ANOTHER LOCAL BODY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1908, Page 8

ANOTHER LOCAL BODY.

MAKARA COUNTY COUNCIL. The election of councillors in connection with tha newly-constituted Makara County was held yesterday. Six councillors were required ; four seats were allotted to the Porirua Riding, and two to the Makara Riding. The following is the result of the poll : — PORIRUA RIDING. Bryant, Stephen 122 Moore, Frank T 11l Haggerty, John H 86 Eastwood, Thomas H. ... 79 Knight, Chas. P 72 Cole, Alfred D 71 Bould, Robert 64 Jillett, Herbert J 57 Informal 3 MAKARA RIDING. Monk, George 26 Hawkins, Frederick H. ... 23 Healy, Patrick 17 Monaghan, Henry J. ... 17 Robinson, Thomas H. ... 16 Wallace, Wm. H 13 Informal 2 THE FIRST MEETING. The new councillors, with the exception of Councillor Eastwood, held their first meeting this morning, and put through a fair amount of preliminary business. Councillor Hawkins (Makara) was appointed chairman for the ensuing year. The matter of appointing a clerk and securing office and meeting rooms first came up for consideration. The returning officer, and late clerk of the Mak-ara Road Board. Mr. G. Hislop, was appointed to the position of clerk for the present, but the matter of remuneration was held over, as it had not been ascertained how much time would have to be devoted by the clerk to the business of the council. It was anticipated that the whole of his time would be required. With regard to the question of offices, councillors were strougly of opinion that they had a direct claim on the Hutt County Council's premises. The money for these offices had in part been subscribed! by their constituents. It was thought advisable, however, before any definite action was decided upon to wait upon the Hutt County Council at its next meeting, and see exo,ctly how they were situated in the matter. The second Saturday of each month was fixed as the day of meeting. It waa decided that Messrs. Field, Mepham, Greer, London, and Barnes be appointed roadmen in the Porirua Riding, and that fresh applications be called for the Ohariu and Hutt roads. The remuneration of tho chairman was fixed at £25 per annum, and that of the councillors at £1 a meeting. i The clerk was instructed to make the necessary business arrangements with banks, etc., and the meeting terminated.

Several cases involving offences against the city bylaws were dealt with in the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M. :— [ Louis Christensen pleaded guilty to erecting an addition to his premises without first obtaining permission, and was fined 10s and costs. Charles Dugdale, for depositing manure in a place within 20 feet of a public roadway, was .fined 10s and costs. "Hosers" were disposed of as reported in another column. The residence of Mr. W. D. Lyon was broken into a few days ago while the family were absent for the day. Drawers were pulled out and ransacked, and tho contents scattered on the floor. A little cash, under a pound, was missing, also a valuable Masonic jewel, which Mr. Lyon highly prized for sentimental reasons. An entry was affected from a window, at the back of the