WAIPAWA COUNTY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 149, 9 June 1936, Page 5

WAIPAWA COUNTY

Monthly Meeting of Council Prow Our Own Correspondent. WAIPAWA, June B.* The monthly meeting of tTie Waipawu County Council was held to-day, the chairman, Mr N. M. Paulsen, presiding over Cis. T. Butler, L. Glenny, C. I’. Bainbridge, B. Gray and 0. Thomsen. The clerk, Mr Ji'. Holt, and the engineer, Mr V. E. Douglas, wero also present. The Lindsay Water Race Committee wrote asking that the rate be increased from 3-8 d to W. The Forest Gate Water Race Committee wrote asking that the same rate of 3-Bths of Id. be struck. A letter was received from the Taurdnga County Council relative, to the possible alterations in the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and asking for the council’s support in pressing for exemption of council employees. The chairman pointed out that if drivers and labourers wore to come under separate awards it would make it very awkward for councils, as It would not be possible to interchange men during work. Counties could not arrange the work in such a way as to keep their drivers fully employed the same as the Public Works Department. The council decided to support the request, and to write to the Counties’ Association on the subject.