MANIOTOTO COUNTY COUNCIL

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 24, Issue 1259, 11 January 1894, Page 3

MANIOTOTO COUNTY COUNCIL

i, - i ~ 5 ,.-, t , , The ordinary meeting -of the council was held in the .County Jfouncil Chambers, Naseby, on "Wednesday,. January 3rd, 1894. Present:—Crs (chairman), John-stone.-Guffie, Forrester) Logan,"and Coram. - •„' I*INUT£S, „ ■ , The minutes of last annual meeting were read, and confirmed on the motionTof Cr Logan,, seconded by Cr Coram. \ COBEESPOKDENCE,., . .. . Schedules of outward and inward correspondence were read. ~ charitable aid. 1 The clerk to the Charitable Aid Board ! forwarded a list of persons residing in the county in receipt of charitable aid. , DOG TAX. ■> - • , Mr M. Prendefgast.iun., applied for the position of registrar or dog> and collector , of dog tax at 'Hyde, in place ,p£ Constable 1 Johnston resigned It was explained that Constable Johnston would again be .willing |to act in the above position. ' Resolved—That Constable Johnston be re-appointed. ( CHARITABLE AID. ' Mr J.' >F. Christian, „ representative of -Maniototo County'on the' Charitable Aid Board, wrote as under : j N. E. Valley, Duneclin, , December/13, 1893. To the Chairman and Members of Maniototo County Council. Gentlemen— ( I have to thank yon sincerely for the honour you have done me in again electing me to represent your district on the Charitable Aid Board, the more so that I am uot aware that I have been able to render you any material Bervice in the past. But it should be borne in mind, that the powers of the board, if any, are of very limited character, and until these powers are increased the most it can do i 3 to act as a check, and not a very effectual one, on the ever,, increasing demands of the various institutions for which it has to find the money. The real power is practically in the hands of the Benevolent Institution Trustees and those of the Minister for Education, and the latter has, ia my opinion, shown that he intends to retain it. , You will be aware that- the board have long been. -tryiug,_to get a voice in the "management, of the Industrial School, and with object JfliView of the bpard waited on Mr } Reeve? when he visited Dunedin some months ago'. ,He then very plainly .gave us to, understand that he intended to keep that institution entirely unde,r ; nis own control. The only concession he was prepared to make, was the setting up of a board of advice consisting; of .four mCmbe'B—two u to be i nominated -byj tip Charitable Aid Board and , two by the Minister. .This .was .ultimately i agreed to, but personally 1 do aiot look on it' with hope. So long fis the advice tendered suits the wishes of the,Minister,for the time t>ein/r it will be acted on, but not one minute longer. .On the other,., hand ~,this ,uewly appointed board' will, should ,the necessity arise, have to play'the part 'of. scape goat whereon,to lay any or every fault that may be found, with the of. that l institution. It is generally admitted that taxation and representation shou'd. go together, but in this case we find an entirely opposite course is pursued and I think, that while the united districts are compelled to contribute to the i maintainancf of the Industrial School, tVey should demand as a right, and not rest tiuhey have obuiued, a voice in its management. If the whole of the contributing bodies,unite and bring the matter before Parliament there can be little doubt of that right being conceded." / The contention that it 13 a school, and as su«h must remain under the control of the Minuter for Education has no real force; for if Miis contention holds good, it then follows »,at, being a school, it should be maiotainei ag o , ner scno ols arc. If you look at the s p r i„ted balance-sheot you will find that onefo urt h of the moDey spent on charitable a id\handed over to this so called ! school.. ■ \ , I have matter of sufficient , importance to-lay you/aiid if thought , well of to get your< a d v i ce thereon.—l am, Gentlemen, ',

YonK Faithfully, ''John Christian. Moved by Cr Logan, \ u & seconded by Or Laverty— That Mi Chtfstian's letter be received, and this council thanks him for his services, and,for the yjry f tf j exposition of \ charitable aidadministration which he has given.—Carried unanimously.

. TAIEKI BIVER. CRfcjsrNG. The County Clerk, Wa\ emo County, wrote that his council was *lling to bear the necessary" expense in clear,„ fc £ e f or( j at Mardliog's,', and that the i"S €ctior na j been 'instructed to proceed with N i, e when 'the .'.'-'riviris sufficiently shax, w j Q employ a drayland remove the large bo^ erß from the river bed.—Received. THIRDS AND FOURTHS. , The Secretary 1 ; to the Land Board forwarded a statement of arid fourths accruing to this county, amounting to £26 i 9s 7d.

MINING TIMBER. , , ■" Messrs J. arid 'A. Roberts, Hamiftons,' made application.;£6r4the use of slabs lying; at the rear of the; County Offices for tunnelling purposes at Hamilton. >j ; Moved by Cr'Logan, and seconded by Cr:! Johnstone—That if any slabs are available they be granted to Messra J. and A. Roberts; subject to suitable guaranteed: to return. WEDDERBURS. Mr P. Shea, VVedderburn, notified the ouncil that it was bis inte'ition to fence in his section, and asked the touricil, as the fence would take in about 12 chains of road, : to take steps to enable him lofence. Moved by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr joram—That Mr P. Shea's letjeibe received, and that the matter be delayd; .to enable the chairman to ascertain the respective costs of forming the road lme, ing the Bid roai—Carried unaniniusly. CLOSING ROADS. \ Cr Guffie, as chairman of the pu«c meeting held at ber Ist, 1893r"t0. corisiderjwhether i>e road running 'sections' 17 and l 4 block V. Maniototo district, should be closel, submitted the following resolution and anendmeat thereon :— 1

Moved-by H. M'Cloy and seconded iy M. this meeting request the county council not to close the roud between .sections .17 and 18, block V, JManiototo, as "applied for by Mr John Rlakely. ■ As an amendment, John Rlakely moved, afiflJ- W. Bl.akely seconded—That the application of John jßlhkelyito close tie road leading between sections J 7 and IS, block V, Muniototo,- be to the favourable consideration of the c mnty "council." The. amendment was put, mid lost. Tho .motion was carried .by 21 toS. Moved by Cr Guffie, and Seconded by Cr Coram—That as the racetig of ratepayers held in Gimmerburn 8chool(as advertised) is opposed by 21 votes to 2, o the closing of of the wad between sectiiis 17 and I§, block \v',"Maniototo, as appfed for bv John

BLikeley, this council declines to close the i road io question.—Carried unanimously. i. Move'd by Cr Johnstone, and secondrd by Cr Forrester—That the" engineer be in- | structed to see that all-surveyed roads in block XLTI, Blackstone Hill; be-opened for the use of the public. Carried" unanimously; KYEBURN:;"' \i . Moved by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr Laverty—That the engineer inspect the road leading to Mr Murdoch's homestead, Kyeburn riding, and .make the same passable by ditching, provided the cost does not exceed £s.—Carried unanimously. . ..,.,, ' Moved,by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr Johnstone—That the engineer's attention be drawn to surfacing contracts in Kyeburn ridiug—contract No. 465 and contract No. 4G6 (road Kyeburn to Naseby).—Carried unanimously. Hamilton-. Moved by Cr Coram, and seconded by Cr Logan—That the engineer inspect the road at the back of Howell's leading to the Hamilton tailings, and call tenders for repairing the same, and that the money" expended, be taken from accrued land funds owing to that district.—Carried unanimously. SPEC GULLY. Moved by Cr Guffie, and sei bided by Cr Forrester—-That the engineer be instructed to expend the sum of £8 on the road leading from Paradise Gully to Spec Gully for the purpose of giving access to miners residing in that locality.—Carried unanimously. THE POUND. Moved.by Cr Forrester, and seconded by Cr Coram—.That the clerk, bring up at next meeting a- report of the fees received by the ponndkeeper, and also the amount received by sales.of feed for the year ended on 31st December, 1893..—Carried unanimously. engineer's report. Tshe engineer reported as under : Daring the month of December surveys haVjS been —niaJ>, —rati —piarra— : wheie required, for the following" con-" tracts:— , _ , SWINBURN BLOCKS. i- , Government Votes, -v Contract .478.—76 chains of formation, culveits, &c, opening up jections 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11, block VII, Swinburn. -

Contract 479.—90 chains of formation (as per plan) 65 chains*of gra\'el and 54 cliaius of light formation,'j -pipe culverts, fronting sections 28, and 29, block IY, and sections 5,11, 12, and lg, block VII. „ With reference to x thesc contracts, which will be charged partly to vote £2OO, Swinburn blocks, and partly to-vote £2SB, Swinburn.,Farm Homestead blocks, I would recommend that these votes be amalgamated, and the expenditure carried on as under one Vote* , ,

'. HTfPE ROADS. , , ~ ' Contract 480. —27 chains of'formation and 32 chains of gravel near Ryan's Hotel. Contract 481.—Widening road, near Hyde, 31 chains to be widened to 24 feet. Contract' 482. —42 chains of footpath, small bridge and road widening, 4 pipe culverts. , . u Tenders will be invited for further works on the Swinburn blocks as soon as possible. The report was received. poundkebter's REPORT. 1 > The poundkeeper reported that during the month commencing on Nov. 22nd and ending on Dec. 22nd last, nine head ol cattle were impounded.- All were released except one "bull and one horse, which were , sold. The sums collected weie :—Fees, 16s 6d ; food, £4 9s 8d ; driving, £1 18s ; advertising. 7s, total, £7 10s 6d.—Received. FOU.ND INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Pound Inspector reported that the state of the county pound continues satisfactory, no complaints having reached him reflecting on the management.—Received. FINANCE COMMITTEE'S-REPORT. .The report of the finance committee was read, and adopted on the motion of Cr Guffie, seconded by Cr Coram. • , APPOINTMENT OF VALUER. {The brought under the-notice of the' council the Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893, _whicch provides for the local body t making its own valuation of property, annually or triennially at its option., ~ , GOVERNMENT GRANTS. 7 ' Moved by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr Johnstone—That the chairman apply'-for the following Government grants, viz:—Giinmerbiirn Naseby, . £400; Blctckstone to Lauder, £4OO j Maniototo, £loo.—Carried unanimously.

.. . ...... ... ~ MANIOTOTO. -.-, ~, ! , • ■'.Moved by Cr Gnffie, and seconded by Cr Forrester—That the. engineer be instructed to prepare . specifications for .improvements to the ro'ad, near sections 24, 25 *md 13, block. VI, Maniototo, on road leading from Gimmerbnrri .Hamilton bridge. Cost of same to come,put of accrued land fund.—Carried unanimously. NOTICES OF MOTION.. ~ ,;',,-, > >. Cr Logan, moved the motion, notice -of. which was given at last meeting, viz.—That the sum paid to councillors in lieu of travelling expenses be a fixed sum per rineeting of council, irrespective of the length of such meeting. s r" ' .'..'•■. Seconded by Cr Johnstone profarnut. After discussion, the motion was put. Ayes Crs Logan, Burnett, Johnstone and Coram. Noes Crs Laverty and Forrester. —Motion carried. cotrsenxoas' travetoing expenses. Moved by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr Coram—That the sum paid to councillors for travelling expenses be Is 6d per mile going'to council meetings, with a minimum payment of £1 Is. On the motion being put there voted : Ayes—Crs Logan, Coram, and Burnett; noes—Cr? Laverty, Johnstone, Forrester and Guffie.—Motion lost.

Moved by Cr Logan, and seconded by Cr Coram—That the sum paid per meeting be one and a-half guineas. Or Laverty moved as an amendment—That the travelling expenses of councillors be fixed afr £2 10s per meeting for members residing beyond -three -miles from - the County Champs, and that no councillor-be paid who a '*-ents himself during the sitting of council the permission of the chairman. Seceded by Cr Johnstone. On ths amendment being put there voted: Ayes—o*, Laverty, Forrester, Johnstone and Gnflie; noes—Crs Logan, Coram, and Burnett.—Amendment carried ; motion lost. The amendment becoming the motion, Cr logan moved, ana, Gr Coram seconded— That the sum paid to councillors be two guineas per meeting, provided that no piym'ent be made to uny councillor who is absent ■from-any portion of the meeting without leave of the council. ~

Ayes—Crs Logan, Coram, and Burnett; noes—Crs Laverty, Guffie, Forrester, and Johnstone. BROAD TIRES. . On the motion of Cr Guffie, seconded by Cr Logan (in the unavoidable absence of Cr Turnbull) the consideration of the motion rcferringto broad tires was further postponed until next meeting. COUXTY SOLICITOR. Cr Johnstone, with the permission of the council, wichdrew his notice of motion referring to the county solicitorshipi and would substitute the following—That this toaricil make no appointment as to county solicitor, but leave the matter of obtaining legal advice in the hands of the Chairman. Seconded by Cr Forrester, and carried unanimously. * finance.. ' . A statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for the year ending 31st March, 1594, was read and laid on ths table.

Moved by Cr Logan, and secondad yCr Johnstone—That consideration of the financial estimate be adjourned until next meotiuj;.—Carried unanimously. The sum of £22 Is was passed for payment, on the motion of Cr Forrester, and seconded by Cr Lavorty.

KOTICKS OF MOTIONS. Cr Logau gave notice that at next meeting he would move—That this council meets nt noon in future. Also that tho council takes into consideration the advisability of approaching Govnennont with a view of having a light traffic bridge erected at Ryan's Crossing; faieri River.

> ; »i; r • t ,~, BOUGH JIDT UTES. f*sTKe r6uglv%iiriptesCha<uugibeeii accepted as read, the council rose.,