WAITEMATA COUNTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16282, 15 July 1916, Page 9

WAITEMATA COUNTY.

CONFIRMATION OF RATES.

At the monthly meeting of the Waite- ' mat-a County Council held yesterday the J chairman, Mr. A. M. Laing, presided. ' There were also present: Messrs. J. I Bethell, A. Cochran, W. Oliphant, H. Day,• XV. H. Hart, J. McLeod, V. KerrTaylor, F. Povnton, W. McCat-hie, and F. Dye. The council confirmed the following general rates for the year ending March ' 51. 1917:—1 d in the £ in the Birkenhead, ! Ivumeu, Mairetahi, Waikumete, and I Pnkeatua Ridings; gd in the £ in the ' Takapuna Riding; lad in the Wainui ■ Riding; 1116thsof Id in the Titirangi ; Riding; jd in the Kankapakapa Riding; | 3d in the Waipareira Riding. The hos- 1 pital and charitable aid rate of l-6th of ' a Id on the whole county was also con- j firmed. j The engineer's report was considered, | and works iecomnie::ded received the . sanction of the council | The council decided io make an inspec- i tion of the property and areas affected I*3- ; fore coining to a decision regarding the ; acquiring of Mr. Southev Baker's pro- ! perty in the Wood hill cli *= 11 ict for the ' purpose of removing the trouble caused j by drifting sands. A donation of £25 was made to the North Sea Belief Fund. An effort to rescind the motion passed j at a previous meeting in favour of the ! purchase of a motor-car for the use of the engineer took up a considerable amount i of time, but finally the motion was ' allowed to stand. A request that steps be taken to pros- ! pect and open up the northern lime fields resulted in the council deciding to offer a reward for information regarding payable deposits of lime within the county, j Messrs. Oliphant. Hart. Cochran, and the ' chairman were appointed a committee to ' consider the defence to be offered in re- ; gard to the award in the labourers' <lis- i pute. and the committee was instructed j to appoint one of its number to represent I the council at the sitting of the Arbitra- j tion Court. !