TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4485, 14 July 1877, Page 1

TAIERI COUNTY COUNCIL.

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raß COtTKTT TOILS. ConnHi B «2n?f ma « nd , Strode * solicitors to the Lonncil wrote.— Oar letter to you of 7th inst °! der to re-establish toll-gates, the provisions of section 105, Public Works Act i«7« to be carried out, wm Sv»Ki‘il tl'ere stated, that the Council had * sal'y abolished the toll-gates. Ton now. however for^r^ e V her * 0,1 the Evidence which yoTCe tO . a \ there is anything to shew OnSoikinrtto-nn^v. 4 *^ 6 ® 11 Ie * a,, y abolished, va loosing through the papers forwarded we v very , hesitation in saying *that thcy Lave been abolished at oil. Section 117 of the Pab ic Works Act. 1876. requires that on iW s^^^the 6 C onn C ‘l thftt “7 toU-gate is unnecesl vi- t- onn , cll may, by an order publicly a w° Bu ? b toll-gate. Public notification Ub lCat i° n la apaper circulating In the dis. trie, where such exists. The only apparent notifiupwoiml! 1 reference to the toll gate consists of a H e ,,® paper report upon the proceedings, and even *oo* -t r ® suffl . cient publication, which we think aad not of /L?/ a pubH cation of a rcsolntie* ?? d a ?t°/t he order required by the Act. In addi!n!k* n Ac . ‘PPareatly requires a specific order foe n l-^ ga!p ' _, We tWek, too. that tafere anysneh orUe being made each case should be Inquired into* hfthn^vT 18 * 1 v mi(?llt be bel<l that every inhabitant ot any toU 11 ™^ Bh *£ ob^e<sfc to * h * abolition foro D wl ol F nder the Circumstances, therefore, we should advise the Taleri County to eonSl^b^^f 011 ? f to F B 88 if no & bolitlon of RnLftt= -^ d teken pla f e - On the motion of Mr the collection” cons as Kaikorai and West Taieri toll-bars be m. sumed on Monday, the 16th Inst."

the counties act. The amendments in the Act adopted by the Con* S7?? of .?r i ? 9 hairmen were brought before the Gonncil by the Chairman. - in mentioning the first resolution re extending the Oountui. the at H^hn?n K f ßtated u ha L c l neßtion had been raised f i r ® nc v, by Mr C!tirlc ' who thought that it would be adnsab.e to have larger districts, as the Counties would then work more in harmony and the business would be carried on in a more economical a J.’ be3ldes which they would obtain larger borand have tho construction of larger S k ' He referred to the interior railway asona instance of the necessity for extension, M! Roberts thought some of the Counties should f. , l am n ga T ated ’ an ,4 that three o r . at the ouside, four Counties would be ample for the whole ProviDce. At the present time the only objection to this step was the want of means of locomotion. He to .™ 0T ® a resolution o' the rffeet that this Council endorse the resolution arrived at by the Conference. Be s onde < i the motion, considering that l d Bo S da and Counties, as at present constituted, could not work together long. r ,^ r ,®5 AKD d - d n °t think they had given the County Coimcils sufficient experience to be able to state whether the Counties would work better when amalgamated. He did not agree with the Chairman that the Assembly would giro the Coun.ies power for constructing large works. He was of opinion that such matters would bo entrusted to Road Boards, MrEurHERE rd thought works were bestmauaged m the hands of local bodies. ii m, n “otion of Mr Eobeets it was resolved— That this Council is of opinicn that a reduction in the number of Counties would be beneficial." J™ 8 a swed, on the motion of Mr Shako—- — that the boundaries of the electoral, licensing, road, and resident magistrate’s districts should & made co-ermmous with the boundaries, as far aa practicable.

The remaining c’auses as amended by the Con--133,18 a, and 189, which were struck out. *