COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17701, 1 March 1923, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCILS.

« AKAROA. l At tho monthlymeeting of' tha, .Ak'aro* County Council there Wore. E. Hay (chairman), •3- l j). ' Bruce, :•'* fcV, B. 1 Thicker, and K. A; Pettigrew.'' Apologies were received from Messrs. Thacker and T, Stewart. ' The Banks Peninsula War Memorial Sooiety wrote, stating that the upkeep ofthe memorial'grounds last year had-been £sl, and .aakiag for .tho Conncil'a promised annual contribution cl £2O. The amount wai passed for payment. Mr Bruce reported on the recent visit to Akaroa of , representatives of the Hospital, Boatdi to inspect the site for, a new ltieU hospital, and to confer with oounty and borough'councillors on - matter's in connexion therewith.: The members of the Board had proved very oympathetio, and had .promisedto do all that was possible to have the project caniecLout. Ac<iltiS-pir«ctor of Public KeafuKhad since inspected! the site and had expressed unqualified approval of th* ohoiee. The Peninsula Power. Board wrote stating: that under the Act,'the Council v/as required to conduct an election of three therabera to represent, the county on the-Board. The Canterbury Progress League wrote in legard to telephone charges, stating that it was mKilting enquiries 'into the Poatnnster,General's proposals, • and' asking :if the Council, hw any suggestions tomake regarAing the matter.T-lteceived. .' The . manibger -.iiazik of Now ZeaJ&nd, Akaroa, wrote asking; the Council to reduce its antecedent liability by one-seventh. It. -was decided to pay the amount. A long discussion. took plgc« respecting tho extensive damage done to the roada in the county by the heavy raina at tho end of January, ,'ihe Summit road between Pigeon ..Bay .-.and ...rang- Bay saddles, had .suffered very tudly- ihm/ qf (tie slips had not yet been cleared away.. ; Ext™, labour had bven employed, and every effort was being n»ada to have tlie bilked roads ready for traffic as s;>on as possible. ■ It -was stated that two of the Public Wprke engineers had inspect!* ed the . damage done by the floods, and ft was just, possible_ Government asaiatuncs would be forthcoming. The clerk reported that rates , unpaid were as follows: General fceocunt £2552 17a lid, Onawe wharf account No, 1- £77 ISa 9d, Onnwe wharf account No. 2 £56 Is Ud, Bobinwn'a Bay wharf £53 19a ll<f, total £2773 17n 3dIt was decided to. impose tho -usual 10 pnr cent,, penalty on overdue rates. j . yha annual balance-sh»et. returned by the Auditor-General, was adopted. •,'