PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 203, 9 December 1920, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

NOVEMBER MEETING. There were present: Crs. F. W. Walters (Waitoa), chairman, W. McLean (Walton), F. W. Howard (Manawaru), J. Orr (IV Aroha), 0. Glynn (Movrinsvillc), J. 801 l (Kiwitalii). MILK LORRIES TRAFFIC. The secretary, Zealand m Co-op. Milk Foods, Ltd., wrote:—" Matamata County Council is pointing out that their by - laws provide that heavy vehicle traffic must he licensed as such. We have four tvuclcs carrying (loaded) approximately J0.0001h., working from our Waharoa factory, which is actually in your county. ’1 he trucks, however, run for a short distance in Matamata county territory. Following a resolution of May 21st, 1920, passed at a conference of local bodies at To Aroha, would your Council he satisfied for us to pay this license fee to the Matamata County, and accept such payment us the full license required from us?” It. was decided to reply that the Piako County Council could not agree to the company paying the Matamata Council the license, considering the damage done to the Piako roads by the Waharoa milk traffic. The Council were prepared to refund to the Matamata county the proportion in relation to the distance of Matamata County road travelled over. It was stated tliat Stanley road had never been s 6 bad as it is at present, and this state of affairs was largely due to the milk traffic. Cr. Orr said a man should be kept on the road to blind the metal and keep it in order.

LOAN FOR WALTON. Messrs. W. Dixon, A. E. Gillingham and R. Eadc, ratepayers of Walton, waited on the Council in support of a petition, signed by 2G settlors, to declare that portion.of the Walton riding and a portion of the Manawaru riding on the north-eastern side of* Walton a special rating area. The ratepayers were prepared to rate themselves so as to provide a loan of from £12,000 to £13,000 to metal or sand some 15 miles of roads. They also asked that attention he given to the road passing through the soldiers* settlement. Mr. Dixon said the soldiers there were having a hard time. The farms were covered with ti-trec and gorse, and it will be a question whether they will succeed. Cr. Glynn said the Council should try to help them. The chairman said the Walton settlers wore sure to receive a substantial subsidy from the Government on the main roads. Reference was made to Cull'e’s and Harper’s roads. The settlers concerned, said Mr. Dixon, did not particularly desire to have their roads metalled, while they were willing to contribute to the scheme. The chairman mentioned thal loan money could be spent on sanding. Members of the deputation and Council expressed surprise at this, and said that that made a difference. The engineer said the Government would not subsidise sanding work. The chairman pointed out that there were difficulties in getting metal supplies. Cr. McLean said the big Walton scheme had been broken into three. The,present deputation were the first in, and would receive the first supplies of ino.tal. It was resolved to place the services of the clerk and engineer at the disposal of the deputation. TE WAIKATO SANATORIUM. The To Aroha Borough Council advised that it would support the Piako County Council’s protest against the closing of Te Waikato Sanatorium.— Received.