MANAWATU COUNTY

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1354, 14 March 1928, Page 6

MANAWATU COUNTY

THE MONTHLY MEETING C EXE HAL EL'S IXESS The monthly meeting of the Manawatu County Council was held at Sanson .Yesterday.- C r \\ . E. Barber occupying the cluiir. Also present were: Crs H. Hunt, J. Boyce. I) M . field. AT. E. Pearce, J. EL. Permit, J. l r . -Medved vie. C( ).l IB ESPO N DEN CE From Xo. 9 Highways Council advising that in regard to subsidiary highways in the county the Long burn-Kongotea road i miles, had bean recommended to the Minister lor declaration, as a main highway. Information was required as to whether or not that portion ol the road passing through the iiongotea Town Board area would be maintained by the Board or the Council.—Cr Hunt: “I am very pleased indeed." Regarding the matter ol maintenance of that portion of the road through the Town Board district- it was jolt in the hands o! the chairman and Cr Hunt to colder with the Board’s representatives and arrive at some arnica biro arrangement.

From the Horowhenua County Council asking agreement with, its proposal to calls tenders tor the purchase of the old Manawai u bridge, including demolition.—Count'd ottered no objection. From the Oroua Downs Drainage Board advising an estimated cost ol Id 10 to ci'eau drains within its area.—The Council, on the motion of Cr Mclvelvic. agreed to the programme of drain die a nl/iig as recommended by the advisory committee with the understanding that no money is spent on the Pukipuki lake outlet.

From E. Gilbert. Taugimoaiia, complaining that nothing had been clone regarding , a building condemned by the County inspector. To he informed that Council can take no further action, hut that the complaint be forwarded by Mr Gilbert to the health officer.

COUNTY FINANCES ’flic treasurer (Mr A. K. Dew! reported on the finances ol the count.x for the month of February as follows: County fund account dr, g iq gs sd; main highways loan account cr, LTD| 8s 7d ; imprest account cr, Lio: loan account ci • (j 11. L 0 Is Id,; nett debit balance, £IOB7 9s yd!; The Inflowing' amounts were availaide for riding expenditure to the end of the financial year. Ml.si mst: Sauduii riding, Elia 9s Hid; Mount Stewart, CLoB 8s Id; Waitolii, Ll2B 17s Id; Uongolea. .Cl 7 7s lid; Carnarvon, CB.G Ms Id. The following riding accounts had been oeeiexpended. Kawa Kawa, £lB 10s Od ; Awahou, E2 18s Bd.

RATE BOLE The (blowing alterations were clfecLed in the County rate full : Estate of T. Harris to Jas. TeJiord, lot I, sections 0 and /, Carnarvon; Clias'. Dahl to Arthur Aladeii, sections 181 and 188, Uongotca; Estate of A. S. .Easton to the Public Trustee, sections 385, 380, 415, TIG, Foxtou. section GO and part hock II Te Kawa u subdivision, seeu-m 133 and part rural section 533, Foxton, part rural section 420, Fo.xton, and part block 2, W hirukino, rural section 532 and part 423, town ol l ? o.\ton, rural section *2Ol, town of Fo.xton. rural section 230, part 231. 377, part 378, 379/3811, and 390/409, Foxton.