WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 March 1909, Page 4

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The following business was transacted by the Waimea County Council yesterday afternoon: — CORRESPONDENCE. The X.Z. Insurauee Company offered their premises in Trafalgar-street to the Council for £52 a year, for a term of 5 or 7 yenrs < and agreed to put in a strong room on the first floor at a cost of £142. — The Council decided to take the buildings for a term of seven years. The Public Works Department notified the formal declaration of a diversion of a small portion, of the road in block vii., Tadmor Survey District. The Auckland City Council requested the Council to co-operate in an endeavour to secure an amendment of the Jaw which provides that ail sinking funds of local bodies shall bo vestod in the Public Trustee. — Resolved that no action be taken. The Secretary to the Nel.*on lMue.iUifn Bonrd asked the Council o ««:- dorse a proposal to establish an ngricnltuT.il experimental station in the Xclson district. A copy of a report on the subject by Mr James Bruce Instructor in Agriculture to the Board, was also forwarded. — Cr. llcult moved that no action be taken. —Of.'. Gill was strongly in favour of Buch a station. It was just the- thing the farmer wanted. — Cr. Macmahon thought there was a great deal to learn from such a station. To have manures and soils tested would be of great benefit to the farmer. He woud like the matter adjourned for a month for further information as to cost to be obtained. lie moved to this effect. — Cr. Everett seconded, bui considered that while many cmi!d sec what would 1 do bost in the respective disiiicts. there was much to learn with regard to the manUTes required.. He vas in favour of technical instruction, but was opposed to an experimental station. Technical -chools, he thought, were the chiet requirement. — Cr. Hoult agreed with Cr. Krerett's remarks. — Tt was resolved to postpone further consideration for a month. The Valuation Department requested the Council to appoint a repie.sentativ,e of the Council to act as a member of the Afvcssmeut Court, the Department being now engaged in a revaluation of the County. — It was resolved to ask Mr Thomas Paftie to net. and failing him, Mr Thos. Hunt. — Tt was further resolved to endeavour to obtain information as to the relative values it was proposed to put on the properties in the various ridings, in order that the Council could make objections if so desired. Mr George Sudden (clerk to the Riwaka Board) nppmnched the Council re | he expense of removing Iho pound, and re-proofing it on another site— Pi-sulvr-d ihat the Council pay half tl.e c-ost of romov.il and ro erection. Mr Wavdrop. Returning Officer f;,r the .Molneka Licensing District, informed Ihe Council Hint he if.t i matel that the cost of the forthcoming elee tion pf a Committee would cost the Council from .CISC to £l!)ft. Mr W.Mrdrop asked for a sum oC £12 for stamps in connection with the election. — Cr. Everett moved that iv the opinion of the Council ,£J2 appeared a largo sum for postage, and that the Returning Officer be asked to forward to the Council a statement of the amount spent on postage, .etc. — Carried. — Cr. Everett also complained that a list of polling places in the Motueka District had been advertised before it was known that there would be an election. He moved that the attention of the memhers for the district be callod to. tin. large unneppssary expenditure incurred in advertising in connection with Lieen sing Committee elections. — Carried. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. wrote stating that they were legally advised of their position in regard to their Graham property. Seeing tjiat the Council was obtaining rates from the writers' and other properties adjoining the Grahim track, the Council was given notice that' it would be held responsible for any loss incurred while driving stock through th.o Qy;tham property. — Rer.ci ved, Mosses Maginnity and Son forwarded a statement uf the time occupied by Mr JB'elJowes on work in i'igeon Valley stream, and in ciuiiintion with which a claim had Ueen made on the Council. The time amounted to 57 days — The Kjigi-ii'cj said that the work "for which ilr i'i-1---lowo:' was claiming was altogether apart from the work which the Council agreed to contribute to.— Resolved that l li« Council decline to pay anvtiling to Mr .Fellowes. " ' Mr il. Nir-J|(jjis l lirlgrove. applied fur permissiou to encroach' on the by-road known as Cemetery Road, Belgrove. with a view to keeping noxious weeds clear therefrom. — lieferred to the Engineer. Mrs A. A, Sharp (for the c-'tate of the late W. Hoult) wrote asking the (.ouncii to order the removal of a breakwater that had' been ereoted in tbo Wai-iti rivej- at Wai-iti. It was stated that the breakwater liad been Ihe cause of Jand being washed away on Ihe western side of: the river. — Resolved that instruction* be yiveu to have tlio breakwater removed forthwith, Mr B. Cropp, Wai-iti, made a cumpluiut re the fencing on Mrs Cropp V section. Maitlands, Stoke, Council's employees having taken up the front fence. — No action taken, Owners and occupiers of laud abutting on the Moutere mudflat afked tho Council to arrange for the expouditure of £150, Government grant, on an extension of the road to their properties.— Resolved to accede to ll.e ivo,nesl on the nsnM conditions. Mi.l . W. Pnlmi-r Spring Grove, l-Oii-d I hit Cr.mie.il if it conltf ,1,, : ,uyImirf in regard :t» ending down tin|ifinl; :u Ihe top end r.f Riirlac- 's ftn.irt, tinr', also I'pquPWo.i lnat |j, r , .li.lge at tho botlom t.\ die ro.ifl be j .paired.— Leff to Cr. Honk and the Ivorsecr for a report, Tenders weio re'eoived a =i fr.11.-.ws:— fiv.'iv.-lliiiff,; Tadmor Hill: (', C, lodftUiiißon,,!^ 7s a chain. The ten- I Ifr lieiug considered too high, it was e^lved that the work be done by ■iiy labour. Metalling, AV.inga]>eka: Win. Tliokis £1 Bs' a chain (accoptt'd). Ranger .'and Traffic Inspector. — G. I. Hunter, £20 a year for the Wai-iti i tiding; £25 for the whole of tho i'ainieas.y G. Bovey, £39 a yoar. ' T. A. Pjfnsslng. £115 a year. — G. M. [nnter was appointed, at the £23 a ! car. / MISCELLANEOUS. Messr? Smith Bros., Wai-iti. waited a the /Council and asked that- repairs c effected on tho road leading .tn ,

their p iv. ]„-.,• iy.— h wa-i r i..UvJ t,i mrilco icmpor.-iry ropairs '{.i.-njiii^ i Inroad machine boing sont to tic locality. It I\"n>> rpsciJvcd to spfml r>no!lir-r £10 oji }loiiDt Hp.sliii/fru.'i •• ' provided Messrs Xcwman E/o.;. .■■penr a •-.imilar amount, Cr. Gill gave uolicf i o mmo at Ilic ..next mooting: "That the gang systi'in be introduced into the Stokf, Wai-iti Moutere, and Motueka Riding" — ono gang to be on the Waiinea side and the other on the Motueka side."'