THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 3

THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

* (BY TKLBGRAPK.— OW¥ COItXESFONOBBT. J ,„ ' Thames, Thursday. At the fortnightly nieetifcg of the Borough/ (. onncil this ever,nig . th; following,,tenders yj., were accepted for supplies, etc., during ih». .;/' ensuing L,lt- months:—For/ ironmongery, James ■ Rensbaw; for timber, John Re»u; ;• 'for carting C l>f;«. ;31»0i•'.. • On' the recommend" ►;;. dation'of the General Purposes Committee, it'., van decided! to make an : apnUcatioaSto'i the Government for a grant of money "sufficient f).--; to pay for cutting away! the : bluff at Rocky ■'/ Point, on the Tnaines-Tapu Road, Lower.:; Tararn. with the view of ranking the road in "b the solid,'and that in the' meantime the fore? man of ; works be instrflcowl to ' temporarily ' repair the road so : as Jo <\ keep] it : open'for'- .: j traffic. It was "reiclved to urge • upon M ' the Minister for ' Lands the desirability pi,;!'; the Government purchasing the native blocks,' I ?.V| .known as'Opitomoko.' Knranut, and Tsri>''ljj reka, situated within tin- goidiiekl, and bR"-/ ing a combined area of 6' T 4- acres. ...nit- wasßi; ' pointed out that by the Government acquiring the blocks in - question the Thames local :: bodies would be benefited to the amou»t of f H the goldSelds revenue? accruing from ; the/:; same, which &i present went to private "';?,? owners. At a recent meeting of the Borough Council a resolution was passed;urging upon ]/ the Railway '. Departmeniv; the desirability. of. : ■.-• issuing workmen's tickets ;on . the Thames-'/': Paeroa- line -■ fro. Saturday to ; Monday, i inuvi order to crinkle miners who workman the up-& ?] country mines, but whosti families still resided at tlie Thames. an opportunity .ot'i-.-j spending their Sundays with their families; A copy of the resolution also forwarded ■ •• to the lien. J, McGoww, w'itb/f wiquesi ' that be should .. use : bis f influence vtowardA> furthering, the - application. ~ - A r- to-night's r.i meeting of the Council '¥• reply was "received f; ■■"} from Mr. MeGowau to fthe effect that he had " forwarded the Council's request to his colleague, the Minister for Railway?,; with "» strong;; recommendation f:that r it should be given effect to,' if it was ]Hjs?ible to do so; but notwithstanding this a letter was received .': from the Railway Department, » Wellington, stating that the Minister 'for Railways J resetted that the ' reques: could no* be com- * ; ■'•>' plied with. The Council, howeveri'Jdeeidiid'i!*! to again write to Mr.MoQowan, drawing hi* attention to the Railway Department's reply, and requesting him to move tat. the matter, with the view of getting the Council's request acceded to. ''■--■ "'"-':• ■'• __„_—==_J *; .H\_ '.-•};;