COUNTY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20089, 19 November 1930, Page 5

COUNTY COUNCIL.

PAPARUA. Mr -James Leslie presided at the last iweting of the Papa run Countv Council. The owners of a property fronting oa BatHiSi road, Tai Topu, wero given JWfioittitttt to enlarge a drain on the roadside to lend the Water to the re-O'titly-ißJitalied electric puinp. Bv this means it was anticipated that tho land would be brought into use earlier wL thfln heretofore. ■Toe Upper lliccarton Bnrgesses' Association Witotfe stating that several owkburn residents had asked that an endeavour be made to have the nightWit collection extended to SSoekburii; .The chairman stated that some time s go vlkeb the Council had the matter 'W WlMetatinti, tlie subject was jjilowed to drop because so few of tho JwuselialdM - * would support tho prol**»l fihaneirtlly. However, for a time, * «MtrtcW did visit Sockburn regu- ,. • < "jut eventually the service Was J-'scontiimed. Nothing had since beeii M i ? matter. Tlie clerk wns airsctea tj acknowledge the letter and rjjkte that the Council would iriuch peter its ratepayers to pnt their re?P e3 *® direct to the Council, rather through n third party. The chairP 0 " 1 . 1 ™ out that the" Council had 11 Jfotepayers' requests arid the kindliest considernWhen the ratepayers of Papa|j® ®Ms a request for the service, t^ a^^er Would again be investi-

Pfßterbttrv Board of Education it n i«i t0 storage of petrol Ihe clerk was directed iMoraj the Board that the license W iL re ,? n present site was issued . vernrae nt Inspector, after a of the locality, when »oi?m il proximity to the school ThTri-t considered by that officer, itu. «2^ nc, l therefore recommended „ Board °f Education to approach «rn*J u ? Tern, "P'it Department eonfoiioi ascertain what steps wero OfHu i? n t° protect the interests -rS* school children, tank ec r e * ar y to the EUesmcre ,B° ar d asked for iiij m regard ' to water-race t]] «tntin a tlmt t.liß opinion tha 25* r much water from ditifiS** 6 oun( l 'ts way into the ' tHat iM arpa " ,'fhe Council replied Prwilitfl WOs ? uite an erroneous ittltfte HHsi.-. 35 whenever fain occurred, trer mu cre s hut down and whntraoe» toind its way down, the com. jj ®t®riri water, which had lie*»tef from the old storm ried jfi i ari( l was now being cflrH«d S. artificial water course, rtcrm ""t been there, this tiy *"uld still find its level tioii. ohtlet in the same direcEprarjnt* ef> ided to try out n road *tiQ^i lC iv ae on the Racecourse tntifts 1 t J . here w-is great eoricen--1?C 1 e tor traffic on race dnvs. *ag fie Council office pfoifrp!! b > A same plant during Wtj ''f tile meeting, and mempressed bv the efficacy of Md, Wns said tlint r.hottld U ' 50U fo '' t,le e sUf>r ' cspf,! ' it would the comfort ° f lh ° IL wa « instructed to adverP«r cent penalty for unpaid