H.B. COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 75, 12 March 1912, Page 3

H.B. COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Bay County Council was held in Napier yesterday. Pre sent : Messrs. T. Mason Chambers (chairman), T. Clark, W. Shrinipton, H. A. Russell, G. A. MacDonald, L’. Gordon, G. P. Donnelly, T. Crosse, W. G. Stead. CH AI RM AN’S STA TEMEN T. The timber contracts at Puketitiri and Henley were renewed for twelve months. The Chairman and Cr. Stead were authorised to make arrangements with Mr. Holt concerning the Kereru timber contract. The question of drainage was discussed at length, and it was decided that the Council should take over the control of all the drains and not leave them to the River Board. The matter of building drains in the Meanee district was discussed, and it was decided to do the work by day work. The chairman’s action in granting the use of an old traction engine to the Hastings Borough Council was confirmed. The action of the chairman in ac cepting the tender of W. Tucker of 10 6 for the cleaning out of the T< Mata drain was confirmed. In answer to the letter from the council with reference to the position of the proposed railway embankment and bridge to connect the eastern and western spits and asking- itiai the survey of the line be deferred until all irtterested parties have ar: opportunity of meeting ar.<P discussing the subject, the Hon. R. McKenzie, Minister of Public Works, st.a, cd that the Engineer in-Chicf was instructed to interview the Naples Harbour Board as to which line should be adopted across the har Lour before, the work was commenced. Mr. Holmes, who is Enginee; for Harbour and Marine as well ar Engineer-in-G’hief for Public Works, will be consulted in reference to the matter. —It was decided that the let ted be recc ived and that Air. Clark should place the letter before tlu next conference.

Mr. C. R. Pollen, Commissionei of frown l ands, "wrote stating tha‘ in the absence of a proper survey o’ the Crown land on the Grange beacl the buildings erected by Messrs. Hawkins, Taylor and Stewart arc situated*o:i the board reserve. The Crown land in that locality will be surveyed at an early date.—Received, and no action to be taken until a survey has been macle.

Walter Fossev. principal, of the Napier Technical College, wrote ask iag the council to nominate its two representatives on the Board o f Management.—A letter- to be sent stating that no representative will be appointed.

The offer of the Royal Insurance Uompanv to take the council’s risk under the Workers’ Comper.sarioi Amendment Act, 1911, was accepted

The Under Secretary for Public Works wrote urging upon the coup cil the necessity of forwarding as early ns possible to the department’s local engineer all claims (progress or fin-il) for works which are in hand ohave been carried out by the council under Government grant. The finan cial year closes on 31st March.--Re ceived.

The rangers’ aid overseers’ r-' ports were read and adopted. IV. T. Williams wrote, drawing a< tention to the bad state of the Tt Ante road and D. A. Smith .nske'l that repairs be* effected from the T( Ante Hotel to the turn-off at T< •Mnbangn.— Received, as mutter i> being a.ttendfd to. Carlile, McLean and Wood for warded a plan showing the road ne cessary to give access to Block N. Otamauri. containing 2700 acres. It was stated that Mr. Saxby had stir veyed the road and formation was almost completed. Mr. Beamish is desirious of selling this block an ~ wishes to complete the transaction before the end of the present month. It was suggested that the council should take over- the reed on the arrangement that Mr Beamish wotdd guarantee to complete its formation to the satisfaction of the counc'l * inspecto*- and in the meantime to de posit with the council such sum as ir the overseer’s opinion will he neces scry to complete it.—Consideration of matter to be deferred until a ’ocalitv man and more information arc sunplied.

B. Mahonev. on behalf of the Le"ion of Frontiersmery. a hodv forme! f m- th" purpose of rreat'P"- a force of vc-lnntecrs. wrote asking the council for its offic-al o,- private sun-po-t. It w"s stated that a sub eoc' miUee would he required in c-arh di-'-’ trict to c'-e-anise t’’e n’orrmr-nt. It was hoped that the first, gener.-'-mectinfr would be b" I '] tie’- an*ruin when the election of H" New Ze? G-vl legion Milit-’n- Council wil’ •t,We nl.oc" -Tefdv.-’. L. J. MacVersev. hono»-rv s--*r<-‘-t nf the Cliv- Gi'?"'co Beech Imnrovemont Fund. wre' - -* .’.'k’nr when the cnrnr-’l lnt"ndcd sending ""meone t" renrrt r -n the ho"t, pcanr nrovcpf'oa- vnpr r-’-’n’-’r. fror" *b P river irfo (be b?Nin in frn-t nf ♦ fie ?.c"tiore, T.-borj month of th ’■ -i.-or is hJoot'"'!. Tho n>,-ur- Wi" toju t >.,- h—id-- of <h<* chairm.-’-. and Mr. Cl-'-don for H*e nurpftse o'" vpoo-tipo- pt- pp-u e'er*ipg. The s-r-c-ctw-v of t’-o 8.*."- 1 o’ rio.-p.—ioys c.f fhr. N"o’cr H”” i-who-rds. vmM rtntmir ’Up* M-’. T Moore retires from the Foard h' ofiuxion of time on March. 31st. —Dr Moore was re-elected. The Hastings Borough Coiinei wrote requesting the counc:’ bi widen the culvert across Murdock road at its junct on with Railway road.—Left in the hands of the chairmr.n and Mr. Crosse to deal with. The secretary of the Hav.ke’s Bay Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wrote stating that it was the council’s and the Tai-.ndaie Town Board’s duty to appoint jointly a. 1 "pres'•dative in the place of Mr. S. Stanley.- - Mr. G. Macpor.nld was nnpointrd and it was decided that failing tbinomination meeting with their approval. the chairman confer wuh the Taradale Town Board for the pv. pose of selecting another member.

GENERAL. The tmler of b'nrnierv Pros, til I - per cubic yard for the- metalling of the Maraetotarn road ami the fender of S. Speer at. 1.9 per cubic yard for the metalling of the Maraeka kaho-Hampdcn ■oa I were aceept-'l. It was decided that the overseet should be instructed not to impound stock on the Ilakowhai road above the Puketapu-Rissington turn off. Vouchers amounting to £2284/1 U 7 and £402'1 9 were passed for payment. On the motion of th'* chairman, se concled bv Mr. Russell, it was deeded that the quarry known as Knv’* should be sold.