WALLACE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1400, 22 November 1932, Page 4

WALLACE COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting on Friday at O.tautau was attended by Crs.- W. J. A. McGregor (chairman), D. Teviotdale, F. J. Liriscott, W. T. James,' W. B. Hopcroft, Jas. H. Smith, H. F. Blatch, Jno. Horrell and Gep. Stroud. The chairman, in moving a motion of sympathy to the relatives on the bereavement suffered in "the deaths, of Mrs Jno; Horrell, Mr Malcolm Mouat snr. 3 and Mr Erskine Bowmar, said the first two were of tl^e, real ' old pioneering arm}', while the latter was one. of the Colony's fir§i geiier at ion, w'lio had been imbued with;' the right spirit to carry on as the. old pioneers had done; They. were:., all pioneers who" had served their day and by their' example blazed the trail in which we "should follow with that same" spirit of sturdy individual effort and self-reliance inherited: by us from them. .The same .spirit that has pub! . New Zealander^ *and our Country on the map of the world; We find ourselves riven in thought as we see such men and women passing .-jaricl wonder if the sturdy pioneering- spirit that, made the Country is perishing wrfch them, to be replaced with the- herd instinct of communists and others who seek to smother all individual effort and self-reliance as the imported parasites that destroy our beautiful native flora; I say, God forbid,' and I feel that in-then example they have passed on a torcl to us that will never quench. Those of us j therefore, of the first genera; tioui of .these worthy pioneers,; occupji high position as connecting links with the past and future in upholding with the same spirit .their v worthj efforts,, so that they shall never be vanquished or grow less as time goes on and succeeding generations arrive. —The motion was carried, member: standing-. . '■■ , > Correspondence. .- F. Hart, Manager; Round- Hill G olc 1 Mining Co., forwarded service -ti»r notice application for a pipe-line : tc Across road at- "junction of WakapatuRound Hill-Colae ; Rdadsc— Granted, subject to approval of the Engineer. G. D. Stewart, Secretary Rivertor Progressive League, asked that th( deviation at E. Pollard's corner 01 th.e Riverton T Orepuki road be com pleted and opened for traffic— Write: to be informed- this matter is undei the control of the Highways ? B bard : v R. H. Lbvatt, Acting District En g-ineer/InvercargiUi; wrote in r.efer ence to , a level crossing* about 3i chains West of f ihaka Station;' Sani< has been used without authority- an< perhaps the Council would 'now forn the crossing with unemployed labour and enter into an agreement to pro vide Seattle stops" l£te r when thi line was fenced, the present day cos of which was per pair.— Work t< be tarried out under No. 5 Scheme. The same writer wrote- in regard ti two further level crossings th< .Orepuki hii\e, indliqating thte Condi tions of agreement under which sue] wer e^ granted. Two sets of cattle stops would "cost £62 and 4 "Stop!' notices £10, while it was assumed th formation wouia be earned put by tH, Council and tli e Engineer would es timat e the cos^—Lert to Membe and Engineer with power to act. ' J. W. Dick, Waipango, applied t. have culvert across road at his pro perty lowered to enable surplus drain age water- to get away .Provided fal is brought up cutvert will be lowered R. Hallum and 'five other ratepayer! of Drummond petitioned the Counci to' have' ditch through Drummonc Township from Mrs Wilson's south boundary to R. Hallum's north boun dary cleaned and fall taken up bj each occupier of property in turn.— Notice to be served on owners tc clean out ditch. R. M. Erskine, Papatotara, indicated the lessee of road would not pay ten per- cent, cost of fence "between writer's property and road leased; the lease should be cancelled. Left to Clerk to make further inquiries. Messrs C. W. Affleck, R. W. R. Bradley, H> Cuthbert, B. V. Bradley, W. J. McLaren, R. C. Turnbull, A. F. Speight, A. Glendinning, R. McLces i petitioned , the Countjil to have^gorse cleared off roa,dline, particularly between Merrivale School and Reihill s Hill, a.s it was becoming incroa singly -difficult to drive sheep past motcr traffic. — Cr. Smith said ,',iore was no doubt the gorse was bVi, especially on the area suggested, w.iicij is poor land, the settler^ to be asked to clear same. Cr. Hopcroft said if they secured a burn at Xmas or New Year a clearance could be made. Pahtpn Gardner, Secretary, Waiau Branch of the Farmers' Union, wrote in regard to the same matter as previous letter and suggested work be done by Unemployed Labour. .A. E. Austin, Tuatapere, . offered £1 per annum for lease of unused roadline (2 acres) running through his property. — Left to Member to inspect. Mr Black made apppplication to re T new fence and gateway on unused roadway where same was previously erected.-^-Granted. ' J, Mills, Ohai, reported one of his purebred milking cows was lost by, getting into the ogen diich through

his property dug fcy Unemployed under the Council's supervision and claimed ,£lO damages. — Council recognises no liability. G. R. Milward Acting Engineer, Southland County, forwarded a draft copy of a proposal to conduct all >? ». t> Scheme Relief Work on a Contract basis by means of a Co-operative System. The Council to consider the following- questions in regard to this matter : (1) Would the contract system be preferable to Council and farmers than the day labour system existing now ?3 v (2) Assuming an affirmative answer to (1), would the Council be favourable to putjbing the whole' of the Relief Work on Contract or only those workers operating from the City. (The former scheme requiring probably 2 extra temporary Assistant. Engineers and the latter only one) ; (3) Would the Council be willing to bear the overhead cost' . or would this be passed on to the farmer .by increasing the percentage? The' writer indicated the total amount spent in farm drainage works in . Southland County is re- ■ presenting approximately the sum of - ;£1',250 due to. the Council for irisuri ance depreciation of tools arid .super- [ vision. The amount' spent on roa-1 j works for the same period is ,£13,188. [ It was estimated the work was- cost- ! , ing > 50 per cent; more at .present-thaw ' t it would under the proposed system , and actually on the extra work the • farmer would^pay a less subsidy. — i The Wallace County agreed to sup--5 port this system bf ing recommended ! .to the Unemployment Board for > \ adoption in regard to control of "Unj employed Labour on Drainage r Works. r J: W. Beck, County Clerk, Mata- ► mata, asked/ support of requests to 3 the Minister of Agriculture in regard . to lqwe? prices for carbon bisulphide, 3 Cynogas, phosphorized pollard and rabbit traps, the retail price of which had all increased lately. The . same 1 remarks to apply to Sodium Chloride, - the letter requesting the. Government ) to take over- control of the latter as - well as take strict action in -regard to , the control of ragwort in the national interests ; the clearing of this weed 1 on Crown Lands to be done under 2 one of the Unemployed Schemes. — ! Members considered Sodhrm Chloride . was. proving a good check to noxious r weeds, even gorse, sweet briar and r brambles and that the Government should take steps to control the price, . it was , unanimously decided to sup- . port the resolutions. • ;., 3 P. R, Harman, Secretary, South e Islandi Moior Union, asked support in 3 seeking fpir treatment in expenditure a on Public Works on, roads and bridges • } in the South Island. The Highways ..Board estimates showed ';• .£181,973 e for the North Island and only t jC58,592 for the South Island, over 3 o to'l, although the funds' collected only entitle them to two to one. , The 0 reading vote' in the Public Works e showed £534,298 for' the North and . only in the South Island, Q nearly five times as much for the - ror- _ mer. - It was hoped the council would "use its best endeavours to see the e South Island claims were not overe looked. — The Council supported the , request-^of the Motor Union. , r C. "Flavell, Chairman of Conference of Canterbury Local B.odies, Motor 0 Organisations, 'forwarded the follow- t - ing resolution and -asked the Coun- - cil's support — "While fully apprecia--1 ting .the financial difficulties of the . Government and . recognising the s necessity for economy, this Con--1 ference disagrees with the National i Expenditure Commission's report to i abolish the Main Highways Board and . urges (1) That the Highwa'ys Fund t be maintained and (2) That at the , - earliest all special motor taxa- > tion should be paid into that fund. — , The Council supported these. ) A. E. Russell, Chairman, Otago t Electric Power Board, wrote- in re- ■ gard to interest on Local Body Loans and asked Local Bodies to approach . their Conference to request the , • Government to introduce a compulsory conversion ,of all Local Body ■ Loans.— Received. T. R.' Ritchie, Medical Officer of Health, Dunedin, advised the trans- , fer of Health Inspectors, where In- . spector Kerr would go to Invercargill from Riverton and only two Inspectors operate- in Southland. The steps ( were for economy and the Council's ( contribution would be reduced to £145 or 14,71 per cent, of the es-. ( timated cost of the service. — Approved. • ( GENERAL. V t The offer of Messrs Bulinan and r Devanney to supply crushed" "graver" at a cheaper rate was left- to Mem- -, bers interested. The tender of Messrs J. E. Watson and Co. for one inch dog collars at ( 49/6 per 100 was accepted. Accounts amounting .to, £1364 9s 9cl " were passed. The following dog tax collectors were appointed: Messrs A. Westbury for Orepuki and Waiau Ridings; .W. A T. OUivei 1 for Pourakino, > Aparima and Waimatuku Riding's; T.W. Gallop for Otautau and Wairio Ridings and John' Cameron . for Wairaki and n Mararoa Ridings. . * I g The dog tax fees were made 2/6 1 f or Collie dpgßj, 10/- for all other dog's ' C

\ ■ > '. except hounds v at 1/-. - In regard to the 4B Scheme, Cr. Smith' reported a case where an application, for cutting new ditch and deepening and cleaning existing ditch had been approved but when the man arrived and looked at the job he refused to start and walked away.— r The Council", decided to write the Central Committee objecting to the aotion of certain "Unemployed" men under this scheme. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer (Mr J. G.- C. Baker) reported since last -.meeting the weather has continued dry and this factor, together with the reduced tra-' ffic ,a»d the general improvement in the road maintenance work has continued, on the light side." After inspection, by Cr. Linscott it "was de-~ cided to lower an 18in. pipe culvert on the Invercargill-Riverton M.H.- in accordance with the application of Mr R. J. Stuart's^ road at last 'meeting. The Fenham Bridge on the OhaiOrawia M.H. being, in a dangerous state and not worth repairing, an application has been made .to the Main Highways Representative, ' Invercargill, for money to build 1 a new bridge estimated to cost .£4OO. No. 5 Unemployment Sch'eme v Works have been :arried on as 'reported upon at last neeting except that -Barry Ro?d . ' Drepuki, has been finished and men ' started on Butler and; Mumford Road. y Centre Road formatiui work, although uncompleted, has "been •topped and men transferred to the ( raunamau Sea Outfall^ which work * vas started on the 7th inst. • Men * rom the Nightcaps centre have. 1 tarted on the widening and 'traightening- of the Opio Channel 'Blyth". The iTe Wae Wae Settlecent Drainage is ""completed and inhe meantime the men from this job lave been allotted to works in -process at Tuatapere, pending the j tarting of another new work jidbpted.' • <' -' ' ORDER PAPER. ,- I -Orepuki .Riding : " Reilly Road, laintenance, -/20 j Falls Road, body >c ravelling, £40. s C Otautau Riding : M.H. ° Winton)tautau for £3, half cost to S.C.C. r,

£4 12s ; M.H. Winton-Ota-utau, £1' for £3, £23 12s 6d; M.H. Argyle-Tuata-pere, £1 for £3 half coßt to &.C.C.,' £29 10 s 7d; Prummond-Invercargill Road, half cost t 0 S.C.C., £18 7s 6d; Drummond-Invercargill Road, half :ost to S.C.C., £110 ss; Drummond- , Tteddon Bush Road, £180. Wairio Riding: M.H. Winton-Qhai, rushed gravel £1- for £3, £10; M.H. ittautau-Nighfcaps,, crushed * gravel, SI fpr £3, (one-third charged tp Waiaki Riding), £24. * 61 :