OPOTIKI NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10450, 3 December 1927, Page 11

OPOTIKI NEWS

OPOTIKI GOi'XTY COLNCLI

OPOTIKI BOROUGH COUNCUB. (Spociai-to the Times'.) • OPOTIKIj}»J>ec. 2. The mbntlilx meeting wa.s held on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Mr G. b. Moody) presiding over a full attendance. ■* • The Municipal Conference wrote that tlio annual conference will be held at Nelson on March 14. The question of drawing up permits will be considered at the next jnecting of the Council. Iti was. decided to forward a cheque for £2O to the Cook County. Council towards cost ;of the MacDonald Memorial. ■Messrs MeGrcry Bros, wrote signifying. their intention of having hedges cut according to requirements. A letter was received from the Deputy Chief Inspector for Dangerous Goods referring to the amended scale of fecsi for petrol pumps,—Cr. Fleming' strongly, criticised the .minimum fee chargeable, which, he contended, was unreasonable., —A ftor. discussion, it was resolved to reply recommending that the minimum, amount in the tanks be raised to 250 gallons. A letter from the Wanganui City Council was received, in which a protest was voiced against the petrol tax which, it-was contended,' shook, he reduced by half.—Cr. Carruthers supported the protest, ’ stating that the highway and other ’main roads would not get any of the tax money. .—Cr. Pearson considered that Lins Council should support the tax as the roadsi throughout New Zealand would greatly benefit.—lt was finally decided to support ..the tux, ..hut that there should be no exemptions.' Messrs. Letts Bros, wrote re the sale of their electric 'plant to the Bay of’Plenty Power Boai'd.—4t was decided to hold a special meeting to consider the matter ou December 0. A long discussion took place on the question of putting down tarred permanent footpaths, a list, of the various works being agreed upon, the Mayor being empowered to instruct the foreman to immediately put on three extra men. The Fire Brigade Superintendent presented a report-, on a recent lire, and also asked that another fire bell lie erected near the Fire Station.— Councillors agreed that more bells are necessary, and decided, that the fire brigade committee meet .the hire Brigade and discuss the question. (living to -the late hour no members’ business was dealt with, but a suggestion was made .that fortnightly meetings he •’ held. •However, no decision was arrived at. The Waioeka bridge inscription • plate question was* again revived by the receipt of a letter Horn the Opotiki County Council, giving the wording to be inscribed on a plate to be a (fixed to-the new bridge. The Council also asked lor the co-operation o, the Borough Council in connection witli the opening ceremony.—Several i councillors strongly cs kicked tneCounty Council for ignoring the recommendations of the joint committee appointed to deal with tne v.ording. It appears that the Borough Council has not.yet received any explanation as to why the- comniiti.ce s recommendations were ignored, and councillors felt; they had a grievance aaainst the County (.ounce. Liiuoithe circumstances, the councillors fed that tiie borough should not pay anything in connection with the opening ceremony, as it hau been said that the borough had nothing whatever to do with the midge. After full discussion, the iol,owing resolution was carried. <»ii!v Councillor Fleming dissenting:mb l ’ n ‘ der the circumstances .wiucli sto remain unexplained, the Council icds unable to co-operate with the Bounty Council in the opening ceremony.

QPOTIKL CHAMBER OF -OMmeece:

fSpecial to the Times.) OPOTIKI, Dec. 2. The monthly meeting of the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce was heal last night. . . A letter was . received from die Postmaster-General -stating that arrangements had been made for mails to leave Rotorua at 6 a.rn. and arrive at Opotiki at 12.15 p.m., four hours earlier than previously. \ 'letter- was received from National Tours, Ltd., asking for information about the, district to he 'inserted in a tourist’s- guide. The Public AVorks Department, Tauraiiga, notified that oil boat days, a train will leave Tauraiiga Ait* 7 a.in., arriving at Taneatua at ip a.m., returning .'rom Taneatua at ,'3.15 p.m., and arriving: at Tauraiiga at 6 p.m. The Chamber decided to support the Rotorua Chamber in urging Government support lor the woodpulping industry!

The Opotiki County Council met this morning. ■ The Council had wired the -Minister of Public AVorks that they opposed the proposed increase of the amount of petrol tax to Ue paid to small boroughs. A reply received states that no increase over 8 per cent.- is proposed., A letter was received from Mr Braeel local manager of Dalgety and Co., complaining _ of the bad state of the Waiotahi road, and claiming £2 10s expenses incurred in getting his car out •of "a bad bole in the road.—The matter was referred to the engineer to report. H. A. Evans wrote refusing to pay further rates until the AVaiotalii road was put in order.-—The Council’s solicitor was instructed to take steps to recover rates' owing, tiie engineer to report on the state of the road. ' .•

In reply to ah enquiry from the Council, the Minister ;. of .Agriculture 'wrote stating that the Government had decided not to liberate any more opossums at present.

The wharfinger.mt Ivutarero wrote referring to tilio 1 damage .done to. the wharf and approach, by. extra heavy carting by the public, AVorks Department.—The engineer was instructed to report on the damage, with a view to making a claim.

The Council ■heartily, endorsed the suggestions contained in g letter by Mr It. H. Thompson. sent to all Mk'sF., that ilie 'Government- shall go into the question of. issuing ft third party .risk on mb'tor vehicles, it being considered that it could be done for L2 per motor . vehicle, if made compulsory.'