COUNTY COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIII, Issue 13714, 3 April 1905, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCILS.

- • WAIMATK The monthly meeting of the Waimate Comity Council was held on Wednesday. ;!I the memhers being present. The i'ngineer's report wae read and adopted, and •Borne minor works recommended by the engineer, or applied for by ratepayers, were ordered to be done. A donation of £5 was made to the Waimate Technical Classes Association. Proposals for a bridge over the Hakatf.ramea, for the convenience of some grazing run holders, were ordered to be submitted ".to the Land Board, the bridge, to be paid for chiefly by thirds from the runs. . Tt was agreed to place -GSOO on next year's estimates for the deviation of a road at Shearers' Hill, Waihao Downs, for the benefit of Upper Waikakahi settlers. The cost of the deviation will be £IOOO, but the Go-

vernment have promised £ for £. A tender at £8! 10s was accepted for 'sliina;ling roads in Niikuroa Settlement. Notice was received of payments by the Government of £243 for Morven roads. C2OO for Kapua roads.. £IOO for bridging the Pareora at Cannington, and £lB2 thirds and fourths accrued. The Council agreed to visit Sandy Ford, Otaio, with a view to settling, if possible, a dispute between neighbours regarding the proper course for storm;vater in that locality. The dispute was brought before the Supreme Court •■•nme years ago, but has now cropped up again. A long discussion took place mi the question of the separate riding accounts, which had become troublesome, because some ridings have lavee credits, and others have large debits, in the bcoks, and Councillors claim advantage for credits and repudiate debits. The chairman (Mr P. Studholme) moved to the effect that both debits and credits should be abolished, but this was rejected, and a motion wan passed to the effect that they should be continued. Councillor Walker protested that the system was illegal, and moved for an authoritative opinion on this point, but his motion was not seconded. It was reported .that the trainingbank and Fence at the south side of the Lower Pareora Bridge had beeii breached in two places, and that thore was a great risk of the river breaking completely through, taking a course outside the bank, and leaving the bridge high and dry. It was resolved to urge tho Levels Council, which has charge of the bridge, to attend to the necessary repairs. Accounts amounting. ■■•«> £1403 wore passed for payment.