MANAWATU COUNTY

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2308, 11 December 1930, Page 6

MANAWATU COUNTY

MONTH'S WORK MFETING OF THE COUNCIL At the 3lun.ua Watu County Council meeting at Sanson, Cr. W. E. Barber presided over Crs. Hunt, Boyce, Reid, Pearce, Ferrett and MeKelvie. ENGINEER’S REPORT Drains are being deepened on. the Sauson-Awahuri road. Mount Stewart has received considerable, attention of late and it will bo necessary to continue the maiute.nauco oh Uic single coat work until early in the eoming yegir, w«hen this portion of the) road can he brought up to three coat standard. A culvert on the Feild.ing-Avahuii Itcxad lias been repaired and lengthened . Kowhai road in the Mounfc Stewart idding has been graded, and willows have becoi cutback. TREASURER’S REPORT County fund account (dr) £10,671 Is 7d; main highway (loan account (cr) £748 Is Id; loan account (cr) £524 Os 2d; net dr. balance, £O3OO 3s 4d. Tlie amounts shown a s available for expenditure in the various ridings were as under: Sandoai riding, £2OO 1.75; Mount Stewart, £O4 los Od; Waitohi, £2lO 0s Dd; Rongotea £65 7s Carnarvon, £64 4s lOd ; Kawa Kawa, £133 7 S Od; Awahou, £73 10. s 6d. At present £8683 in-rates was- out-' standing. This sum included hospital an<l special rates, a s well as general rates. The revenue of the council was strengthened by refunds in the loan account on plant and metal, etc., and the Government subsidy on rates yet to collie, the whole amounting to £3410, while in addition, the council’s ordinary general revenue amounted to £(>100. Under the latter heading revenue from other sundry accounts was expected to produce £3OO, and this would give the council £7OOO with which to finish the remaining three months of the year. The pexsition was quite Satisfactory, and with care tlie council would have sufficient funds to carry it through th o balance of its work. THE RATE ROLL The following, alterations to tlie rate roll were authorised: S. Lyon to M. J. C. Muur, pact section 58, Tangimoana ; E. A. and A. C. Bennett to J. F. and E. M. Nolan, section 65, Douglas Block; E. H. Robinson to O. (J. -Robinson, section 428, Block V. Ml. Robinson S.D r; Fv J . Foster to F. J. Foster, part section 384, Carnarvon To w iisili ip; ;F. Rob i.nsoii Est to H. E. Garhett, part section 430, Fox ton: R. L. Harding to M. 31. Matliias. section 11, Tangimouna.; A. J. Marsh to G. F. Wright, pt. RangitikeiMana.watu Block B 1 ; N. D. AVileock to T homas Cornwell, lots 3 and 4, part section 346 Gar carve iri.