RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 242, 6 July 1908, Page 9

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES. ' (BY TKLEGUAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) -.- . ■, Rfiarton, July 5; ' Tho monthly meeting of theltangitikoi County Council was held at Marton on-Satur-da.v. . ; ~, . ' . . Tho Railway Department'wrote' stating that tho Council must at, onco remove, tha ballast in the Taihape- .depot, as ov/ing to alterations to' station ..yard it will be .'necessary t<} widen tho embankmont. This comes at an awkward time, as tho metal , cannot now bo placed upon the roads. ; , " ■■■■>'. . .The Manawatu County ..Council,wrote, asking tho Council's support in .urging . the Government to extend thoscopo of the. .Local Bodies Loans, Act.' It-was resolved-that tlioCouncil support tho Manawatu County .Conn-: oil,-and at tho same time urge the; necessity of increased borrowing. power/ for' tho larger counties. Tho.chairman. was appointed .to re-' present the Council, on., this'deputation.' ■

Mr. Mair, engineer', reported haviiig attended the Land. Board meoting .at Wellington, when the whole .practice of ." thirds ", expenditure was reviewed...; As an.outcome tho Board has now decided, to. accept, tho Council's : inthe'-'usual; way, -afterwhich the Board! Iwill refer, thoin to an. out-., sido departmental officer, ..'presumably tho. Crown land ranger, who in turn .will report; to tho Board. If then'it is found tho. proposals are bona fide for tho'.benefit of giving access to the sections front which tho.,money has accrued, the Board will officially, agree to tho expenditure. This .method should ■greatly .simplify the process in iuturo,; and lie hoped at an early date-to be able to practically clear up the "thirds" schcdulo, . and' utiliso a lot of money..previously lying, idlo and of no, use to anybody. V Ho, had ajsd.mado' exhaustive inquiries into,, the public' reserves- - throughout' the' county, >ahd. had cleared up a number' of matters'.''before .'shrouded-'.- in doubt. Whilo in Wellington, ho took the opportunity of interviewing tho' Chief Engineer of Roads, with-the result that-ho has placed upon' the Public .Works. Estimates, all the' Government ajked .for; by.:thb Council..

A deputation, consisting~Df~Mcssrs. James Smith and .David Gofdoiv, waited. .pn.:.-,tlio Council in connection with" the Torere-Puk'eo-kahu Road, and in reply to resolutions passed, at" a mooting of ratepayers-Mp'Council resolved—(l)That it is. not. the./intention .of tho Council to undortako- expenditure;of the money on the road until, tlio .weather"-is.'fay-/ ourablo; (2) that tlio"'Coliticil" cannot""consider tho proposal of. the ;tlie' erection of. a--toll-gate' oivlho arbitrary'; terms' suggested; (3) that' Miv 'Mair'bo instructed to see that ..'Messrs. Brice', Broad, and 'Co. remove' tho ofy (4) that the Council sees no; reason -for. depart; -tag. from' itrf original decision .in regard'to; the construction of the ' ' ' Tho question of alteration';'of. boundaries; was again brought fpnva'rd:'" -The proposal is to tako in, a portion 1 -of tlio Upper "Wangaohu Road Board "district (part of Wanganui County) which iSK between 1 the. Hnutapu River and Erevvhoir'lliding, and including Mataroa. Tho 'request! is mado because most of tho roads in are really a continuation of roads in./. Itangitikei-. County, t and of necessity must lie used by ratepayers in the countyi The' .upkeep ofr these 'roads; is stated to have boen'sadly;ilegledted .lij; Mid 1 Wangaehu Road Board, - for' the .reason 1 , no doubt, they aro'on the boundary of';thp' : Board's district, and",ar.3 -.used., largely;'_by, Rangitikei County ratepayers;- •• A WANGAEHU ; ; 5 . Cr. Batley brought "tho'- matter forward, andfirst introduced . Messrs. ; j, James .Bre.mner. (member of Upper Wangaejhi Road ,Board); and Clias. Laidloy,' who had-- cpnip.-dowii -toBU'pport the proposal. r..-,r> -u. '. Tho Chairman explained thai. it . wojildbu. necessary for settlors; interested to-, petition; tho AYanganui County-Council.- -The requestwould bo favourably considered by the Rangitikoi Council.. . ' ,v; : - .it.-' After a short discussion, the fallowing ,reso~ lution was passed Having :placed- l; the views of tho ' deputation;, tfrow.-fjthev,,'Upper-■Warigaehu Road Boar,d. ; witir regard ;;to. the inclusion of a certain County within the boundaries, ; of./ : RangitikeiCoiinty, this Council intimates..its : willing)icss : to give the proposal its. favoura,ble;,cpnsidoration upon receiving a petition from ratepayers of the said area asking to bp so included t and that a committee, consisting of the Chairman and Crs. M'Gregor and Batloy,. bo appointed to deal with tho matter." .. . . ;