Posit ion cf Ranger. Air F. W. McLean, T© Puke, wrote applying for the position of rangin'. Cr Daily unwed That Mr McTwan be appo-nted ranger for the Make!u and T<> Puke Ridings. Seconded bv Cr Steele and carried. Brid ce Wanted. Mr R. Raines, Katikati, wrote stressing - the need for a bridge on the Woodlands Read. It w.n decided that the engineer irmly to tiio letterRemoval A' Pumice. Mr E. J. Matthews, Paengaroa. v trie regarding the removal of pumice from his laud. ■■-Received. Dunedin Exhibition. I'iie Secretary r* the Now Zealand South Swi- Exhibition Co. I.id.. Dunedin, forwarded cinnears conwminy dm exhibition t be held at • him din next vear lu-cmved. Casing ' f a Road. A ' die meeting ef the Council on ■'ncust A a Ducr was r<‘a/l front M-isrs Sharp. Tudhope and Wilson, '■•b i.-nh, on behalf * f the TaunnA gn'enhurd and Association applying for tin- Council's - the ci- shier cf road b«1 AWm.mts ! 1 and -101 A. d Tv n -rp \ 1 Vd>r)p. n fs , •'OO -*Ol. and 101 A. wero vested in

the Association by proclamation u,iifi,• many years ago, ami <m its behalf tin* solicitors recentlv made apjd'n-atii-n b r Issue of titles thereto. hi his reply, the CommissiVnof Crown Lands surested that till question ef closing the road mi id n he (iisp; soil < i first, •The read is at .Judea. Tl,e matter was defermi lid the Sopten lx r no cling. At yesterday’s meefimr of the Council, a letter was read from Mr !> Sladdiii, a- follows; “With reIV i (Miiv to the pre.'tx sal I c Hose the road iii'twivn Sections 400. 401. and 401 A. T> Papa. F wish to point out Pi:;| it is net In the public Interest th.ai this road should be closed. and. per« nudiv, F would cbjeoi b.fiug deprived of this means of access to mv preeoriv fnutiue ni ilie Waikarcae Estuarv." 'll W's stat°«l the; 'is an ehieesion had been lodged tbe request e.f (he solicitors eouM tiot be acceded to. It was decided to reply ac■en iingi v