WAIPUKURAU

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 298, 3 December 1928, Page 8

WAIPUKURAU

COUNTY COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING. (Special Representative.) The usual monthly meeting of the Waipukurau County Council was held on Saturday, there being present:— Councillors A. C. Russell (chairman), L. M. Monckton, J. H. Kibblewhite, B. J. McCormick, A. W. Elliott, W. D. Fleming, W. T. Edgecombe, W. J. Edgecombe. An apology for the absence of Cr. M. Tansey was received. The Waipawa County Council advised as to the constitution of the Howard Estate Advisory Board, and thanking the Council for nominating the chairman (Cr. A. Robottom) as the counties’ representative.—Received.

The Piako County Council wrote in regard to the matter of heavy traffic fees, expressing concern as to the proposed abolition of such a revenue basis.—The chairman was appointed to represent the Council at the conference of local bodies to be held early in the New Year.

The Public Works Department, Napier, forwarded advice in regard to various subsidies playable totalling £373 4s lOd.—Received. The Railway Department communicated with the Council in regard to the redecking of Marakeke overhead bridge at a cost of £llO 9s 4d, for which a claim was lodged.—The matter was held over until next meeting. GENERAL. A bank credit balance of £172 10s 2d was reported. The credit balance as at April Ist was £2429 6s, and plus receipts to date a total of £4091 os Id was revealed. Acounts paid to date totalled £3918 14s lid. It was decided that the office be closed during the Christmas holiday period from the 22nd inst. until the 14th prox. The chairman referred in felicitous terms to the progress of the county in regard to its undertakings during the past year, and thanked his fellow councillors, the staff, also the press, for their loyal co-operation in promoting the success of the Council’s work. The future could be looked forward to hopefully and he wished to extend to all around the table the compliments of the season, OVERSEER’S REPORT. The overseer (Mr. R. B. Price) reported :— Hatuma Riding.—General work has been carried out in this riding, trucks having delivered 55 cubic yards of screened shingle to main highways. The power grader has been engaged raking in shingle and cutting waterchannels with the offset grader. In the near future the Marakeke roads will be attended to and I would suggest calling tenders for the metalling of this road as the job is more suitable for teams than the trucks, and would be carried out at a little less expense. Plans for lengthening Chalmers’ culvert have been returned approved and the work will be proceeded with as soon as monetary authority is received from the Highways Board. Subsidy amounting tn £lB2 18/5 has been forwarded and received—£l32 17/5 on the NapierWellington road and £5O 1/- on the Hatuma-Matamau road. Mt. Herbert Riding.—The contractor has practically completed the work of widening on ‘Wanstead road and trucks have been engaged metalling the job, 240 yards of screened shingle having been delivered. The power grader has worked six days raking in shingle on Wanstead road and a gang has been engaged lengthening culverts, etc. Maintenance subsidy amounting to £l9O 6/5 has been received for work on the main highways last quarter. Purimu Riding.—Slips have been attended to on Robinson’s road and Flemington road. Owing to the wet weather nothing has been done with regard to the work authorised cn Robinson’s road last month, but I hope to complete this at an early date