KIWITEA COUNTY

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 16 June 1927, Page 9

KIWITEA COUNTY

MEETING OF COUNCIL. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Kiwitea County Council was held at Kimbolton yesterday, Cr. McLean presiding. Also present were Crs. Shaw, Stack, Brown, Williamson, Younger, Hair, Shannon and Wood. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mr J. Stent, Ohingaiti, applying to have the electric light installed at the council’s house, occupied by him. —Referred to Cr. Brownard, the overseer to report at next meeting. From the Treasury Department advising payment of fines collected during the quarter ended 31st of March, 1927, in the Magistrate’s Court, Feilding, amounting to 10s.—Received. From tho district engineer, Public Works Department, forwarding authorities for expenditure of additional amounts on the Nos. 52 and 53, main highways.—Received.

From tho Local Government Loans Board, requesting a return of estimated J loan proposals for tho financial year 10 ended 31st March, 1928.—Council has none to furnish. ei From the Commissioner of Crown m Lands forwarding schedules of “thirds” s- and “fourths” accrued from Crown >e sections for tho period ended 31st bo March, 1927, amounting to £157 11s io 11.—Received. ib From the district engineer, Public ui Works Department, forwarding a table is of weights as used by his department i. when reading loadometers.—Received, a- From the Minister of Internal Afi- fairs forwarding a copy of a resolution id passed by the Town Planning Board to it the effect that, in the preparation of ly town planning schemes, local authori>e ties should bo given leave to conduct it searches for town planning purposes ib without payment of any fee, and fur>e ther. that the matter had been referred ic to the Minister of Stamp Duties who >e had agreed to the same.—Received. I® GENERAL. - e On the motion of Crs. Younger and , e Stack it was decided to give Mr M. ie Jensen a four weeks’ extension to , e completo his metalling contract. v It was resolved to allow a rebate of ji 5 per cent, off all general rates in rer. spent of the current year if paid with|e in 30 days of due date —July 16. j Tlio council decided to pay the B _ Kiwitea roadman, Mr Dalby, £lO per w month during tho period ho has been in hospital to date. On the motion of the chairman and 'S Cr. Stack, it was resolved that tho e ~ permanent roadmen in each riding be held responsible for all tools and plant belonging to tho council; that they 10 furnish a quarterly, inventory of same, ir and that no goods or tools are to be 3_ purchased for the council unless accom'e panied by an order signed by either l ' the county clerk or tho overseers. TREASURER’S REPORT. ” The treasurer reported on tire county ;r rates as follow:—Outstanding general a- rates 1926-27 to April 1, £450 15s 7d; 1- paid to date, £378 6s 6d; balance out- I >r standing to date £72 9s Id. Summary of amount outstanding: Cheltenham n Riding £1 79s sd, Kiwitea £3 Is Id, ir Waituna £lO 4s Id, Kimbolton £ls 9s n 2d, Peep-o-Day 2s, Pakihikura £3O o 17s 2d, Rangiwahia 3s, Hautapu £lO )- 13s 2d. Special rates, 1926-27 : Amount t, outstanding April 1, 1927, £92 ss, paid e to date £B2 14s 9d, outstanding £9 10s d 3<L g General Rates. —Arrears of previous I o years: Amount outstanding April 1, I g 1927, £66 8s Id, paid to date 16s Id, I outstanding £65 12s. [1 Special rates. —Arrears of previous I d years: Amount outstanding April 1,1 s 1927, £7 10s 4d ; paid to date 2s 6d, I e outstanding £7 7s lOd. g Total rates outstanding to date: —I b General £l3B Is Id, special £l6 18s I s Id. Total, £154 19s 2d. The statement of credit balance of I county funds at the close of business I on June 14, 1927, was: County fund account £775 Is, conspicuous Road I 1 special loan account £4 14s, employees’ I accommodation loan account £3lB 4s, I Kimbolton cemetery account £3l 7s, land fund account £4 6s 9d, land fund account No. 2 £429 16s 6d, road machinery loan account £165 Is, Wui- I tuna cemetery account £4 8s 2d. 1 OVERSEER’S REPORT. The northern county oversoer reported, I , inter alia, as follows: —Cheltenham Rid- I i ing ; A section of Cheltenham Cross Road and Sinclair’s and McKay’s Lino have I been trimmed with tho grader and two old I broken culverts on Cheltenham Cross Road I replaced with 18-inch concrete pipes. The I work of renewing tho culvert fronting I Cheltenham llall on Kimbolton Road is I now completed. The section of tho main I highway Iront Cheltenham to Kiwitea Post I ! Ottico lias been repaired with gravel and I j trimmed with the grader. The 56-inch con- I ereto pipes have been placed in position on I Kimbolton Road below Kiwitea Post Office and the filling hue been widened. All other maintenance work has received at- I tendon. Rangiwahia Riding: 30 cubic yurds of screened metal were carted out for pot-holes oil Otamakapu Road from I Martin’s pit, and 29 cubic yards of pit 1 metal and bouldors were used between the 1 pit and tho factory corner, making a total of 68 cubic yards. The big stones have been I picked out and the water-tables cleaned on I McKean’s hill. On Mungoira Road tho I water-tables are being attended to and a quantity of metal will be' carted out for repair work when possible. On a portion of IVliare Road tho water-tables have been I cleaned out and the fern cut back. Pakihikura Riding : 36 cubic yards of screened. I and 120 cubic yards of rough pit metal I were carted out by No. 3 lorry for Ohin-guiti-Pemberton Road between Uinau and Morton’s; this portion will requiro another 200 cubio yards to put it in fair I order. 31 cubic yards were carted out of I tho Olira pit for Sandon Block Road, and it will requiro another 30 cubic yards be- I tween Mangainako Junction and the school. I 10 cubic yards were carted out by a hired I lorry, and 12 yards by the roadman, making a total of 209 cubic yards. Mangarere I Road has been cleaned up and the water- I tables and culverts attended to, and now I a quantity of metal is being put out for I pot-holes and weak places on the metalled I portions. Plautapu Riding: In Upper Ka- I whatau tho usual maintenance work has I beon carried out, and an old wooden cul- I vert just beyond Kew Road replaced with I 150 cement pipes. The rough places, between Cooper’s pit and Potaka Road, are I now being attended to, and a quantity of I pit metal and 6omo fine grit from Potaka bridge were carted out by the roadman for I this portion. In Lower Kawhatau tho big I stones in the roughest places are being taken out and the road picked up. and I will have this top-dressed with fine river metal as soon as possible; the work of widening and cutting back tho points on Sullivan’s hill will take about another week to complete. 200 cubic yards of metal have been carted out by a hired lorry from tho Ruahine pit for this portion. The total quantity of metal nut out for the past month is 231 cubic yards.—Adopted.