PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15824, 22 January 1915, Page 8

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

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Te Aroha, Thursday. Thk Piako County Council met yesterday, there being present Messrs. J. B. Thomas, ¥. Eastwood, F. W. Walters, J. Brady. A. <>rr, and C. Smith.

Messrs. Cranwell, P. Quane, T. Jelli- < hi? Scott Brothers, T. Wilson, Robert S<"<-,tt. and L. T. Scott, settlers on the Xgarua end of the diagonal road, peti-ti'int-d the council to repair certain parts i; their road. It was agreed that the work In- tarried out bv the settlers.

A petition was received lii-.ni the Alarm residents, asking that ri-|iair,-, be made to the main road, to cm, about £300.

J ho Postal Department applied for £5. ; .1 the amount <lio by council in corinec--I:'.ji with the Ea:;t)jort Road telephone. ;k there was a deficiency in the working <>; the, office for the year of £17 J.7s 9d. 'I lie matter was referred to the Eastport l'.-.ad Progress Committee.

I lie amounts received from the Treasury tor various works in connection with the Public Works Department amounted to £576 10s.

The Public Works Department wrote ai>|- roving of the expenditure of the £ for £ grunt of £100 on Thomas Road. The Lands Department notified that it would not be possible to charge the £ for £ subsidy of £150 to a straight-out grant of eiso.

The treasure.-, Mr. R. S. Hanna. showed Hint the hank overdraft is £2801. The ] ;.biiities to danuarx 20 stood at £734. for i I'titract.-.. The revenue outstanding was .'.::413. Amounts due bv the Public W..rks Department totalled' £1337. The ridings balances were stated as fob J «>•;.. Walton, ci.«it, £30; .Moninsville, debit, £912: Waitoa, debit, £644; WaiJ debit. £1138; TV Aroha, debit, £465; .M.iiiawaru, < flit. £132.

'i'he Department of Agriculture wrote retelling to the diveisity of opinion a.-, to whether the Noxious Weeds Act should be enforced in its entirety, and asking the council's opinion. -Special reference was made to the California!] thistle. The council was unanimously of opinion that the Act should be carried out.

he following tenders were accepted :— Kl e< tion of bridge and approaches to (iubbins's Creek, Morrinsville-Kiwitahi Road, S. Campbell. £69; erection of bridge and approaches at Piakonui Stream, on Morrinsville-Walton Road, 8. Campl.cl!. £128; Roach's Road, formation, H. A. Stanley, £168; Baker's Road, formation and sanding, Carwardine, £45; Te Aroha Gordon Road, metalling, near iShaftsbury, C. R. Stanleyj £439 13a. t