HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8306, 10 June 1907, Page 6

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The usual monthly meeting of the i above Council was held on Saturj day at Levin. Present—Crs. Prouse (chairman), McLeavey, Davies, Stephenson, Richards, Watson, Freeman and Tompsitt. A letter was read from the Manawatu County Council stating the inspector had viewed the damage done to the bridge across the Manawatu River, and was stated to amount to about £600 or, £700, and that the Council would be pleased if the Horowhenua Council would agree to pass a resolution agreeing that the work be done. —Attended to. From W. and M. Railway Co., agreeing to let the Council put up a temporary fence on the Buckley Road. From Southland County Council, forwarding suggestions re Model Bylaw Bill and stating they considered it necessary to publish matter regarding the Bill instead of printing on calico slips and nailing on bridges, etc.—Decided to give the matter consideration. The following resolutions were passed : — McLeavey—Davis.—That the matter of arranging for an area of land required in connection with the Shannon bridge be left to the Chairman and Cr. Stephenson. Freeman —Tompsitt. — That the Chairman and Cr. Richards be appointed a deputation in conjunction with the Eastbourne Council re incidents of the hospital and charitable aid taxation. Richards—Watson. —That the second schedule of the Noxious Weeds Bill, 1900, be adopted, and that notice be given that all weeds contained in the said schedule be now declared j noxious weeds. Stephenson—Freeman. — That Cr. Richards be appointed delegate to represent the Council at the County Conference. Stephenson—Richards (remit for County Conference). —That the gross injustice to the distributing bodies around the larger centres in the matter of hospital and charitable expenditure necessitates an amendment in the statute in the direction of a more uniform and equitable system.

McLeavey—Richards. — That the following tenders be accepted: —No. 82 contract,, Shatton and Denton, £28; No. 80, L. J. Crawford, £84; No. 81, Winter and Close, £30. Stephenson—Prouse. — That proceedings be taken against anyone removing flax from the county roada without the permission of the Council, and that the roadmen be instructed to report in all cases.

Watson—Richards. — That eight chains of metalling be done in Waikanae township. It was decided to invite Mr Fleming, Noxious Weeds Inspector, to attend the next meeting of the Council in reference to noxious weeds, which he desired information on.

Decided to effect repairs on Waihoanga Road, Otaki, as soon as roadmen were available.

" What! a horse case only take two hours?" exclaimed Colonel Roberts in the Magistrate's Court at Rotorua, when a solicitor stated that the case he was interested in would not occupy the Court very long. There was a general laugh indicative of the fact that Maori horse deals usually were not so easily settled as those between David Harum and the Deacon.—Rotorua Times.