OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1661, 14 October 1920, Page 2

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTETJLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting- of the Oroua County Council held at Feilding yesterday there were present Councillors J. Morrison (in the chair), J. H. Vincent, W. Greenhow, W. McLennan and O. McElroy. Mr J. G. Harford, Mayor of Feilding, wrote asking- the Council to appoint two delegates to represent it on the Provisional Committee set up in connection with the formation of an Electric Power District. —Crs McElroy and Vincent were appointed. Mr J. A. Edwards, ranger, asked to be appointed ranger for the whole of the Oroua County.—lt was decided to appoint him ranger for the Mangaone, Taonui, Rangitawa, Raumanga and Makino ridings. G. H. Hart asked permission to utilise road drain for the purpose of draining his property, also asking that some repairs be affected to Grove road.—Left with the engineer.

J. Rasmussen requested that the formation of Sorenson's road be proceeded with. —Held over until funds were available.

The Director of the Feilding Technical School made application for balance of grant towards purchase of site for Technical and Agricultural High School. —It was agreed to pay the balance, £2OO. The amount donated was £4OO.

Treasurer's Report.—Amount of general rates collected, £3704 4/2. Riding Accounts: Rangitawa Riding (cr.) £ll7 1/5, Taonui Riding (drO £1042 9/6, Hiwinui Riding (dr.) £665 6/10, Raumanga Riding (dr.) £289 8/3, Otangaki Riding (dr.) £270 15/1, Makino Riding (dr.) £598 8/9, Mangaone Riding (cr.) £227 15/6. Bank Balances: County fund account (dr.) £2087 6/8, interest account (dr.) £444 8/11. THE RATE ROLL.

The following alterations were made to the rate roll: W. McLeod to R. L. Martin, J. J. Bryce to J. W. Hayden, M. A. Rabone to J. D. Anderson, A. W. Allen to P. F. McDavitt, E. A. Meacham to A. E. Orgias. Cook and Hall to W. Petersen, W. E. Wilson to Mrs M. Peffers, G. Love to G. H. Parker, D. A. Sinclair to G. M. Parker, E. M. Peffers to L. H. Harris, L. R. Harris to G. H. Neshausen, E. A. Havill to Ashhurst Racing Club. ENGINEER'S REPORT.

The engineer reported that in the Mangaone riding gravel repairs had been effected to Run road. When the Leyland truck came to hand the whole of the work of gravelling this road would be carried out. In the Rangitawa riding the recent floods caused a washout at the approach to the bridge over the Rangitawa stream at Kakariki, but the road was opened for traffic the following day. Raumanga riding.—A washout occurred to the approach of the bridge across the Waituna stream on Arapata road. This road as far as the gorge should be opened Tor traffic by the end of this week. Some heavy slips occurred in the Gorge, and in one place part of the road was carried away. The work of improving the road approaching Onepuhi bridge would, toe put in liana as soon as the Arapata road had been opened. Makino riding.—Kimbolton road from Forlong's road to Cheltenham has been repaired. A good deal of gravel was washed off the Makino roads by the recent floods and the bed of the Makino stream above Forlong's road had been considerably deepened, particularly at Mackay's Line, where some work will be necessary to secure the foundations of the bridge. Taonui riding.—The work of replacing the land spans of the bridge on Forlong's road with falling has been put in hand. Some repairs have been effected to the roads about Colyton, otherwise little work has been done in this riding. The formation of Raukawa road has been completed as far as the swamp. Otangaki riding.—Gravel repairs have been effected to the Go.rge and Palmerston roads and Ashhurst streets. The Palmerston road has been trimmed with the grader. A culvert on the Pohangina road beyond Spur road is too low, causing flood waters to overflow the road. This could be remedied to a great extent by raising the level of the culvert and road at this point.