Short Notice For Works Programme

Northern Advocate, 18 February 1949, Page 4

Short Notice For Works Programme

PAPAROA. Fri. (Sp.).—On February 8 the Otamatea County Council’s engineer (Mr A. V/. Tassell) received a letter from the Public Works Department resident engineer at Maungaturoto, requesting a schedule of proposed county works upon which the council would be making application for Government subsidy under the state subsidised works programme for 1949-50 and 1950-51.

The information was to reach the Whangarei office by February 9, the letter slated.

This was revealed when Mr Tassell presented his report at the council’s monthly meeting.

Councillors expressed indignation that such short notice should be served and resolved to place the matter before the next No. 1 Ward counties’ conference.

Mr Tassell said that owing to the limited time available he was unable to consult the council and had submitted a tentative list for consideration by the department. The chairman (Cr T. H. C. Snelling) said it was wrong that the engineer should be unable to consult his council. Cr H. S. McCarroll: It would not be so bad if we were ever able to put the “hurry-up” on the department. Mr Tassell suggested the department may have expected the council to have had the schedule of works prepared beforehand. The list submitted by Mr Tassell to the department was as follows (in order of urgency):— YEAR 1949-50 Kaiwaka-Oneriri: Top course of hard metal, estimated total cost £3920. amount of subsidy applied for £ISOO, £3 lor £l. Ararua: Top course of hard metal, £3OOO, £IOOO, £3 for £l. Taipuha-Maungaturoto: Top course of hard metal, £I2OO, £9OO, £3 for £l. Simpson-Ringro.se and Shirley-Bentley: Formation work, £4500, £IOOO, free. Experimental Farm: 1J miles widening and strengthening, £920, £l5O, £3 for £l. Mangawai-Tara: Remetalling of 2 miles, £I6OO, £750, £3 for £l'. Swamp: Remetalling of 2 miles, £IOOO, £750, £3 for £l. Porter’s-Ararua: Top course metalling, £6OO, £450, £3 for £l. Bradley’s: 50 chains of new metalling, £4OO, £3OO, £3 for £l. Hcatley’s: 70 chains of new metalling, £760, £570, £3 for £l. Whakapirau Beach: Access to beach, £l5O, £ll3, £3 for £l. Taipuha-Millbrook: 40 chains of newmetalling, £360, £270. 3 for £l. Oven's: 160 chains new- metalling, £7OO, £525. £3 for £l. Bickerstaffe-Otamatea: General improvement and metalling, £2500, £1875, £3 for £l. YEAR 1950-51 (ALL £3 FOR £1) Kaiwaka-Oneriri: Completion of top course metalling, £3920, £1440, Ararua: Completion of top course metalling, £3OOO, £1315. Taipuha-Millbrook: Opening road from Taipuha to Waipu, £2OOO. £IOOO. Bull’s: Metalling 65 chains, £SOO, £375. In addition to the above, items showm on the 1949-50 list of applications and not granted will be again applied for in 1950-51.