COUNTY COUNCILS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17982, 26 December 1918, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCILS.

MALVEEN. The Malvern County Council met on Friany; iwcscnt —iiejira Knight (chairman), Wnsrlit, lt:id, Warren, .lucid and Skand. A lendox which hud been adeemed during the mo.ith by the reserve cornpimeo, lor the ioservo a.t- Aniiat, was confirmed. It wna reHOived to call tor fresh tenders for repairs to n-,- of the council's buildings, aa thaw received were considered 100 high. The Worth Canterbury Hospital Board wrote wiili n>giiid to expenses and cases of distress cnuwd bv the recent epidemic. It was decided to bu--.lv tho information asked for. The Navy Loatrue wrote, asking; for a donation ficm th<i coiv 1 " funds, burpriso was expressed .it t.iis application, as tho secretary of the Kav> Leo-ewe had been furnished with ihe addresses of the various patriotic committees in tho county. The Hospital Bourd wrote, thtunkin.-r all ihcso who had afsiistsd in any way during the influenza oeriod. It was d«> oiued to call' for tenders for the right to cut cocksfoot on the pub.ic r°ads and water-races in tho county. v It was resolved to add 10 per cent to nil outstanding rates and water chafes aftor January 13, 1019. Tho postponed annual mooting was held on the same dr." when Mr If. A. Knisrht was re-efec.-cd chairman, and a vote of thanks wa3 passed to him for his useful services.

CHEVIOT. Tho annual meeting of the Cheviot County Council was ho.d on December It. Mr T. G. Gee was ro-eleced chairman for the uusviing year. The monthly meeting was held tho same day; nrosent —Messrs T. G. Geo (chairman). J H. L. Hiatt, T. Stevenson, G. L. Rutherford and C. Barnes. It svas decided that letters of sympathy should b& eent o Mrs A. W. Rutherford, s«n., Mrs A. W. Rutherford, jun., and Mr L. Gibson, in thci" recent sad bereavement, and a vote of sympathy was passed to all tfjoflo who have lost relations and friends during the influenza epidemic. Mr Janneson sent in his res'-nation. which was accepted with regret. It was decided to send a letter of thanks and the council's appreciation of th« work done '-•" Lieutenant Ford, Mr Bevan-Browr;, Sister L-mbie and the nurses during the influenza epidemic. The clerk waa instructed to cat; for tenders for the ri"ht to cut cocksfoot on 'the county roads. I( uts decided to give the usual Chr : !--tmrts holiday" 'o the council's emnlovoea. Accounts for £499 4s lOd were passed lor payment. WAIPARA. Tho Waipn-ra County Council met at Waikari; present—Messrs It. Evans, ID. J. Doak, D. D. M'Farlane, i\ : D. Campbell, W. W. M'Rao and O. T. Evans. Mr R. Evans was oieoted chairman for the coining year. The clerk's report, stated that work had boon carried on at the last Greta cuttin," the men having escaped the influenza rnalndv. Nothing had been done at the western end of the county, as all the men had contracted influenza. Throughout the whole county residents had dono herculean work in combating the disease, and many lives had been saved. The chairman made reference to the splendid work accomplished by Dr Little in his efforts to havo his patients, and the heroic, manner in which he died. A vote of sympathy was passed to those who had lost relatives by influenza. A large deputation wailed on the council to ask that steps should be taken by the council to procure a resident doctor for the county, and that the subsidy should be paid by the council in accordance with tho suggestion of the Minister of Health. Mr H.' H. Holland spoke on behalf of the Doctor's Subsidy Committee, and showed the difficulties that his committee had encountered in arranging for tho subsidy. Mr Holland urged the members to act at once, as tho matter was of vital importance to the community. Mir G. G. Newton detailed the numerous calls tho visiting doetorß had received while 'the epidemic was at i%s height from accidents, etc. (some of them serious). He stressed the -point that the county must have a doctor, and that the proper authority to provide it was the council. It wa3 agreed that the council should subr.idkc tho doctor if it was legal. It was further decided to immediately advertise for a doctor in the principal newspapers, and that a special meeting of tho council should bo held on January 4 to consider applications. Tho sum of £i> was contributed to tho Navy League. It. was resolved that the clerk should bo granted throe weeks' leave of absence. The tender of Me<s=r,i liynn Bros., to shingle the Allanclalo road and the road leading to Miss Dodds's ■i'aoe, was accented. A letter was received from th*. Minister of Public Works, stating hat Cabinet had decided to grant an extra •.; nor d<:" war bonus, thus enabling hvi! bodies to' labourers 12s per day on lubsidised works. It was arranged to keep '""'or Gi'ks, matron of tho temporary ho«•iital, in Ilia -district for n period, so that V' reidants have the, attention of her -■"mihle services, Accou'*;.i amounting to •:yi v.-e.-n lwsed for payment, and tho meeting adjourned.