NORMANBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 May 1928, Page 7

NORMANBY.

' Emm Our Own Correspondent). TOWN DO A PI). At ihe monthly meeting of tiie Town Hoard on Tuesday night there were present; —-Commissioners, C. J. Preston teiniiniiuu), Calloway, U. Lydon and i . Ployd. An apology tor absence was •leeeived from Com. A. Hills. A letter was received I rout the Chief Health Olficer intimating that Inspector Gooding at present stationed iu Eltluuii would take over the health inspection of the Norman by Town District. Th© secretary of the Taranaki Local Bodies’ Association advised that the annual meeting would be held at Eltham on Wednesday, 30th inst. Lt was resolved that the Chairman and clerk represent the boat'd at the meeting. A letter was received from the Hon. il. J. Hnwken. Minister of Agriculture, stating tlial any work nuclei taken by the board to relieve unemployed during I lie coming winter would be subsidised bv flic Government to the extent of Of) per cent, of the labour cost. Dr. Meeretly wrote wishing to know if the board would consider the adoption of the departmental regulation as this# course obviated the necessity of adopting anil printing new by-laws and could be given effect to by an order-in-eonncil. The clerk was instructed to write for a copy qf the regulations. The ranger. Mr. G. M. Blackwell, reported that during lace days registered cows had been kept in fairly well, but owners of cows required to get their stock off the road by sunset. He also reported that a hedge on the corner o ftlie Jvcteniarae and Oliangai Roads, needed cutting. The clerk was instructed to write to the owner to do the necessary work. A resident who had been written to previously in regard to a hedge which was an obstruction oil the corner of Vogel Street and Mountain .Road, is to be given seven days’ notice t 0 have the work done or the board would get it done at his expense. Thu health inspector uotiled two eases of scarlet fever in the town district. Accoants amounting to £2B 14s lid were passed for payment.