MATAMATA TOWN BOARD.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 83, 23 May 1918, Page 2

MATAMATA TOWN BOARD.

May Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Matamata Town board, adjourned from tho previous Monday, was held on Friday evening last, the members present being Messrs J. Price (chairman), J. F. Vosper, W. A. Gordon, E. C. Banks and J. Pohlen. CONDOLENCE. On the motion of tbe chairman votes of condolence were passed to Mr J. Pohlen and Mr P. Quinlan and family. LETTER BOXES. The Post and Tolegi*aph department, in reply to the board's letter, stated that under existing circumstances it could not acceed to the request for several letter boxes to be placed in various parts of the township. MINISTER'S VISIT. The Minister of Lands, in reply to the board's invitation to him to visit Matamata to inspect the Crown town sections, said he would be pleased to comply, and that most probably he would include Matamata in the itinerary of his Northern tour. ' VALUATION. The Valuation department forwarded a copy of the recent valuation, and asked that the board appoint a person to act as representative for the board at the Assessment court. Mr J. McCaw was appointed the board's assessor. The clerk stated the capital value of the town area was £113,000, and unimproved value £64,000. TELEPHONE MATTERS. On the motion of the chairman it was decided to write to the Post and Telegraph department asking that the Sunday morning telephone hour be altered from 8 to 9 to 9 to 10. In moving the motion the chairman said that the hour 'appointed did not coincide with other districts. The hours at present are from Bto 9 in the morning, and 5 to 6 in the evening. SANITARY SYSTEM. It was decided to call for tenders for the fortnightly or weekly removal of sanitary pans from residences in the town area ; tenders to close on May 31st. THOSE DOGS. A deputation, consisting of Rev. R. W. Jackson and Dr Carolan, waited on the board with reference to the number of dogs at large at night "on the green." The doctor said the noise made was insufferable at times; the dogs chased horses, broke up gardens, and entered fowl roosts. The -Rev. Jackson endorsed the previous speaker's remarks, and stated that he had several times had to get up from bed in the night to see " what was the matter." One man had a certain cure for he, the speaker, had heard three shots in one night (exit three dogs presumably). To Mr Banks: The dogs did not belong to drovers, but to residents. It was pointed out that dogs without collars could be destroyed by the owner of the property on which they were found. It was decided to point out the latter fact, and to ask townspeople to secure their dogs at night. WORKING ON SUNDAY. Mr Vosper drew attention to a man who he alleged had been nailing iron to the roof of a house on two successive Sundays. He thought the attention of the police should be drawn to the matter for it must have a detrimental effect on people, especially young people. Owing to the informant being unable to definitely state the name of the individual the members werejif the opinion that they could hardly take action in the matter.