KAIRANGA COUNTY

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 60, 10 February 1925, Page 5

KAIRANGA COUNTY

MONTHLY MEETING OF COUNCIL. BUSINESS TRANSACTED. The monthly meeting of the Kairanga County Council was held to-day, thero being present: Crs P. J. Small, W. RHopcroft, p. J, Mildon, M. Moody, C Anderson, D. Collis, J. Batchelar and J. A. Cheetham. Owing to the absence of the chairman, Cr S. R. Lancaster through illness. Cr Small was elected to tne chair. CORRESPONDENCE. From the Deportment of Lands and Survey. Wellington, supplying information in connection with the compiling of the council's annual report.—Received. From, tho Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, acknowledging receipt of tho council's letter of proteat against the alleged inactivity of No. 9 District Highways Council and of the alleged lack of information afforded to the interested local bodies; The writer further sjtated that enquiries would bo made and' the council advised later.—Received. From J. Hannah, chairman of No. 9 District Highways Council, acknowledging receipt of the resolution of protest, and Btating that, before calling a meeting of the council to consider tho resolution, he would bo obliged for the reasons of ite passing.—The clerk was instructed to supply the desired information. From F. W. Furkert. engineer-in-chief, Publio Works Department, acknowledging receipt of the council's letter objecting to the maximum heavy traffic license fees for classes A and B, motor lorries not plying for hire, and stating, in reply, that it waa proposed to include in the regulations a definition of motor lorries, excluding cars not plying for hire or not used for cornmurcial purposes in the carriage of passengers or goods.—Received. From A. Markman. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, acknowledging receipt of the council's protest against the use of tho letters "N.Z." on number plated ahd against the requirement that owners of motor vehicles must purchase new plaU 9 annually. In reply, tho writer stated that it was not certain that for the next and following yeai'3 "N.Z." would appear on number plates. At the present time the number of motor vehicles in tho respective parts of tho Dominion was not known, and, in placing a "rush" order in America for number plates, it would have been a difficult matter to decide exactly how many plates would be required for each particular district. In tho circumstances, for the first year's working, at any rate, it was considered that, the letters "N.Z." would meet the position. With regard to the requirement that owners purchase l newplates annually, it was possible that this might be altered also. In any case, the cost of tho plates was smnll. and if owners were required to annually purchase' new plates he did not think that' they would find tho requirement a hardship.—Received. From Mr J. A. Nash. M.P., acknowledging receipt of tha council's letter with reference to a deputation to the Prime Minister for the purpose of urging him to arrange for a loan to local bodies of amounts required by them for main highways, and advising that, as there was every prospect of Mr Massoy being at his office very shortly, it would be best to defer any further arrangements until then. —It was decided to consider the matter at tho next meeting. From the Matamata and Hutt County Councils, supporting the council in its endeavours to nave the matter of highways contributions placed on a more favourable basis than at present existed for local; bodies.—Received. From the Mahawatu Gorge Board of Control, forwarding a copy of its bahinceshect for tho year ended March 31, 1924. — Received. . , From the Wellington Harbour Board, advising that, 'if a contest was necessary, an election of two members of the board by the electors of the county and adjacent boroughs, town boards and counties would be held on April 29 next. —Received. From A. Richards, Palmerston North, asking that the water-tables on Setter's line from the junction with the BunnythorpeKairanga road to Mr C. F. Johnston's first gate be cleared cut.—Left to the engineer, chairman and councillors for tho riding with power to act.

From F. J. Hockley, Kairanga, asking that improvements be effected on lower AorniiKi road. —The writer is to be informed that some of the councillors will be in Wellington shortly and will endeavour to see the Minister for Finance with a view to expediting tho lower Aorangi road loan. GENERAL. The statement of bank balances a.s at February 9 was as follow, all the amounts being credit: —County fund account, ±.839 4s 6d; Foxton lino loan, £2Ol 2s lOd; Rangitikei line loan, £B4 10s Id; Taonui riding culvert* loan. £142 Is sd; Mangaone riding culverts, £3 lis lid; Fitzherbert riding culverts loan, £ll 13a sd; Taonui riding cottage loan, £32 16s 2d; Mangaone riding cottage loan, £l6 lis 7d; No. 4 line loan £66 0s id; Fitzherbert bridge approach, £5 6s 8d; Fitzherbert East road deviation loan, £306 16d lid; Kahuterawa road loan £lsl 4« 8d; Kairanga-Bunny-thorpe road, Mangaone riding loan, £363 9s 2d; Linton Domain Board. £3l; Fitzherbert west water-race management committee £44 13s 7d; Kairanga-Bunnythorpe road, Taonui riding loan, £44 7i lid; imprest account, £l3l 15s 4d. The following statement of outstanding rales was presented :—Taonui riding, £799 16s lid; Mangaone riding, £664 16s sd; Fitzherbert riding, £IOO2 17s 2d; total, £2467 10» 6d. Transfers notified wore as follow: Taonui riding: 11. E. Watts to Cecil W. Carter. 3 acres 3 roods 37 perches. Kairanga riding: G. 11. Francis to E. Fitzgerald, 66 chains by 114; A. Denby to A. Campbell, 8 acres 10 perches ;F. C. Sollitt to if. N. Wood, 42a 2r 14p; C. Can- to F. J. Russell, 362 a 2r 5.1 p; W. F. Joynt to E. Hall. 11a 3r 7p. Fitzherbert riding: H. and E. Lawry to M. F. Abraham, 210 a 3r 7p; C. T. Currin to J. Lau'ridsen, 38a 2r 7p; O. G. Williams to L. Bourke, 40a 3r 32p; O. G. Williams to L. Bourke, lr 20p; Davis Daniel estate to R. D. Davis 48a 12.6 p.