MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 February 1929, Page 5

MEETINGS

PLUNKET SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the district Plunket Society was held yesterday: Present: Mesdames Dennehy (Chairman), Harvey, J. McLean, O. McLean, Robertson, Barrett, Carter, Carmine, O’Brien. Apologies were received fro.m Mesdames Garde, Schaef, Moore, Wilde, Black and Miss Anderson. Miss Hooper, Assistant to the Director of Plunket Nursing, wrote stating that Nurse Ingold would relieve Nurse Spring for annual holiday. One account of £24/9/7 was passed for payment. It was .decided that the annual collection for subscriptions should be made during the next week.

A discussion took place about the advisability of the Plunket Nurse doing night duty, the members considering that it placed too great a task upon her, and would therefore recommend that in all cases where it is necessary for a Nurse to remain with a child, the parents be advised to secure the services of one.

The Nurse reported as follows: — Visits to homes, new cases 5, old cases 128. Office, adults 174, babies 113, older children 67. Outstations, visits to homes, new cases 6, old cases 87. Visits to office, adults 30, babies 26, older children 5. During the month visits were paid to Blackball, Hokitika, Kumara, Reefton, Runanga and Taylorville.

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, February 9. The Hokitika Borough Council met last evening. Present: Dr Teichelmann (Deputy Mayor), Crs T. W. Duff, E. W. Heenan, D. J. Evans, Jas. King. The District Engineer, Public Works Greymouth, wrote advising conditions under which Government is prepared to Approve of and pay subsidies to Local Bodies for relief of unemployment.

Mr W. Wilson, agent for Lucas and Robertson, replying to notice under Health Act to effect repairs to house on Section 358, Bealey Street, asked that the matter be held over, as owner had decided to sell the property, or the house for removal.

The Sanitary Inspector, Greymouth, wrote directing that notice be served on owner of Section 144, to effect repairs to building. The Medical Officer of Health, Christchurch, wrote pointing out that in respect of Mr A. J. Thompson’s application for permission to install a septic tank, that although the Drainage and Plumbing Regulations are now applicable to Hokitika Borough, they cannot actually apply to drainage in general, as the Council has not provided a sewerage scheme within the Borough; the drains which at present exist being merely storm water drains; and further, that the DirectorGeneral of Health had ruled that septic tanks were not to be agreed to, on the ground that it was likely to defeat the installing of a sewerage scheme within the Borough. The Returning Officer for the Westland Licensing District, intimated that Tuesday, the 12th. March, proximo, is the Statutory day for the election of the Licensing Committee, and forwarding a copy of the list of polling places for approval, and also asking the Council to fix the rate of payment of Deputy Returning Officers and poll clerks. The Council went into committee to consider the matter. On the Council resuming the action of the Committee was approved. The District Land Registrar wrote that a title to Section 682, Town of Hokitika, C.T. 30/285 has now been issued, and may be uplifted on payment of £l/5/-. Note. —Section 682 is the entrance of the right-of-way (at the Weld Street end), which runs from Weld Street to Hamilton Street). E. Bade wrote asking permission to

erect a verandah at premises lately occupied by Evans and Wells, Hamilton Street.—Granted. The Treasury reported receipts amounting to £B6/1/2; payments £1314/2/2; Credit £2lO/12/11. Accounts presented and passed for payment amounted to £5O/4/0. The foreman reported on work carried out during the month. The Abattoirs Manager (Mr J. Jarman) reported animals slaughtered for the month: 27 cows, 29 heifers, 52 bullocks, 269 sheep, 62 lambs, 7 pigs, 12 calves. Fees received £6B/12/0, compared with £7O/1/0 for the same period last year.

Cr Heenan drew the Council’s attention to the blackberry growth in Stafford Street, close to the Presbyterian Church, and asked that it be cleaned up.

The Chairman s«id that it should be cleaned from the Church grounds whence it comes.

It was resolved to have this portion cleaned as well as Tancred Street, and that two extra men be employed for the purpose.