RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 9

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

. ■■■-.. HALF-HOLTDAX QUESTION. I v(By Toleßranh.—Special CorresDohdent.V ; ■'f.l Martpn, January 30. Tho monthly' meeting of tho Rahgitikei County Council; was held at Marton on Saturday;' The treasurer reported that ■£11,062 19s. 4d. was received for rat6s during! January, the' general account now showing a .'credit of '.£5227. 175.-/8 d: ■:..•.■ ..,■.',--,, .- ,: ;,. ■A petition was: received .from. Mangaweka trades-people asking that Thursday, be- the statutory half-holiday instead of Wednesday;' on .account of stock sales being held on, the: latter .day.' t Tho council could not, see its' way', to agree to the -request, "Wednesday having been fixed as the half-holiday in the whole of the comity.'. ■■•','.. : :':"':■: . -.- The Treasury wrote advising ipayments of loan moneys as 'follow:—JEiOO. Whales and Newman,Eoads,.,£Bo7 on account, of Bowens Eoad, .£550 Moawhango' Eoad, and .£looo,for'Taoroa Brldje; 7 ; The loans available are:—.£ 800 for Ngatawa Eoad, .£I3OO for Murimetu, Waterfall, and Kickio Eoads, andViSllOO for ,Okirae ..Dcviai Hon and-Kauangaroa.Eoads. .:, ~>,,:.'.... The Kiwitea County Council wrote asktho couricili'to join in'appointing a; day for poisoning rabbits. . ■ It:. was decided that the .chairman .confer the Kiwitea Council with a'view to fixing a; week as suggested by tho stock inspector/ instead day. ■■ ■■■ ■■:••• - ; . The Kiwitea .Council.-sent a cheque for £i 56 17s.'.6d.i'share;of cost.'of Kawha- ; tau Bridge. •■ ■'"•■''. . The-council voted-.-JCS'..to,-.fund»-of;-.the, 'Discharged. Prisoners' Aid .Society/ . : Tho Public 'Works Dopartment wrotoeiitrnsting the expenditure jof ■•Jslooo_totho conricil.. - for metalllhg,:;' the. '. Taihape'Waiouru Koad..',:..':;" '■':'"■'-',

Mr. Jhs.. 'Ge'orgetti. waited on, the counoil and reported: that. a Town Board -wiis to' ho formed in Mangaweka, and asked the council's 'assistance towards 'renewing several bridges- on .tho/main: road. The' council agreed, .when .ad justing .'accounts,, to ifavourably',. consider the c|ucstion, and the: engineer is to. report on the' probable requirements; The /plan of tho proposed' 'Town;.. Board '/area was agreed' to. '. ■*'''■"..'■'.. '. The Egmont-Box Company was granted permission to lay a tramline tliTough: the, ■ reserve. along the / Mangapapa. Strearn; ..hear';Torere.- ■-';.'/.. ■'■:';. ■ •;'• -:"- : ''•."'''

! :A. motion, was'passed that.in view of the hardship 'entailed and! heavy cost: mourred' by .settlers/.in?t endeavouring ,'to. eradicate ,' penny, .royal f'and...the'ox-eye daisy; in Eangitikei - County,- and as' these plants' havo 'not. been ; declared noxious .weeds in'-'imghboiirihg districts', tlio,;Department: be asked': to; notify, its .'■ inspflc-, tors not': to-insist, eradication of these w«eds. ,;-,.: : i/; :.. ■■ ..- A ■ further ,sum l ' of : ;£;00 ;to-corho :put 'of: next year's" general account'waS voted for repairs on Torero Eoad.. '. Councillor Smith and the engineer, were appointed, to proceed ■ to'.Wellington, to urge the Minister for Eailways to arrange .a train for haulage of ballast from Ohi.ngaiti for urgent works in tho-northern part .of, the. county. Tho membor for llahgitikei ■■ .will .accompany!- thoV deputation. : : '■■!■■■ •'.";,' ■',■'■ -,' I'.',-; '■". : '..*-' ■

The tenders for most of'tho metalling contracts were considered .too' high,'"and .werp'left with the engineer to deal. with.