HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 March 1934, Page 9

HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL

FUBLIO FUNDS FOE EGiMONT

CHAIRMAN VOICES OPINION,

■Councillors present at the monthly meeting in Hawera to-day of the HaAvera County Council' Were: Messrs J. B. Murdoch (chairman), C. J. Preston, E. A. Washer, A. E. Death, W. Rothery, A. G. Larcom, J. Lander, T. A. Winks, arfd: the- county clerk (Mr J. W. Harding). Cr A. G. Larconu and Mr B. C. Lysaght were reappointed to represent the council on the south committee of the Egm'ont National Park Board. In the course of a brief discussion of the' affairs of. the Egmont, National Park Board the chairman asked why it ■was ithat application, had to be made so frequently to the Government for assistance. Was it due to'bad management that the hoard, could not keep expenditure within the limits of its resources? he asked. Cr. Larcom pointed out that the south committee did not have the same roacling difficulties as the least a,nd north which also were in need of funds.

““The chairman voiced 1 the opinion that all Government grants for the mountain resort should be shared by the three committees. .It seemed that the north committee, existed only for the north and the- south* committee had to fend as best, it could for itself. . Cr. Larcom: The south committee is fortunately in a better financial position than either of the other two committee's or the board, and it is jus afraid that the others might demand a share. That is why the south committee is pushing ahead with its. electric lighting scheme at Dawson Falls and so cofn'mit the money it has m band. The chairman remarked that the board would' receive very little support if it appealed to the local bodies for funds as' he understood had* been sug- ° SPREAD OF RAGWORT. Advice Was received from the Department of. Agriculture at Hawera that 'complaints of ragwort on pro-, party* at Ararata had been referred to the 'occupies with the result that one ( section had been cleared and ontae other the work was well under way. | Exception was taken 'by councillors j to a statement made by the Distrlc Public Trustee at Hawera that, so la as the ragwort on farms in the Ararata district was concerned, ‘ ‘ the .scarcity j of funds owing to the reduced renta received from the farms during* the past four years, together with the substantial outgoings for interest and n five rent, has necessarily P me front such expenditure on tne, farm' as might be desirable/' ) Til criticising this viewpoint tlie coun cil contended that the owner of the, property should keep down noxious f weeds regardless of the cost in order to j make the farm suitable for solution and also, to prevent* the spread of the Seed to adjoining areas. . —TT was resolved that no action be taken in reference to a request from, tiie Tauranga County Council* for sup- 1 part XT resolution 'that consideration , be given to the granting of an casement to county ratepayers to- the extent o permitting a rebate allowance of -0 per cent-, on the 1933-34 rates- | An application: by the South Tar naki Automobile Association invituig the co-operation of council iii- the restoration of white 'Stakes knocked over by stock was referred to the engineer. No cases of infectious disease weie notified in* the county during the month. RUBBISH ON ROADSIDES. | In his report to the council the ranger an'd inspector (Mr C. E. Baker) stated that he had interviewed four residents of the Hawera borough in connection with the dumping of rubbish on* the county roads and leaving it unhurried. The scarifying, remetalling and bit.umenising of WhareToa* Road South, was

discussed and the engineer (Mr A. Muggcridge) wais instructed to proceed With the work when convenient. In reply to Mr Landers the engineer stated that Lysaght’s Road was receiving attention. Crs. Winks and Larcom and the engineer was appointed to inspect Morea Road with power to act in the matter of metalling the wheel-tracks. It was agreed that in future county employees -who do not attend the county picnic- forfeit their pay for that particular day. Gazette notice of the merging of Normanby suburban farm land with the county was received and' a sub-com-mittee: consisting of Crs. Murdoch, Washer, Winks and Larcom was appointed to review the annual subsidy allowed by the council to the Normanby Town Board for the maintenance of ma in highways.