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Daily Telegraph (Napier), 17 January 1881, Page 3

ton, stating that no further sum would be granted for the Waikarmoanae-road. From F. Sutton, Esq., M.H.8., that ho was moving in the matter of getting tho vote re-granted for the Wairoa-Gisborno-road.

Letters from nineteen County Councils re landed endowments and the constitution of Waste Lands Boards, as follows:—Nino had not _ considered the matter at all, nine agreed with the Wairoa County Council, and were anxious to co operate, and one Council (Waikouaite) disagreed altogether, and was perfectly satisfied with Land Boards as tit present constituted.

From Mr J. A. Fletcher, agreeing to proposed road alterations at Mangawhero Creek.

From Mr J. A. Smith, thanking the Council for having re-elected him on the Napier Hospital Committee, and also stating he was not aware any complaints had ever been made by patients about their food, save a trivial one last winter about vegetables, which had been at once rectified as well as tho season of the year permitted. From Mr T._ J. Steele, of Cricklewood, relative to opening a road at Awhio. From the Wairoa Cemetery Trustees, asking for a grant in aid. From Mr Bertram Lambert, re surveying road at Maru Mn.ru. From Dinwiddio and Co., offering to Bupply a complete set of the New Zealand Statutes for £20. OUTWARD CORRESPONDENCE. To the Surveyor-General, notifying that the Council had accepted the grant of £20 offered by the Government for opening a road to the ford at Maru Maru. To the Commissioner of Waste Lands Boards, Auckland, expressing a desire to lease sections 70 and 71, Oporti. And a host of other letters of minor importance. ROAD TO MART/ MART/ FORD. Mr Bertram Lambert's report as to the best line of road was read. The Chairman said this line of road Would cost the Council over £100. The law expenses would be very heavy, and the line would have to be fenced. It did not matter whether owners of land consented or not, the road had still to be taken under the Public Works Act. He much regretted the Council had taken any action in the matter during his absence. He would move that the motion re taking this road be shelved indefinitely. This was seconded and carried. WAIKARE3IOANA ROAD. The Chairman said they had received notice from the Government that no further grant would be forthcoming for this road, so ho would like to know how it was to be maintained. Cr. Gemmell: There are not many settlers in that line of road. We had, perhaps, better give them back their rates, and let them do the best they can, as the Council can never maintain the road without assistance from the Government. Cr. Duff: We had better postpone the discussion of this matter till the next meeting of the Council. Agreed to. MANGAWHERO BRIDGE. Cr. Duff said if all the owners of the land in that locality agreed to the deviation of the road, and would sign a paper to that effect, he would approve of the bridge being built. STATUTES OF NEW ZEALAND. The Chairman thought it would be very advisable to have all the statutes of New Zealand in the office handy for reference. He considered they would be very useful. Cr. Gemmell: Twenty pounds is not too much for such valuable books. Cr. Flint would like to know what the Council wanted with them at all. Buying Acts of Parliament was one thing, but being able to understand them was another. He objected to the expenditure. The statutes were now being revised, and a new, and probably cheaper, edition issued. If it was absolutely necessary at any time to refer to an Act, he had no doubt it could be seen at the Court House. It waß agreed the matter should stand over. GRANT TO CEMETERY. It was decided to hand over a sum of £25 as a grant-in-aid to the trustees towards improving the cemetery and laying it off into sectarian burial grounds. MOHAKA FERRY. Cr. Bee said that he and Cr. Strachan had made temporary arrangements with Mr John Sim respecting this ferry. He begged to give notice of motion, that the motion of Ilth August last re the discontinuance of the Mohaka ferry be rescinded. ROAD TO AWHIO. Cr. Flint said they had better inform Mr Steele they would undertake this road when they had sufficient funds. It might be a considerable time, perhaps never, but it would show they were willing to construct the road when they could. CROOKED ROADS. Cr. Duff said he had noticed that many of the roads through the County had been laid off crooked, and occasionally up very ■teep hills. He would suggest that the Government be requested that, when sending a surveyor in future to lay off roads, they communicate with the County Council, who would pend the road overseer or some other practical man to show the Government surveyor where to take the road. Cr. Gemmell said he thought the Government would have more confidence in their own surveyor than in any resolution passed by tho Council. Cr. Bee agreed with Cr. Duff that a practical man should be sent with the aurveyor. Two heads were better than one. HOSPITAL DIET. Cr. Flint said he had heard from patients that there were two tables in the Napier Hospital —one for the doctor and matron, &c, where tilings were very nice, and another for the patients, on which there were often things the patients did not care for. He thought the tables should be changed. A Councillor remarked that patients were not very easily pleased, and were prone to exaggerate. Mr Smith's explanation was a very fair, straightforward one, and he thought^he~matter had better drop. DOG REGISTRAR. Several tenders were received for the office of Begistrar of Dogs for the County, and the County went into committee to consider them. On re-assembling, it was announced Mr Ealph Gardiner's (the road overseer) tender of Is 6cl a head had been accepted. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and the Council then rose.