WEST COAST DREDGING RETURNS.

Grey River Argus, 28 October 1907, Page 3

WEST COAST DREDGING RETURNS.

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL. • Own Correspondent) A meeting of the' Council was held on Friday. Present-^Crs J. Stevenson (chairman) and all other councillors. Mr McNamara took his seat as representative of Hampden riding and ■was welcomed "By the Cihairmian. From R. McNee, notifying the re-" suit of election of member for Hampden "Riding. -Received. From Inangahua Times, asking for reduction of water rent. Not entertained. Mrs Dykon, giving notice that one of he rcottages was unoccupied as from the 30t!h September, and asking to be relieved from payment of rent for water to it as from that date. Granted. . . From Mrs H. MonteitK, asking the Council to deal at this meeting with her application for footpath and kerbing in front of the Criterion Hotel and Theatre Royal. No action taken. ■ From Mrs King, complaining of the bad condition of "the street near her house. Referred to engineer. From Mr A. Main, drawing attention to the necessity for. some repairs to the' street near his residence. Referred to engineer. From Free, Cottrell and Lawry, on behalf of Mr G. L". Ticon, for permission to construct a water race across the road to>Antonios Flat. Granted subject to approval of engineer. From "Mr E. W. Spencer enclosing a letter from Mr^ 'G. Mclnroe inreferletter fom Mr G. Uclnvoe in Tefering the 'Snowy Creeks bridge sb as to enable him to convey a heavy boiler over it; also asking if the would be prepared to undertake the supervision of the work in the ©vent of the Govern:nten.t pnaviding a .grant foT tihe construction of Blacbwater road. ißesolved on the motion of McMcXnroe that the Minister of Mines be requested to have the road carried on more expeditiously. Carried. From General Manager of Tourist , Department, forwarding an application from J. Hadcock for a lease for five years of the House at Maruia Springs. (Received. From Under Secretary Mines, that R. Mariner's application for assistance towards cost of driving Low Level} aty (Aulds Creek could not be granted as the work was not consider- : -edone towards which the Department should contribute From P. J- O'Regan, in reference .to the proposed Murchison County Bill. ' " . . . rr Cr Beits moved, seconded by ur. Bowater," that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr P. J. O'Regan for his able services in connection with the severance of the M-uTcJmon coun;ty. iCarried. . Cx -Betts moved that tenders bs m- , vited by, the en-gmeer to keep the dray and waggon wad, Snowy : Creek for a -period of six months o ' allow ithe Consolidated Company to * get their machinery on the ground. Seconded by €r .Bowater. Carried. Resolved *hat the Council request r the Dlstrictt Traffic Manager .^provide three, trains "through to ChTist- + church every, week. - . _ v - Proposed by .Cr McNamara that the Council make^plication to the -De- ■ fence Department for a sum of £2- :; for the Murchison Rifle Range, th< t- Murcbison Club' undertaking to pm n Vide-^. .Seconded by Cr Bowate, j- and carried. M •Resolved on vhe motion of Cr Me .were also brought forward by Or Me was /instructed to a A WasAppoir^d^ trustee on the Hospitapoard in .plac ag of Mr -Bell xesigned. ■> w _. a v€ Travelling allowance of £7 was a h | lowed Cr McNamara.^ _-

The followmg West Coast^dredge Returns to Saturday, 26th October, ozs «wrt No Town Creek (wk) ... 37 .9 Blackwater River (wk) ... 37 o Pactolus'No. 1 (130). • ••• 3O 3 Paotolus No. 2 (165) — -27-17 Callaghan's Creek U3l) ..•» 23 10