THAMES INTERESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19808, 1 December 1927, Page 15

THAMES INTERESTS.

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AEOHA, Wednesday. The Ta Aroha Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor, Mr. R. Coulter, presiding. Mr, W. J. Lopdell, on-behalf of Wilcox and Company, contractors for the Waihon River traffic bridge, regretted the delay in completing the strncture. It is hoped, if possible, to complete the work beforo Christmas. Permission was given for the moving of the Presbyterian Church to the back por tion of a section in Kenrick Street in order to permit of the erection of a new building in brick and concrete. The Hamilton Borough Council intimated ' that a majority of district local bodies favoured trie existing method of allocating heavy traffic fees. In view of i this and in order to save legal expenses, it was proposed to accept tho present basis for a further three years.. It wa3 decided to approve of the arrangement. Support was accorded a resolution from the Ekatahuna Chamber of Commerce urging the allocation of the petrol tax on a mileage and not on a population basis. The Thames Valley Power Board advised that it could not agree to the insertion of a clauso in the agreement for the supply of electricity to the borouglf divesting the board of the right to retail electricity within the borough. The Minister of Lands advised that an area of 50 acres surrounding the water supply reserve had lately been perman ently' set apart for water conservation purposes. It was proposed to vest control of the new reserve lti the council, subject to the right of the Crown to take metal free of charge and to authorise other local authorities to remove metal. It was resolved to accept control of tho reserve. Reporting on a rubbish dump in Wlnttaker Street tho borough inspector saiil its conditions constituted an offenco against the public health. He recommended that if the nuisance was not abated within 11 days legal proceedings be instituted without further notice. A communication from the War Museum Committee of the Department of Internal Affairs, informed the council that the supply of war trophies available for distribution had for some time been exhausted. Applications, however, were still coming to hand and it had been decided to communicate with all local bodies to whom trophies were sent with a view to ascertaining to what extent the various trophies were being utilised and cared for, and whether fhero was any possibility of any being made available for past unsuccessful and future applicants.