IN THE POHANGINA

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6885, 15 April 1929, Page 4

IN THE POHANGINA

County Council Meets When the Pohangina County council met on Saturday, there were present Crs. A. Strahan (chairman), C. Brooking, T. Close, M. Arbon, W. Stewart, T. Pratt and W. Howell. Correspondence. Messrs Boddy Bros., TTmutoi, requested that the council erect about 12 chains of fencing on the edge of the Apiti-Norsewood road.—The work is to be done. The Public Works department advised that applications for grants in connection with road works would close on June 8. Applications were to be prepared as early as possible and numbered in accordance with tho urgency of the works.—Received. Mr. P. F. Miller (Tabic Flat) Apiti requested that the council send a roadman to clean up Lyon’s track, as same was in a bad condition. Tho writer also offered to put in a day on tho work. —Proposal was agreed to. The Hon. J. G. Cobbc wrote asking for information regarding the Tunipo track, stating that he had been aporoaclicd several times by settlers with reference to obtaining a grant for its improvement—The information is to be supplied. " ’ Mr. A. E. Dougherty wrote concerning the condition of the water tables on the Apiti-Kimbolton deviation and a Tequost that a culvert be put in to prevent earth being washed away.— Referred to the engineer. Sanction for the raising of a loan of £550 for a workman’s cottage in the Mangacikopiko riding was . received from the Treasury'department. Engineer’s Report. The engineer (Mr. D. Watson) reported as follows: Awahou riding: Very good progress has been made with the work of crushing and carting out metal for the main highway. The new machine is turning out a large quantity and a fine sample of metal. The two motor trucks have been kept busy carting out. The council’s team have been employed for several days, widening out and straightening tho main road near No. I line! Some of the decking planks, which are very much decayed, on Whitehead’s bridge will bo replaced with jarrnh timber, most of which has been taken from bridges that have been replaced by concrete structures. Coal Creed: A fair quantity of riverbed metal was carted by the motor track and spread on the main road at Ngaputahi. Some metal was also carted to build up the approaches to Parson’s Ford bridge. The deviation work on Apiti-Kimbolton main highway has been Completed and a. total of 400 yards of gravel was put out on the 12 chains of new road.

Mangaono: A start was made with tho culvert on the Ferry road. Aj 24 feet by 30 inches concrete pipe culvert was set in on a concrete foundation. When the concrete walls are built and the filling put in, the old bridge, which is unsafo for heavy traffic can be taken up. The large grader was used for trimming up Finnis track and the main highway. Several of the bad bends on Taonui-Rnumai highway have been straightened out and some of the ccmont culverts lengthened out. Mangapikopiko: The formation work and draining of MeNae’s road has been completed and 100 yards of gravel carted out, but owing to rain this work had to bo discontinued as the formation was much too soft to stand carting over. Somo repair gravel was put out on tho main highway, and rubbish from the footpaths carted off. Pohangina: A fair amount of repair gravel was carted and spread near, Ngaputahi. The largo grader was run over tho main highway and a start made to clean out the drain. Tho permanent surfaceman at Te Awa has been employed cleaning water channels, etc. Tamaki: A start has been made with the heavy grader at, shaping up the main road, and whilst the teams are in the Tiding, I would suggest that some of the abrupt bends on this road he straightened out. A cement pipe culvert was put in near Digger’s Creek, and some of the overhanging scrub cut back. Umutoi: Two pipe enlverts for replacing those of wood have boen put in and general road maintenance work attended to by the permanent surfaceman during the past month. Treasurer’s Report.

Mr. A. E. Orgais, county clerk, submitted the following receipts and expenditure for the year ending March 31, 1929: Awahou riding: Receipts. —Balance at 31/3/28, £3O 13s 4d; proportion account sales horse, £5 11s 8d; main highways subsidy, £236 3s 2d; bridge timber transferred to Coal Creek riding, £5; bridge timber transferred to general account, £7 10s; transfer from general account, £706 4s 4d; total, £991 2s' 6d. Expenditure.—Posts. £1 19s; transfer to interest account No. 42, £35 Cs; maintenance of roads, £354 4s 8d; maintenance main highways, £3SS 4s 9d; teams maintenance, £26 9s Sd; trucks maintenance, £l9 Ss 7d; benzine, £6 0s lid; credit balance at 31/3/29, £lB9 6s lid; total, £991 2s 6d. Coal Creek riding: Receipts.—Balance ' 31/3/28, £2Ol 2s 7d; main highways, subsidy, £9O 13s lOd; Transfer from general account, £646 Cs sd: total, £944 2s lOd. Expenditure.—Bridge timber from Awahou riding, £5; transfer to interest account No. 41, £64 7s 9d; maintenance of roads, £4BO 13s sd; maintenance main highway, £306 9s 10d; teams maintenance, £3O 23 Sd; trucks maintenance, £l9 8s 7d; benzine. £6 Os lid; credit balance at 31/3/29, £3l 19s Sd; total £944 2s lOd. Mangaone riding: Receipts. —Bala.nce at 31/3/28, £93 4s Id; proportion_account sales horse. £5 11s Sd; main highways subsidy, £226 17s 8d; transfer from general account, £799 18s 7d; total, £1125 12s. Expenditure.—Expenditure Pollock’s culvert, £65 Cs 8d; maintenance main highway (Mangaone), £l7O 8s 4cl; maintenance main highway (Taonui), £173 17s sd; maintenance roads, £507 8s 7d; teams maintenance, £3O 5s lid; trucks maintenance, £24 2s 4d; benzine, £27 16s 3d; credit balance at 31/3/29, £126 6s 6d; total, £1125 12s. _ ' Mangapilcopiko riding: Receipts.—

Balance at 31/3/28, £348 7s; transfer from loan No. 20, £ll 2s 9d; main highways subsidy. £67 14s lOd; proportion rent of cottage. £6 12s; transfer from general account, £761 Is lid; total, £1194 18s Gd. Expenditure. —Maintenance of roads, £578 12s lOd; maintenance main highway, £145 9s 9d; teams maintenance, £43 12s 7d; trucks niaintenance, £26 4s lOd; Lcnzine, < s lOd; credit balance at 31/3/29, £370 10s 8d; total £1194 18s 6d. Pohangina riding: Receipts. Balance at 31/3/2S, £BO 6s; proportion account, sales horse, £5 11s 7d; main highways subsidy, £2l 3s lOd; transfer from general account, £477 5s 3d; total £oB4 6s Bd. Expenditure. Maintenance roads, £436 0s 8d; maintenance main highway, £27 18s 6d; teams maintenance, £39 Is lid; tracks maintenance, £lB 2s lid; benzine, £2 8s 4d; credit balance 31/3/29. £6O 14s 4d; total, £584 6s Bd. , Tamiki riding: Receipts.—Balance 31/3/28, £4l 14s. 9d; proportion account sales, £5 11s 7d; main highways subsidy, £3 16s 4d; royalty on timber, ill 10s Gd: transfer from general account, £406 10s; total, £469 3s 2d. E *P cn( jj; cure—Maintenance roads, £477 18s sd, maintenance main highways, £5 14s od, teams maintenance, £2l- 4s; trucks maintenance, £lB Us 6d; benzme £3 12s 7d; credit balance 31/3/29, £42 2s 3d; total, £469 3s 2d. . Umutoi riding: Receipts.—balance a 31/3/28, £384 15s 2d; rent cottage, to iQs 2d; transfer from loan account rto. 20, £ll 2s 10d: transfer from general account, £933 0s 10d; total, £1335 18s Expenditure.—Maintenance ot roads. £763 2s sd; teams maintenance, £35 5s Sd; trucks maintenance, £29 12s iua, benzine, £35 Is 4d; crech aan 31/3/ 9 9 £472 15s 9d; total £l3oo 18— Trust: iuceipts.-8.1.nc. 31/3/28, £7l 10s lid; rent £3l 11s, fees £2 3s; total, £lO5 4s lid. Expenditure.—Maintenance, £l2 ISs ld; ban fees 10s; credit balance 31/3/2J, £J--2s lOd; total, £lO5 4s lid. ?. The Year’s Work. During the past year, we have had two additional lengths of road (seven miles and five miles respectively) declared' main highways, and wo arei in hopes of getting tho'Pohangina Valley highway extended during tho coming 5 The amount of subsidy received from the Highways board and credited to £236 3s 2d; Coal Creek, £96 13s lOd, Mangaone, £226 17s 8d; Mangapiko. £67 14s lOd; Pohangina, £2l 3s lUci, Tamaki, £3 16s 4d; and on account of plant, credited to general account, £599 Is 7d; total, £1254 11s 3d. Our share of heavy traffic fees amounted to £392 11s Bd. We have completed tho construction of Hunt s bridge (£383 17s 2d) and Pollocks road culvert (£l3O 33s 4d), on which works we have received government subsidies amounting to £264= 10s 9a. We have also completed the Apiti deviation at a cost of £787 13s, on which we will receive a subsidy of £ tor * up to £450, the greater part of which has already been paid. „ Chains of new road have been formed at Cave creek, the cost of which has been defrayed by the Public Works department, and we are now en g a S?“ in completing the formation ot the northern end of the Apiti-Norsewood road, on which work we will receive a giant from' the government of £25U._ 8 During the 12 months under review several bad bends have been straightened out and tho roads widened and improved in various parts of tne county. This work, which we recognised" to be very necessary continued from timo to time as funds and'opportunity allow. . Tho new stone crushing plant at Rau mai is proving a very groat success being capable of turning kgj quantities of a very fine class of metal, which is really not crushed, but broken, and in consequence; m a more smtab metal than that turned out by the old Tve 5 are just now on tbe point of starting the erection of roadmen s dwe lings in tho Mangapikopiko and Tamaki ridings. The engineer has prepared plans which have already been approved by tho Public Works departTtSs gratifying that after wing out so many improvements, the finances arc in a very satisfactory state.