COUNTY COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17523, 5 July 1917, Page 7

COUNTY COUNCILS.

MALVERN. At the inonlhly meeting,-of the Malvwo Comity Council belt! 'on Tiwday, correspondence was received from the Ellesmere County Ccu'.icil with reference to_ phos-phorus-poisoned cram for the .destruction of small birds, which in its opinion was considered far the most effective method of poisoning:. It was decided to order a small quantity of the erain.. The .C.D.C.. Christchurch, wrote- respecting the " Ouronic.es or the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces." It •was considered that such matters were bettor dealt with by Jiho patriotic committees. The Minister of Internal AhVira wro e with regard to the question of funeral and burial expenses of members of the Expeditionary Force who die "rior to their discharge from such force. It was nsreed to supply burial plots for Buch soldiers free of charge. From the Springs County Council, a communication was received complaining of the water-raco crossing It was decided that the council be informed that the crossiner was metalled. and that the fault lay with the road. At the request of the Dar-'i-u.cl bemfun Board ii ivasairteed -o takeover the control of tho domain, tho present board to take" the necessary stops to have ' this gazetted. It was resolved that the balancesheet as audited be passed and published. It was reported that the sawmill had now finished cutting gum timber at Hawkins, and would be short!''cuttine muricata at Greendale. The caretaker's reported on 4 the work for the past month, and instructions were piven for bridge repairs and alterations when labour was available.

MOUNT HERBERT. Tho Mount Herbert County Council met in the Council Chambers, Purau. on Monday • present—Messrs Orton Bradley (chairman), A. R. Fleming, G. Steele, L. M. Wilson, W. H. Firmston, J. Hunter and R. Allan. The chairman moved a vote of condolence with N Mr A. R. and. Mrs Fleming: in the loss of their only son, Lieutenant G. Fleming, who was recently killed in action in France. The motion was passed in silence, members standing. Mr Allan moved that a general Tato of id hrthe Port Levy riding, and £d in the Port Victoria riding on the capital value bo struck for tho ensuing year. The motion was seconded by Mr Firmston and carried. ■ The chairman stated that ho could not legally sell the house to the council that he.had recently purchased at Chartoris Bay for tho workman's dwelling s but it could be leased to the council. It was resolved to lease tho building for a term of five years, on . the terms, of 5£ per cent on the purchase money. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £467 10s lOd. On tho motion of Mr "Wilson the sum of £IOO was transferred from Port Levy to the Port Victoria riding. There being only one rate defaulter in the county, the clerk was instructed to take legal proceedings at once. . Tho clerk was also instructed to write to the Lyttelton Borough Council calling its attention to the had state of the road along the boundary of the Diamond Harbour estate. The chairman proposed tho following motion:—"That owing to the lar?e annual sums required by hospital and charitable aid boards for the purpose of replacing old buildings and for extending institutions to meet the demand of an increasing population, this council desires to ropresent to the Minister of Internal Affairs tho need for an amendment to the Hospital ■aM Charitable Institutions Act, enabling hoards to borrow money for capital expenditure, due safeguards being provided against over , borrowin"." The motion was carried, and it was decided that a copy should be forwarded to coun*v councils, and other local bodies throughout the Dominion with a request that, sfroulci they erdorse it, representations be made to the "various members of Parliament, asking them to ur?e upon the Minister the need for sneli amendment to the Act under notice. The chairman stated that he had visited, all the gum plantations planted aion" the roadside and found them all doing well,'and the additional planting was being carried out.