BOROUGH COUNCIL

Lake County Press, Volume V, Issue 276, 12 January 1888, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary meeting of the Arrow Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present —His Worship the Mayor (G. Heller, Esq.), and Crs Beier, Butler, Campbell, and Donaldson. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed.

Mr Healey was appointed valuer for 1888-9 of the Borough at the fee of £5.

The meeting adjourned with a vote of thanks to the chair.

Outward correspondence was road and approved. Inward correspondence, read and received, was as follows : From W. Miller, rabbit inspector (in reply), stating that there was nn Government mining reserve in Basil Creek at a place mentioned by the Council, ‘■section 32 extending down almost to Bash Creek and adjoining a road line one chain wide through which Rush Creek runs. Should there be rabbits on this road-line the Corporation, under the Rabbit Nuisance Act, is liable, as the notice from me is deemed to extend to the roads hounding land mentioned in notice. The Council must be writing under a misapprehension.” From Hon. T. Fergus, acknowledgment of letter from the Clerk, referring to mining leases. From James Keating, a request for permission to lay on service pipe on part section 4, block XXTV. From Thomas Bell, application to be appointed collector of dog tax at £25 per annum. From the Secretary Southland Hospital Trust; stating that the following were elected to the Arrow Hospital Trust for the ensuing year: —Messrs D. Enright. Peter Butel, and Lube Hugarth Preston.

From D. M. Luckm, Insurance Department, a formal letter in reference to final arrangments concerning the loan. From Secretary Municipal Conference, giving details of business done by them, and making certain proposals. From Lake County Council, covering a resolution of the Council regarding the building of a bridge over the Arrow River near Tobin’s crossing, it being a condition that the Borough should (if it could legally do so) contribute £SO towards the cost of the work ; £2l to he paid forthwith.

From Hon. T. Fergus, a telegram as follows; —“The Slaughterhouse Act will not affect Lake County at all. Its main provision is to limit the amount paid by export companies to not more than £25 per annum.

From Mr J. F. Healey, Returning Officer, notifying elections of Mr Heller as mayor and Mr W. Butler as a member of Council.

From the Secretary to the Treasury as follows ;

Sir,-Theatteutionof tlieTreasury having been dnuvn by your telegram of 1 he 27 rh October last (to the Hon. Mr Fergus) to the non payment to the Borough of a sum of £95 received as rentals, for two goldmining leases of lands situated in the Borough, I have the honor, by the dircc tioo of the Colonial Treasurer, to inform you that upon enquiry it is found that the Borough is entitled to a part onlv of the sum claimed, viz., £72 Os 9d, the land leased being situated partly in the Borough and partly in the County rtf Lake, as follows:—Lease 912, section 2t, Shotover, 9a 2r. Area in Borough. 8a 2r'2sp ; area in County, 3r 15p— 9a 2r. Lease 913, section 27. Shotover. 10a. Area in Borough, Ca Or 20p; area in County. Sa 3r Sop-10a. The rentals received on icccmil > f both leases from 21t i April, 1563 -the date of first payment

—an<l Bth -Tidy. 1887. amount to £95, and average, tbo secretary was authorised dividing this .sum in proportion to area, n the Borough should have been paid £72 to leply pom. mg out that thf course Os 91. and the County £22 19s 3d. By , P ro P°sed to be taken would involve inadvertunoe t!ie whole sum has been ( the dismissal of a considerab e numpaidover to the County, but a letter has i ber of teachers in Southland and as now been written to the chairman draw-; these teac hers were entitled under m? ins attention to the error ami re* * i A , , questing that the amount due may be , le Act to three months notu e paid over to the Borough. I from the Board, the short noth e , The Town Clerk was instructed i « iven b -V the Government would ; to apply to County Council for £72 j cause serious financial embarrassmei t Os Od referred to in correspondence i 16 -^ oard> The Board therein e :a? having been wrongly paid to that s |Wfted that the proposed change : t,ody. " | should not take effect earlier r hau It was ordered that a reply be I 1R arcbsent Mr Miller, Rabbit Inspector, i lf was rf ‘‘ solved fco a cirregarding the boundary of section cular to all teachers and school com--32. block XVI II, Shotovor District. nnttees In th * distnct wtiamting The Mayor having stated that he thafc after the Ist January all salaries had granted Mr Rear lag’s request, %voulci V,e F aid on the strict average his action was approved. attendance. Mr Bell’s application was held Mr Bain, in accordance with notice over pending enquiry. " lven moved— 11 That, in view of the Complaint was again made of the Prosed reduction in the capitation waste of water by persons allowing idlowance, a committee be appointed taps to run continuously, and it was to rRV,SO the sca!e of sa,anes P aifl suggested that a special rate should teachers in the service of the be charged for irrigation. Board, and to suggest where redueThft foßowingaccounts were passed tsons ma 7 hft made 5 sair} committee for payment :—R. Pritchard. £i 6s to °°nsist of the Chairman, and lid ; J. Webb, repairs, £3 2s Cd ; Mfissrs Lumsden, M‘Leod, F-aldey, K. Butler, labor and fuel, £9 11s ' Matheson, and the mover.” lid; N. Z. Hardware Company, Mr Matbieson suggested that the lamp, £-1 10s; R. Robertson, hose, committee should be empowered to £2 12s, revise the whole scale of exper diture

instead of having its consideration confined to the teachers’ salaries only.

Mr Bain accepted the suggestion and said that although ho B ought the Government had made a m{stake in interfering with the Education Act as it had done, the decreased revenue would necessitate a revision of the Board’s expenditure. The reductions made in the allowance would mean a loss of revenue to the Board of about £ISOO. and some steps would have to be taken to meet the deficiency. The motion was seconded by Mr Mathieson. Mr Lumsden quite approved oi the motion, but thought the matter

might have been referred to the Executive Committee as a whole. The Government’s action in reducing the capitation showed a great want of courage and manliness, as they appeared anxious to a void the odium of making any direct reducti otes in the educational districts. The reduction would mean that the salaries, which were already in many cases too small, would be lowered, that committees would be dissatisfied, and that it would be difficult to retain the services of a number of good teachers. The Chairman agreed with Mr Lumsden as to the action of t ie Government. It appeared to hi n that there had been a dash of recklessness about the manner in whi:h this matter had been dealt with. The education system was an extensive and very important organisation, and the question of interfering with it should have been gone into very carefully. It appeared, however, that the Government had simply reduced the allowances and left the boards to find out how they were to meet the difficul y The result would be t hat some districts would scarcely feel the reductions, while others would be absolutely paralysed. Instead of facing the question from a colonial point of vjew, the Government had reduced the allowances apparently not considering whether some boards could carry on or not. Mr Baldey moved, seconded byMr M'Leod, as an amendment, that the names of Messrs Turnbull, Morison, and Froggart be added to the committee. The amendment was carried, and the motion as amended adopUd.

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