HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1702, 16 December 1919, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at Levin on Saturday. Iresent' Cr G. A. Monk (chairman) L. Coley, , W"J; Bryant C. I. Darkness, 11. Barber,; S A. Broadbelt, J. McLeavey. and F. J. Ryder. CORRESPONDENCE. From Commissioner ot Grown Lands, ! tathiK ins Department had passed a voucher | for payment ox iitiH ids bu, uemg propuruuu 01 ruloa payable by me It-awes of the Seiihta Settlement. He asked the Council to collect x2o ironi Mr Louen, proportion payable by him from Ist April to lOtn July, 1.919.-—Received. . Lu-oni Chief Surveyor, forwarding tracing showing portion of Rangihiwinui block, wliich was lcquired lor road pui poses-beat iu Ol alhxed. , From Cummissioner of Crown Lands, stating the procedure with regard to rates j un discharged soldiers' sections was to remain as at present, and that each case was lo be considered by the Land Board on Us mails as it arises.—Received. , I From District Engineer,' asking the I Council to submit a list of works for which j items had b.:en provided, which the Council I desired to proceed with at one.!, in respect of which authority had not yet been received.—To be attended to. , From Secretary of Labour asking the Council to fix the weekly half holidayAllowed to lapse. . .. From the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers, asking for the Council s engineer to attend a conference of engineers.—Jingi110From' Mangahao Hydro-Electric Power ' League, reporting progress, imt objecting to tlio Government's "red tape method*,— ! Received. It was pointed out that the ! weather had considerably delayed opera- ( tions, and that while live inches oi rain had , fallen in Shannon no less than fifteen had fallen at Mangahao. From W. Bock (Foxton) asking if the proposed drainage works at Koputaroa end relieve his property or tend to put more water through it. If the drain was to be cleaned he would pay towards its cost.—Left to the Engineer to attend to. . From P. E. Palmes (Levin) complaining of a pipe being too small in the water-race area, and which was the means of his property being dug up periodically. Ho also asked that ducks be kept out of the racesLeft to the engineer to attend to. From S Spencer, John Colhs, J. U Gardner, and R. A. Rolston asking for the roading of the Kawui block to be pushed on and stating the road as it was could be; opened up at onco with advantage.—Attended to. . ~ . From Department of Agriculture, stating the plant known as lantana had been added to the third schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act. I RESOLUTIONS. | Crs Harknesß-Broadbelt—That the Christ.' mas and New Year holidays be granted the] surfacemen from December 25 to January 3 (inclusive). ■ Crs Broadbclt-McLeavey.—That all wages up to 25th December and any necessary accounts bo paid on 23rd or 24th December. Crs Whyte-Barbcr.—That tho seal of the Council be attached to the memorandum ot transfer from the Council to the Knkti Co-operative Dairy Co. of part of Ohau, also 3, A., No. 2, Block IV., containing one acre, and that tlio chairman, Cr. McLeavfly ami the clerk sign such transfer on behalf of tho Council. Ota. Monk-Why tc.—That the councillors for the Wirokino riding deal with the Koputaroa drainage contract with power to ori, the same committee to also view the KawiuFoxton proposed road with power to arrange for any deviation necessary, i Ors Harkness-McLeavcy —That necessary ! slops be taken to raise a loan and lo form special rating districts for the purpose of metalling (1) the Ohau East road, and (27 the soldiers' settlement road at the Kuku. Crs Broadbelfc-ITarkness That the necessary steps be taken to raise a loan for the ' supply of water from the Levin high pros- j sure water sememe to the settlers in the I AvenUe-Hcnthorlea water supply special. rating district. Crs Broadbelt-McLeavey.—That .tenders' bo called for metalling about 60 chains of the road connecting Otoroa settlement with the Foxton road, to be decided by the mem-' bers of the Wirokino riding, j GENERAL. Tho ranger reported that during the month tho roads had been fairly free of stock, and that romo offenders had been summoned. . . . j The Chairman and Cr Ryder said their roads were clear, while Cr Broadbelt said ho had but little reason to complain. j ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £1929 Is lid were passed for payment. m The engineer reported:—Wirokino riding: The principal work in tho riding was metalling, and he suggested tarring be done in the vicinity of the Whirokino bridge as metal was 16s* per load. Tokomaru : Metalling was just about finished, while, he proposed to asphalt the Shannon bridge as won as- possible. The grader had been doing good work.