BOROUGH COUNCIL

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4844, 12 May 1936, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Te Kuiti Borough Council was held last evening in the Council Chambers, the Mayor, Mr. T. Carroll, presiding over Crs. K. W. Low, F. Sparks, G. B. Johnson, A. Dobson, H. Douglas, W. Rundle and C. W. Isaac, the Town Clerk, Mr. M. J. Strange, and the Engineer, Mr. B. J. Drake. An apology was received on behalf of Cr. Mackersey. The first business was a special meeting to consider a by-law regulating the keeping of pigs within the Borough. This by-law, drawn up by the Borough solicitors, laid down that pigs must be kept in sties or other pig-proof enclosures, and that the owner must obtain a license costing 2s 6d to keep pigs. Other provisions were that sties must have concrete floors, and places where pigs are kept must be three chains from any dwelling, public street or right-of-way. Notice of motion was given last evening, and a special meeting of the Council is to be held on June 11 to adopt the by-law. The Council decided to purchase £2 2s worth of Anzac Commemoration Stamps. , The District Engineef of the New Zealand Railways wrote stating that now the Public Works Department were paying their proportion of the cost, the Carrol-Tawhana Streets sewerage drain could be proceeded with immediately. It would be acceptable to the Department that three instalments of £SO should be paid, providing that 5 per cent, interest on outstanding balances be agreed to. On Cr. Isaac’s motion the Council decided to pay the £l5O which is the Council’s contribution to this scheme in a lump sum. The secretary of the Mayor of Auckland’s Crippled Children’s Fund acknowledged receipt of £33 17s 2d collected in the Te Kuiti' Borougth appeal. The Mayor commented: “I did not think we could get £20,” but Cr. Isaac said, “I thought we would get £50.” Mr. P. H. Jones asked for the Council’s approval of 5 acres of land at the rear of the Maori Pa being declared a native reserve. The 4 acres on which the pa is situated are already a reserve, and the Native Land Court is at present considering adding this other area, owned by about 300 natives, to it. “It is in the best interests of everyone that this land should not be liable for rates, otherwise it will lead to unnecessary bookkeeping on the part of the Council,’’ concluded the writer. Cr. Johnson suggested that the Council meet the request only on condition that half the rates outstanding were paid, but the Council agreed that rates could not be collected from this area, and decided to give its consent to the area being declared a native reserve. An invitation for Councillors to attend the presentation of the new colours of the Waikato Regiment was received from Regimental Headquarters, Hamilton. Cr. Johnson asked if it was fair that the onus of the waterworks and sealing schemes should be thrown on the Engineer if the loans were carried. The Engineer said to obtain an outside man might give added security. He pointed out, however, that the whole of the scheme would be examined by a Public Works engineer, and things were “pretty watertight now, not like they were a few years ago.” This engineer would go through the plans very thoroughly. The Mayor said it was a comparatively straightforward job. No action was taken.

The Engineer explained the purpose of the stabilisation reservoir. The water pressure ranged to-day from 65 to 1151bs, showing that the 8-inch main could not supply sufficient water in the peak periods. However, the stabilisation reservoir would fill during the night, and then maintain pressure during the day. Otherwise a larger main from the water source would have to be put in. It was explained that a public meeting would be held to explain the loan proposals before the poll was taken. The use of the Domain was granted the district Volunteers for rehearsing the presentation of the new colours next Sunday.