HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 8

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

'': 'At '-• a : <meeting; ?! of!.'' the, 1 ":. -Hd'rbwhenua ■ .County' Council on:;Saturday,-..the follow-' ;ing;bußiness was dealt ...with i-^.'-'-i-',,■- :, iThe -Under-Secretary.:-bf 'Public'.'Works, -wrote -stating that ;it?is, the Vihtentibnvof. •the; Government',tp; ehtr.ust'..toJa ; large'.'extent,'the'' expenditure 1 ; pf : : .'grahts', for -vrbad'and?.;bfidge. :, ',to ;ibc'al';'au'thowties; jand; detailed;-',the ; . particulars-of ;prpcedi.Ure';tb:.;:be':fpllowed* in ■ carrying *out'. .the ,next 1 policy. : ' 'The'.'-balance of-'.'grants ;available. in iHorowhehua'•■■ County,;,Wfirb stated : to be., as - follows--Waikahae 'Beach : Road: v £lso; main road "through". Sections s': to'. O.'.block; XI, Mount-Ebbinsbn,;S;D. £200,;,pUki' river .'profetion^-'works, £150, Reikorangi?; Hoad to "Mangaone'"Valley. Rbad/'(.£i"fbr ;£2 ' 10s}'-, 1 £500,'- -:Tatfng'Sta' Bridge :(£-for';£)"£7s;;:'.Waikanae- Kiver, 1 protectibu,'.works: (£..' for: •£),; i £loo,,..Otaki? Gorge \Eoad '~'.(£ '?for.. :: '4); : £100; .'-Tararua Track;• Otaki' Forks? tb Mount .Hector :£SO,, v ,Waikanhe "Beach' Koad 1 'JB125;;; ';?/' '•'H^v-G:"H.:Wood;-Shannon,?wrote'com:' ..plaining; of ; thej.sta'te:-' of; the? old' Ferry 'Road,- andj'askthgjthap'Jit should;.be put ih.'r'epair: , This .■was-.ieft '.Vbnri,';and ,Stephenson,;;',-':?.? ..'•;':•;?,.' . :The, ! chief.-? surveyor,"- Welihgtbn;"-' WTote "•regarding .JPiakai iltbad .-' .through jOtafa : .private ;bne.;"bfdered"' by "the; 'Native ' Land '.Court,', and- it; had :hever: been' made ia:public' ; rbad. ?It''.w'as within'the power ; of .the- council- ; to- hive it jcreSted'.a public ■'road.'?;?Th'e-letter"-wasiiree'eived.-;-,'.';;,.':: - i" Messfs." Field, ;L'uckie,-';and ;: Td6g'oo'd : -: informed-' the- 'council of the 'position- as'.to the 'Piaka-'Road' on -behalf-''of,.two::cliehts, jMrs/.M'Gauiey and Mrs. TVebb.'aiid notified the ; council their;- clients job-' jected .to'. ahy ; ?attempt ;beihg.-made.' to fo3m ; ':the : track?khb'Kn; as; the' Piaka Ebad.?::.-■:'-■-"?:?'-''V'""'" s -'■''"•.?;';"?'- ji'Mrf'A. :'A.' Brown, ; '•Waikanae,.;asked ; permission; to jbuild;.a..gate' and jfencej'on the ?road -i at. -Mile.'. Prain,.' PatawaJ'.jThis was': agreed"'to. '-.'•'?■,.■:;',..'.'■' j'.'.','■'? ". "'The'- 'General'' Manager ■:• of, •' Bail ways wrote?stating- that 1 ' the'-Department': were •'willing, to 'pay. ; :any.'-special '-.ratesj'that oSisted. at? the,''t&e;!.lie-..-Wellington-' Manawa'tu':'iine'-'.was j.abquired; -frohi;; the, 'company'.,, j".':-; ■'.'■'■:''-.'■ '•';'.' '■•?;'--.- ? .',''•'■? ■ '.-Mr;..B.'- : "Bockett;; Otaki;'; Gorge,.,. asked '-that'a.-'.twelve'.'fbot^rbad'j.shpuldjbe-.inade; l the-■ ForH -/asr-farj as jthejmonpy.jayail-able-willj permit." .'No; action jwas. .taken;. -.The' secretary jof soners* Aid Society' asked';:fp.v;a-donation: .tp'wat;ds';.their; fundiI;' The; sum?bl; ?£s:'ss.: ;was?granted:-.; ;;. ■?'.,,', : ?'>;-' : ':,-'■.:-'- -' ; ':--',,'