OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10107, 15 October 1917, Page 3

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

From Ouu Own Con .respondent. The members present at Saturday’s nicotine: of the Oroua County Council wore: Crs. W. G. Pearce (ohaimum), J. 11. Vincent, W. Greonhow, Hugh Burrell. 0. .MeKirov, T. Eichlcr, and J. .Morrison. • CORRESPONDENCE. Daimcvirke Wood ware; Co., ro questing permission to cart timber on County roads—tons on four wheels,, with sin tyros*—and offering to pay 3d per 100 ft. Mr G. MeDcrmid, dog regiKiar, rotpK'sting pennissien to wait- on Counci! to explain position. Mr M. Kcw, chairman Trustees, asking for explanation’,of tho demand for tho key ol the lialcomho Town Board ollieo. District Railway Engineer, asking for what purpose tho Council is using ;e----ss'rvo rented by them from the DopaDment. Messrs Sandilancls and El! ott re sale of land from Air S. L. Roberts to Council. Palmerston N. Hospital and Charitable Aid Boaid forwarding Gazette notice relating to . representation on Hospital Boards.; Hon. Minister of Finaee. thanking Council for part taken in bringing about snlendid result of War Loan. GENERAL.

On Hie motion of Cr. .Morrison, the request of the Timber Co. to draw heavy loads in winter time over the County roads was, held over for further consideration. In reply to Mr Ke\v, the Council decided to abide by its resolution regarding the old Town Board building, and that Mr Kew be asked to hand over the key forthwith. Air Fetch wrote complaining of a

drain on Kimholton Road, which overflowed occasionally, and Air Southey waited on the Council in support.-—Re-ferred to the Overseer to report. I he Clerk was instructed to a.sk the Valuation Department to make a re--1 valuation of the lialcombe Town District so as to conform with tho valuations in the balance of the Rangitawa riding, and that such readjustments take place before Aiarcli 31, 1918. TREASURER’S REPORT. Riding Accounts.—All dr.; Taon-e riding £1370 Os, Hiwinui riding £725 Os Id, Otangaki riding £ll3O 7s .’J, Makino riding £O9B Is L’d, Rautnanga riding £912 os 7d, Rangitawa riding £739 Us lOd, AJaugaone riding i‘Uo Os Gd. Banlt Balances.—lnterest Account, dr.. £914 Ss 7d, General Account, dr., £5991 IGs Bcl. ENGINEER’S REPORT. Tacnui Riding.—The surfacemen have done all required in this riding during the month. There is a culvert on Furlong's road, near Air Palmer’s, getting in a bad condition, and 1 have ordered timber for repairing it. linnini Riding.— A little patching inis been done on tho Pahnerston-Na-pior and the Eeilding-Ashhnrst roads. Tinny is a. timber'culvert on the- keild-ing-Asliluirst road - .which I am replacing by a concrete pipe one as soon as the weather is more favourable. The pipes are on hand for this work. 'Otangaki Riding.—A little patching has been done on the Feilding—Aslihnrst and tho Palmerston-Napier roads. These roads are now in good repair and should require very little done for some time.