MAKARA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 15

MAKARA COUNTY COUNCIL.

; QUESTION OF J; ! Tho monthly' meeting 'of the■ -Makara County ■ Couridil .w-as-hold, yesterday morn r :ning. - C.ou'noillors .]?.'.T..',"Moore ;.(ohair,man); J.,:'Haggerty, , ;:'S.'f-Bryant. Hi-'Jfiast- . wood,;' G.: Monk, rand .P. - Hawkins...we're ,pr^ht.::;:.;;!iV,'v.!.'. : ; ;.;' - 'r-.;'-'."V?." ■ .'.The; county; having at. present, no by■laws, ? it: .was. .decided Y'io i adopt:those ~of. z'ffie" , Councilv>relayng ;V ,|ito... -«ariitdtibti',^.traffic, , tXiicHott':"epgiScs;.va#'3.. v'H''-V; H v. : Tho,' Newlands Settlers'/ Association* np-, iplied for assistance, in 'leaking :n track.' .thrpugli from > Ngahau-' unijtfa.'. In;view 'of,-:tho^fact, ;ihat. Newfuiiu|s; may;iishortty' ~ titWfetv .to - . tho county, 'the -councildecided. to. hold the;.matter- ovqiv' for '.'the.' present.,.',:-',- ;■ ioM- idtpfttation- pf •' Newlarids; settlers ..at the;-inclusion;., of -:their.;;district / : in- tho Makara ■ County,-instead of in the John-.: 'sonvillo Town District. :; - r - •: : >l: .. ■ It was reported that -the conference of • the' Hutt. and, Makara, ;Cpunty,.,Councils. .before Mr.:lW.'i 'Si -Short;.' commissioner; ; in-reference -to;the; adiustmyht.'.of-.b(innd T paries liad. jieen ; postponed-until .later'ill; ' the month. ..' ''' ■' :; The: dog itax was Ifixed. at' 2slv6d., -andv. ; .tho : tender■'of. ■W. : vFjsher,-'to'..collect it. it; ' id. 'VMr.'J.' Curtain .was appointed: ,'at ; Pofirua; ; :-/■. v" ,;.78.; ;6d.. were passed for payment. •. .V A', special : meeting of the council was then held :to. coiisider and. approvo.'a by- . law.imposing a line' not exceeding;.£s:for : {damngihg'lordeavins; 1 open' any gate erect- ! ;ed':with- the';council's permission'■ across- ' was ■' 'adopted;