Hawera Comity Council.

Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 147, 29 November 1895, Page 3

Hawera Comity Council.

The annual meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present: Crs Heslop, Qnin, Forsyth, Stewart, Winks and McEae. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. On the motion of Crs Quin and Stewart, Cr Heslop was re-elected chairman. HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD. Crs Scott, Quin, and Stewart were elected to represent the Council on the Charitable Aid Board, but Cr Quin intimated that he would only hold office until a suitable successor from the neighborhood of Eltham could be obtained. The ordinary meeting was then held. Present: The same members. CORRESPONDENCE. From Minister of Lands, re wheel tax, statiog that it was too late now to get au Amending Counties Bill passed this session, but that the Public Works Act Amendment Bill would meet the case. Normanby Dairy Factory, agreeing to share half cost of expenditure on Austin Road. G. Hutchison, M.H.R., forwarding a few copie3 of the Local Government Bill. Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating that Mr David Hutchison had just made Section 8, Block 4, Waimate, a freehold, and had requested that the proportion of the amount due to Road Board on account of amount paid on section be expended in grading the steep hill on Tempsky Road, nearest Hastings Road. The amount available, £25 2s lid, would be scheduled on 81st March, 1896. Treasury, re loan for metalling Hastings Road, stating that £450 was now available.—The Chairman said they would not draw it until wanted. E. A. P. Gibsou, stating that a few chains of Dalziel Road were in a very bad state, and wanted draining and filling.—lt was stated that Mr Twigg was attending to the work. Waimate Road Board, requesting that all d.p. thirds and fourths due to that portion of the district, particularly the amount to credit of Main South Road (£Bl3 18s sd) be handed over to the Board.—Resolved, That the money be handed over. (ForsythStewart.) Waimate Road Board, asking for loan of grader.—Granted when available. Rangitikei County Council re Local Government Bill.—Held over. Sttatford County Council, re a short length of road connecting existing metal and Hawera County's proposed metalling on Hastings Road, and askiug Hawera County to carry out this work in conjunction with their work so as to avoid the awkwardness of two contractors working in the same pit at the same time, or damage to road by carting over it after construction. The amount expended, with due expenses, would be remitted to Hawera County Council on receipt of account. —On the motion of Crs Macrae and Winks, it was resolved that the work be carried out in separate contracts as requested. Manaia Town Board, stating that it was anxious to have a part of its income expended on the Manaia Road immediately adjoining the township, and with this in view proposed to hand back to the Council the whole of the f-d rate now being struck, so that the Council could hand same, less charitable aid contribution, to the Waimate Road Board for expenditure on Manaia Road.—Left in hands of Chairman.

SIGNING CHEQUES. On the motion of the Chairman and Cr Scott, Mr Hirst was empowered to sign cheques in the clerk's abseuce. ACCOONTS. The usual accounts were passed for payment. DEPOSIT RETURNED. The deposit on contract No. 192 was refunded to the executors in the estate of the late James Simpson. DEPUTATION. Messrs A. Milne, Nolan, and Spratt waited on the Council to urge that tbe road to the beach should be metalled. Mr Milne pointed out that some of the ratepayers on this road had been paying rates for over twenty years, and nothing had been done on the road, which is in a very bad state. Cr Winks said a resolution was on the minutes that tbe road should be formed as soon as possible. It was no use touching it until the contract for carrying stone was completed. Cr Forsyth said that in view of the riding being overdrawn he did not think more than formation could be done. Mr Nolan thought it would be as well to metal it at the same time, especially if the road were to be used for some time for hauling metalling. The metal could be got cheaply. There were 10 or 12 chains of the road over which a horse could not pull an empty cart. The deputation then withdrew. Cr Scott suggested that in view of works to be done the clerk should enquire as to a supply of shell rock from Nukumaru. The Council adjourned.—Star.