ASHBURTON coUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7937, 10 August 1891, Page 6

ASHBURTON coUNTY COUNCIL.

I The monthly meeting of the A v W**' County Council waa held on F. ..u hba W Jut-Messrs W. C. Walker (Q\±£ Nf Urigg, D. Cameron, J. Brown p a , 1 -£\V, McMillan. ' U Q > W. [ The Chairman stated that M* * mf- 1 * tad informed the Council that -a "-l^a oll | uterested in dividing the (..id districts had decided »' •^ r «*llP tfl ii eparate local Bills in each ii?lJlfSKme |int Bill. The Bill to •lad been prepared by the 1 |lr Wright had forwarded coni^^l* 0 * -Local Authorities Accounts and l,!j- W li£ dnd had asked tho Council to 2# vl!( ■f ith any objections it might havr,^»-\_F. rc9 . ;[The EE rreported th^l^EK jjained the necessary data and 3fie. -lections for an auxiliary *atcr bSftJhe I ;|he Upper Rangitata (iorge. His SNKmw ig", th ? reqmsue works WM-c-foT^Kliiy Sride, fall bit per mile. - Iwalls, foe, £.00; earthworks ?W l,(it 1*2675 ; crossings, flood channels &f Sill 1011 jhew water-races, Shepherd's H-,k J$H. a, \ ie3oo; contingencies, say 0 :.. [i} 4300. This, however, would ontil,f tl j absut 10,000 acres or so, and ck* the supply lower down, the cnlar K »Kut I | mam from the [south Ashburton Rri*"l|he<.' i the bringing in of a small supply T!_ ,, i_e vok ' Rangitata River at Cnicroft, were _C W , ' c " > feasible alternatives. The vvater-rto^ir' 10151 whole, were being maintained fSHIPV but the district m the immediate -ri JL^l _£■}«■. Winslow was still badly off fo, t&Eu water. The Engineer tin-rushed ,^'fetf showing a number of small section*!* I ** f-** l that could be irrigated if the iw!?* t> lt >"' desired it. wai . Meitt On the motion of Mr Griqg, secn n --/-> wel l 0 Mr Brown, Messrs Harper, fcoeterP* "f 0 lander, the Chairman, and tho move*■ w-ftl appointed a Committee to $ 0 several reports of the Euginoer «X fcolti irrigation districts, and to T« •*■• next meeting of the Council. ■_ Mr Cameron laid on the table a em,'- r ' the circular issued by the ______ ?2__. * uCCI ment to Road Boards on the «_*_?* water supply to deferred •£...! perpetual lease village settle.*. * lM "". Mr Hahpkr produced a B iinil» Jot" and spoke at length on the amomt oft jmd accrued "thirds" due to the i__£ -%lavl Road Board district. He moved-'-Y '^ lon tlie work of enlarging racea to~ta^J_ ,r:k:V deferred payment and lii%\ )l d , settlers in tho Rangitata Road^«_| f # iUti to the value of i.340, be gmaSPSS water-supply, to be paid by the Road board, out of the " thirds" &|ft*u.<>i the Board on account of " thirds" njfb-atl able on above lands, subject to a rebti! • * I, < lt ' the work carried out ou the main ratv vors other portions of the district are b«J. *"?»! by the transaction." jfc " The motion was secondqd by MrC____| ? n and carried. liv a' The engineer was instructed to nJ by B plans and call for tenders for the w*_ - Mr Harper, pursuant to notice P° ■■• last meeting, moved—"That the C_J?* M, ' m strike a rate for general purpai3<S, h . follows :— Wakanui Riding, l-3rd aHaIS"!. £ less id in the £ for Hospital and ttKjg able Aid contributions; Rangitata, *£„„ i Upper Ashburton, id; A-hbu.t.n, ftlum" Mount Hutt, id • South Raka-y_.ti|jieiri Mount Somers, l-sth d, for the pjg:until ending March 31st, 1892, payable al & lm sum." p*,for. The motion was seconded by Mr GrigV* lmCi Mr Brown Bpoke strongiy against: motion, and characterised tha uiff.i-fl|oinl rate as proposed to bo an act of iiijustisp the Wakanui district. If the motion J§ carried it would bo hia duty to against it, and call a public meeting cfii _~ ratepayers of Wakanui. 15..7 Mr Brown moved an amendment,4fcre.. was not seconded, fSook The motion was put and carried. -fiColle, Mr Brown then handed into the Cli_»n th the following formal rfrit.ten protc-atiiffinth-hereby protest in the strongest „_____jjjjip> p c sible against the rate now struck i|jP oa \, gross act of injustice to tho ridlri^J', 51 Wakanui, the same being contrary tom^t!-,™ hvwand equity." / %■■ §SvT The work; of t\\_ wata. m*/i» «. ; at. Winslow was sanctioned ua the m seatii terms. , If" I*1'* The Engineer was instructed Is^iiSih.lr village settlement at Di-oniore,a__«j-{ :^^ to giving the settlors a water supply. - ." w .*y*' The Chairman was authorised t. take neclssary steps to augment the wsy \fc*> water in the North Ashburton. " jf^xreff A grant ot £20 was made tc tha Chat.. Unit Cemetery Board. '' dofo.

A deputation waited on the CoU-SiM* a fl" reference to protective works on t.eR-4, sell. River, near the head-works of th. it* f Ci }, water supply. • - t - j" Mr W.-'L. "Allan.* wrote "co ite s{ *!}?, subject. . . - '-'__ '-. jjjij It was decided'W-co_fti_i?_-iC-t."!vi"-!iU no,. Road Board on the subject. "' ? Null Mr O'Loughlen and Mr Pllbrow a ,an wrote complaining of tho Ranger h.vi_jj- *L_ur men on to clean out their races. . f v^ The Ranger gave an explanatioa iokC 'p*; cases, and his action was approved. ! " j,, Mr Rollitt waited on the Council w_- j, view to obtaining an increase in tho n£ ' scor , of water going down the Wakanui Ore* - piae The matter was left in the hand. rfs.._ laug Chairman. y Bh'f Plans for extension of tho sheep ya*&* il . »«PI building at the County Saleyard* wm g f . • " : ! :j[i mitted by the Company aud approval f f j 1 ;"" 1 Tenders were accepted as foil.i».*-G**p| j^ u - grubbing, No. 1 contract, W. Favsstt, |§ per chain ; No. 2, J. Sheehan, $$d; « ft *|f csiv W. Fawcett, Is 4£d; No. 4> flown «3 over Co., 104 d. _ | to t The Council then adjourned " R Rd ..._ \ ever — ■■■■-- oS .: