BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1932, Page 2

BOROUGH AFFAIRS

HOKITIKA COUNCIL MEETS. *

REPORTS BY OFFICERS. Tli© Hokitika Borough Council met last evening when there were present; tile Mayor (Mr G. A. Perry), and Councillors G. Heinz, J. King, A. C. Armstrong, E. Teiclielmann, A. It. Elcock, T. W. Duff, E. W. Heenan and I). P. Stuart. Inward Correspondence. Inward correspondence was dealt with as follows: N.Z. Refrigerating! Hoy., Christchurch, intimated that the following quantities of meat were delivered into' Hokitika during April: Throe sliet-p, three lambs.—Received. , The Blenheim Borough Gouncii intimated that, to give some relief to ratepayers ny reduction or rate:. Hie Council was asking the Government to postpone the payment of loan sinking fund lor a. period of at least two years.—Received. The Otahuhir Borough Council, suggested that Unemployment Boaid should relieve local bodies of insuring workers under Unemployment Scheme No. 5, and that the Board should continue payment of wages during the incapacitation through injuries received whilst engaged on relief works. —Received.

Tlie Commissioner of Unemployment, announced that, in regal'd to the insurance ol workers under Scheme No. 5, insurance companies had arranged a pool, that the premium would he 25s a hundred, which would be paid by the Board and a proportionate amount deducted from each wages paysheet of the respective local bodies.—Received. W. H. Stevens, consulting engineer, Rangiora, submitted a scheme for carrying out sewer drainage works.—Received. The Under-Secretary, Department of Justice iiitiinii.ted that a reduction in the sum of £4O per annum contributed towards the salary of the Clerk of the Westland Licensing Committee could not be arranged, as the Department were entitled to £1 per license, and they are at present receiving less than 9s per license. —Received. The Public Trustee, forwarded regulation, relating to stamp duty on interest, from Government and Local Bodies’ securities. —Received.

' Mr W. N. Gooch, Park Street, asking for a domestic water supply to Section 1277, Park Street, near Davie Street.—Granted. That a street light be placed at the corner of 1 Davi e and Park Streets.—Tile Council decided that it could nop accede to the request. The Sisters of Mercy, Hokitika, asked that the Council repair the fences of the municipal reserve in Sewell Street. —Granted.

Tlie Hokitika Harbour Board asked that the charge "made by the Council for collecting harbour rates be. fe» dtieed from. £52 per annum to £26 par annum.—Jt was decided the amount be reduced to 5% and the Board’s proportion of printing. J. M. Gardiner, that road access be provided to sections in Hampden Street, adjoining the racecourse.— It was decided that the matter be attended to. Th e Canterbury Education Board, asking that Council make a special reduction in the charge for water supply to the School.—The Council decided that it could not reduce the charge, as a special, low rate was now being charged. The Commissioner of Transport, forwarded the warrant appointing the Borough Inspector (Mr W. E. Gaylor), as an inspector under the Transport Licensing Act, and outlining his duties. Wni. Wilson, forwarded applications to transfer lease o? pt. municipal reserve 492 (Whitcombe Square), from E. E. On- to E. H. Evans. —Granted conditionally. The Westland Hospital Board intimated that the levy payable by the Hokitika Borough Council for the year ending 31st March, 1933. was £766 16s 4d, payable in nine monthly payments. It was stated that the levies payable bv other bodies were: County- Council £1636/lS»/2, Hokitika Borough £766/16 4, Kumara £47/17/1, Boss £29/9/1. Hi.s Worship said* that, under the circumstances the Borough should be very well satisfied with the position, which meant that the Borough was only asked to pay an additional £26. The Board must have effected heavy economies to he able to do it. The financial statement showed that receipts for the period totalled £357 1/3. and payments £674/7/8. There was a debit of £B2B/6,'ft in the district fund account. Accounts totalling £574/7/2 were passed for payment. The Public Trustee, Greymouth. intimated a 'reduction in the rate of interest allowed on trust monies had been reduced t> 4% per annum, as from April Ist. Stock slaughter'd at the Municipal abattoirs during May was as follows: Cows 10. heifers 17, bullocks 73. sheep 303. lambs 101. »ies 23, calves 10. One sheep was condemned. Ices totalled £72/15/- as against £76/13/6 for last year.

The Town Clerk was instructed to call a special meeting of I l '-, Council for the purpose of considering the estimates. The Council regretted that i|, could not provide road connection to a section in Livingstone Street, the application being made bv A. S. King. 1 1 was decided to pay attention to a deep drain on the west side of Rolh ston Street, in the way of "ipini/ and filling in, the present condition being considered dangerous. FOR UMAX’S REPORT. The foreman reported that ill the

former part of the month, up to the 20th. - staff were engaged in repairing the following footpaths with asphalt a'nd ha mealing.:—Fitzherbert St. footpath between Hampden and Park Sts. was repaired and tarsealed, Hamilton 'St. footpath, north side between Sewell and Tancred Sts., repaired, and sealed; Stafford St. footpath, north side between Sewell and Rcvfcll St. repaired and (sealed; and Gibson’s Quay footpath, from Mclntosh’s Hotel to Wharf 'St.; also pot holes on Revel! St., footpaths on both side.s were levelled with asphalt. On Gibson’s Quay sixteen 4 inch earthenware pipes were laid down connecting R. Stewart’s drainage with the river drain, two chains of 18 inch concrete pipes were laid.-in Jollio St. at G. Cedermnn’s and 4 inch pipe across Davie St. footpath at W. Wilson’s to carry away roof water. A leak in tho reservoir occupied two days in locating, when it was found to be f om a crack in the avail, between seven and eight feet from the bottom, and this would be attended to as cooil as possible. The usual number of leaks were attended to in various parts of the town, and a water connection was repaired in Weld St. All the fire plugs were cleaned, and painted, and levelled up were necessary. The average depth of water in the reservoir for the month was 7ft.

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF, The unemployed Wei's engaged its follow:—A number were occupied at tho aerodrome levelling; at the abattoirs putting up new gates and repairing the yards and cleaning out the drains; on the cricket reserve, the fence has been renewed along the road boundary, and the growth cut down on the section across the road on the north side and a part cleaned up and burned. The drainage and grubbing on the botanical reserve is being carried on j the ground being very well and covered with dwarf gorse, however steady headway war, being made. A number have been occupied on Jollie St. hill cutting down and grading it, satisfactory work is being down on this work. Tiie upper part of Gibson’s Quay, the roadway has been chipped off and the growth cut back. Under R. Herring, four have been engaged on Caa; Square and Macandrew Square cleaning up th'e grounds, also at tlie swimming baths repairing, and making book stands for the library, and two clearing growth across the river at the Harbour Board shed, at the beacons.