WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21255, 29 August 1934, Page 6

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

♦ The chairman <Cr. H. B. S. Johnstone) presided at the monthly meeting of the Waimate County Council. Also present were Councillors A. S. Elworthy, H. M. Whatman, R. Sinclair, J. Bitchcner, M.P., J. .1. Dickson, VV. Lindsay, N. A. Rattray, and A. N. Hayes. The finance committee reported that the balance at the bank in August, 19:14, was credit £1344 15s 7d (in August, 193:!. debit £1136 3s fid), and the accounts preserved totalled £IBBS 13:: (id. The receipts since the last I meeting amounted to £lslß 5s 3d. In the Lower Waihao water-race account the balance at. the bank in August, | 1934, was credit £331 15s 6d (in Au-i KU.-t, 1933, credit £2(31 17s 9d>. Accounts presented totalled £62 15s 3d, I and the receipts since last meeting:| were £5. j The Lower Waihao water-race committee reported that the supply ot water in I lie races had been satisfac- I toiy. The race alongside the Elephant j ilifi creek deviation was not at all | satisfactory, and the committee considered a new race should be constructed as soon as possible. The engineer said the work was | suitable tor unemployed, and the i council approved it. The Rotary Club. Tiinaiu. wrote askin;.; co-operation and support in tho ; promotion of the Bristol scheme, which j was an effort to persuade people to have as much work as possible done Umuuih ordinary trade channels and! at unsiibsidised waives. '■

The council approved the :-cheme, | and a motion was carried that it be ; urged to put in hand as much work : as' possible. ; The Temuka Borough Council wrote! asking support of a resolution calling j in the Government to convene a con-: ference of local authorities in the Do- 1 inii\ion with the object of framing and 1 ".('opting a national scheme to get the unemployed back into remunerative employment. The' letter was received.

Messrs Boland and Knell advi.-ed ; 'hat Mr A. K. Shanks was making ap-j plication for a new license for a pas-j senger service between Waimate and Timaru, and asked whether it would | be possible for someone to represent | the council at the hearing before the No, 8 'Licensing Authority. The council considered the ea-e a deserving one. and Cr. Lindsay and the county clerk were appointed to repress" nt the council. It wtis decided to make application io the Loans Board for sanction to divert the balance of the loan money-;, amounting to £Bl 2s lOd. for erecting a bridge over Deep creek. llakataramea. After a long discussion. Cr. Lindsay's motion: "That legal steps be taken to abolish the riding accounts, and that the alteration take effect as from April 1, 1985." was carried, Cr. A. N. Hayes dissenting on the grounds that his riding * [fakatarameai would suffer unduly. Cr. Hattrav reported that two areas. of a total of three acres and a half had been selected for tree planting, and it had also been found that several areas at present let at peppercorn rentals were eminently suitable for future use. The chairman said that a satisfactory start had been made. There was now an energetic committee, and it was hoped to do some tree planting every year. Tenders were let as follow:—Metalling: Upper Pareora, 1275 cubic yards, Waimate Transport Company, £233 7s Id; Wailiao, 1090 cubic yards. Waimate Transport Company. £241 His 4d. Oil: Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association.