Pahiatua County Council

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 212, 8 September 1936, Page 2

Pahiatua County Council

THE FINANCES. The treasurer, Mr J. Hutton, reported to Saturday’s meeting of tho Pahiatua County Council:— Under tho heading of general receipts tho amount received to dato for the year amounts to £3078 14s 4d, as. against £-1020 Is 4d for tho same period of last year, a decrease of £941 7s. Expenditure to date for the current financial year amounts to £10,048 12s 2d, as against £U,202 5s 3d for last year, a dccreaso of £1153 13s Id. The credit balanco brought forward from tho current financial year was £1075 8s 3d, as against £2774 for the year 1935, a decrease of £1698 I.ls 9d. Tho debit cusli book balance at date is £5594 9a 7d, as against £4408 3s lid at tho same period last year, an increase in indebitedness of £I4SO 5s Bd. As you will noto from tho bank reconciliation statement, the county fund account at tho bank is overdrawn to tho extent of £7225 10s Gd, inclusive of outstanding cheques. The amount of accounts placed on the pay sheet for payment to-day amounts to £3515 4s, which will increase our indebitedness to £10,740 14s Gd. The limit of overdraft arranged for the current year is £BOOO, so it will now be necessary to approach your banker for further temporary accommodation. There are certain outstanding cash assets by way of subsidy on highway and public works amounting to £1270 13s lOd, and tho sum of £llsO 0s 2d duo by the loan account to the county fuud account, but as theso items arc not available at tho moment, it will be necessary to obtain the bank's consent to further overdraw in the meantime.

I have to report that tho valuations of land, which became effective by Order-in-Council from the 31st March last, have not yet been received from the Valuation Department. The continued delay is causing much inconvenience and is the main cause in having to seek further overdraft accommodation with your bank. In previous years rates demands have been issued prior to this date, but it is impossible to forecast wheu rates for tne current year will be demanded. The delay in supplying this information has also meant that the council's application to tho Local Government Loans Board for its sanction to raise a loan of £4900 for bridges has been held up pending tho information necessary to compute the rates as security. Bridges and Hoads OVERSEER'S REPORT. The county engineer reported at tho monthly meeting held on Saturday last as under: — The teams havo been employed al Mangatainoka, Makuri and Mangamaire, where metal has been dumped for maintenance work. The trucks have been engaged metalling at Marima, Mangamaire and Kohinui. Work of a similar nature has been attended to on main highways.. The gardens have been utilised on aii main highways and also on county roads at Mangatainoka, Ballance, Kaitawa and Kohinui. Main Highways. Pahiatua-l’ongaroa: 200 cubic yards of metal has been spread, and 390 yards have been dumped for future use. A line of two-foot pipes has been laid on the Pongaroa hill and visibility at a dangerous point near the M.akuri Hotel has been improved. Blips have been removed from the Makuri Gorge and the road has been graded throughout.

Makuri-Mangatoro: A line of nineinch pipes has been laid on the Mangatoro hill. Metal has been graded in and surface has been patched. Widening and river protection work is being carried out and a line of two-foot pipes has been delivered to replace an old box culvert.

Pahiatua-Mangaoue: Metal has been graded in and slips have been removed. Storm damage is being repaired and metalling will be proceeded with at an early date. Tutaekara: Metal has becu graded in. Pile-driving at tb.o western abutment of the Tutaekara bridge has been completed. Pali Valley: Grading has been attended to. County Roads. Railway-Ballance Gorge: 100 cubic yards of metal has been spread and watertables have been cleaned. Grading has been attended to and the deck of the factory bridge has been repaired. Mangahao Valley: Surface repairs have been carried out and a lino of nine-inch pipes has been laid. Metal has been quarried for metalling the new formation on the bluff.

Ballanco township: A culvert has been lengthened for the purpose of widening a dangerous bend. Track-Ballance Gorge: Slips have been removed and watertables have been cleaned. Makomako-Tutaekara: Road has been graded and a line of 12-inch pipes has now been laid. Two rooms are being built to enlarge the roadman’s cottage cottage at Marima. One hundred cubic yards of metal has been spread on the Marima hill. Kopikopiko-Nae Nae: General surface work has been attended to and two nine-inch culverts have been .laid on tho Nae Nae section. Nikau-Omata: Shoulders have been trimmod and drains have been cleared. Sc&rborough-Bridge: Heavy grading has been completed and the surface, where damaged by flood waters, has been repaired. Mangainaire-Pukewhai: Grading has been completed and pot-holes have been filled. Ridge Central: Watertables have been cleaned and a lino of nine-inch pipes has been laid. Draining on Tredor’s section has been completed and grading also has been carried •■out. Rock-Makakahi: One hundred cubic, •yards of metal has been sDread where

required and grading is at present being proceeded with. Kunuii township: Roads have been graded.

Mangaramarama: Visibility at a dangerous point has been improved and a line of nine-inch pipes has becu laid. Kuawhata: Watertables have been cleaned and metal has been graded in. Tiraumea North: One hundred cubic yards of metal has been spread where necessary and 200 yards have been dumped for future use. Ootc-Xgaturi: Slips have becu removed and grading has been carried out. Surface patching has been attended to. Ivohinui-’L’owai: Oue hundred and fifty cubic yards of metal has been utilised for patching. Ou the Makairo section difficulty was experienced in keeping tho road open to traffic ou account of several large slips. Woodville-Aohanga: Slips, which had this road completely closed to traffic, have been removed. A line of nineinch pipes has been laid. Makuri township: The dock of Tylec’s bridge has been repaired. Pori-Kaitawa Ridge: Metal has been raked in and overhanging scrub has been cut. Tiraumea Valley: Large slips have been removed and a wash-out of two chains has been ropaired. The construction of Malmanehe’s bridge has been completed and approaches have been filled to permit the safe passage of traffic. The approaches will be improved when weather conditions are suitable. Kaitawa township: Slips have been cut back sufficiently to open the roads to traffic.