AMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18591, 16 January 1926, Page 15

AMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Amuri County Council was hold in Culverden last week. Present: Crs M. Betholl (chairman), H. D. Davison, J. IV. Black. R. L. Jameson, Q. O. Rutherford, W. Hanmer Atkinson. TI. T. Heaven, W. Harold Atkinson, and K. Jferccr. The receipts for the month -were:—General account, £2743 17s 6d. maintenance account £l7 18s lid. The balances were as follows: County fund account, cr. <11135 -Is 3d. maintenance account, cr. £-14 2s 3d, thirds account, cr. £214 5s 6d. The following accounts were passed for payment: —General account £1315 8s lid, and maintenance account £l7 lis. The Public. Works Department forwarded authorities to spend £462 on the highway from the Convav to Huranui. and also authorities to spend £I6OO for construction at Whalesback. They also wrote, stating that they hod paid into the CouDtv Fund account the following grants:—Cuiverdeu-Hanmer rond i'SS 10s. IVnipara-Kaikoura via C'ulverden £1467 6s Bd, Culverden-Hanmer road £157 7s Bd, Waipitra-Kaikours via Culverden £469 4s lid: Total £2162 9s 2d. The chairman reported that the Vhalesbsck metalling contractor was progressing with the work very slowly. Tha Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote stating that his Department would not accept liability for the rates unpaid on the Glen Wye Crown property. The Resident Engineer, Christehurch wrote) forwarding the itinerary of 'lie visit of the Main Highways Board". It was do cidod to reply, stating that the Chairman and Engineer would meet them on the 17th inst. and that the remainder of the Council >iould meet them thb same day at Culverden at 10 a.tii.

A latter was received from (ho p r j me Minister OBking that the subscriptions for the Massey Memorial be forwarded, it decided to remit the amount immediatelMr J. J. Duncan was granted permissio-, to move his private telephone line from thp north side of the road to the south side M.h ject to the usual conditions. Tha Receiver of Land Revenue wrot-. stating that the thirds accruing to the September, 1925, amounting to *IQ 15, 'ls had been paid into the bank to the credi, of the Council. lne credl! The Chairman No. 13 District Highways Council wrote stating that phfn s had been approved for the protective wort, at the Hurunm overflow and that authoritv for the expenditure of £650 had been issued. wceu It wbs decided to call for tenders i* portions for the metalling of the halan,. « Whalesback, No. 1 from th 6 Conw«° C V f 2 from the Hason, tenders to be in k°' February sth, and work to bo i und e er a,on dMe ° f »«W.n ee of

tender. _ acceptance of IE was decided to call fnr i,.j„ , lease of the section at Uotherham hJn* * to the Council for a term of «h e ! oaB1B * \ Dog fees for the year 1926 we™ follows: —bhtepdogs 2s 6d each j 2s 6d each all other dogs 10s each SS s; K'SC