MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1129, 9 March 1910, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING.

Hie ordinary meeting of the Mana- . watu County Council was held to-day Present: Crs J. G. Wilson (chair- • man), R. B. McKenzic, J. Henson :,: Kendall, Dalton, T. Masters, and - W. Ji/. Barber. 1 CORRESPONDENCE. j The following letters were received iat the meeting:— j From the Treasury, notifying the paid-ons" forwarded, £4 13s. From the Commissioner of Crowu -panels, stating that the land for the ■ deviation of the road near Bulls bridge being lands for settlement land it could not be given without compensation, except by taking a Parlia- • mentary vote. ' • M 1, ! 1 ' 0^ 11 m ands Department,, stating ■• that the Taupunga Ferry Reserve belonged to natives. -.rom District Health Officer, complaining again of the drain in front of the bakery at Sanson. From Valuation Department ,en- , closing account for £22 12s 6d for va- /' luation roll. V From Kairanga County Cou-n'cil enclosing statement of account in con' nection with " asking for a contribution towards the old Ferry road at From Cγ. 'Barber, notifying letting contracts on Foxton-Shannon road to tfe g d ,S ° U iIS folIows: A - 8s HB. From Bell Gully., and Cooper, notitving intention of taking steps to recover £27 5s 4d, rates unpaid! From C. G. C. Dernier, asking if pennyroyal is a noxious weed, as there !nni U roTd OUS Pat<SheS al ° ng * he Awa " ■ Fr ° m Technical School, Bulls, asktativo, to the Committee. FINANCE. "~ The Treasure, reported :— ■ Balances: General account, dr., £72 I's IOd; loan account, or., £1761 5s M ; net credit balance £6SS 17s lid Amounts available for expenditure'; Xl 2 18s sd, Waitohi £41 19s id ?n°"f? te wi^- lls £22 10s* 3d WJnrokino £59 10s sd. Overoxponded : Carnarvon £90 0s lid Kawakawa £90 15s. ' BUSINESS TRANSACTED. in reference to the Greatford extension oi the train, the Chairman explained that ho had again communicated with the Minister of Railways on the matter. Cr McKenzie -said if they could not Ret tiio connection with Greatford, - they wou d have {6 consider the Ron-gotea-i< eliding connection. In regard to the Sandon drain the Olerk reported on i;he matter, and it w de^, ded to SB in the drain. ■vr n n£ ?v tated he had informed Mr O. Gγ. C. Dermer that pennyroyal was a noxioue w«ed, but the question was one for the Government InspecThe Chairman was appointed to represent the Council on the Technical School Committee