WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2862, 20 January 1909, Page 24

WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

T.tae ueual meeting of tho Wai hen* Ooinity Council was held on Saturday when, there were present— Cra D. M Phillip (in the chair), Ross, 0 Neill, Suther land, M'Callum, Baylov, M'Lav, aiv O'Connell. * " INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The Inspector (Mr G&o. CruicLJiank-*) re ported as follows: — G-ieen Valley Riding.— l am getting 01 fairly weil with tho work on tlic Greet "\ alley road. Tljere aro several place; where the gravel has been completel] cashed off, and which will have ito be re paired. There is a email wash-out neai Kens. The Main road, at tha eohcol, need repairs. A culvert at the Bluff needs at ten tioH. A. D. Bell applies for a race tc travel for a short distance near th< formed part of tins road nortl oE the old Waihemo Hotel. He un dertakes ito 6afefinarc( the public in everj way required,— -Adopted "; Mr Eslr to b< granted permi^foa io cut tfo© race. Dun.back aad JJtue Mojuntain Ridings.— I have not go* Bloxbain'e road; formexi ye! as the weat&er has be«n> v^ry phowery, an* we oould not QpnGinw work regularly. Ii the ?«alj>ei; improve we will get a.t ii o-i the- firefc opportunity,— lUoeived. MtvorAes Riding.rrTlie ©oniractorfi are all

getting on with the work except the con- . tractor for the Tungsten mine, who informs me that he will start at the bsginning oi next week. — Received. : CORREPPONDENCE. The District Health Oftioar notified two cases of kifect'ous ddsecLve in the county. — Rocehed. The Treasury forwarded voucher for £1 7s being goldfields revenue for November, 1908.— Received. The Government Insurance Department notified the council of an inoreaee of 10 per cent, in the premiums paid under the Workei->' Compensation Act. — Received; clerk to have th*» matter put in order. A. Cockerill (Dunback) wrote complai-ning about the numerous gravel pits opened near his property. These were numerous, unsightly, and unnecessary, as there was good gra\el to ba obtained close at hand. — Received. Accounts amounting to £286 7s 2d were passed for payment j TENDERS. ' Thomas Gilbert's tender for 150 yards of metal at Pine Grove at 3o per yard was accepted. The contract for 100 yards of metal at Dunback was let to Archibald Ganan a.t 2s 6d p°r >ard. GENERAL. The Inspector was instructed to obtain a supply of motor discs warning motorists to reduce speed, to be erected in various parts of the co unity. J. H. Bell (Orepuki) was appointed to value mines in the county for the purpose of rating. In committee it was resolv-M — " That it having come to the knowledge of the Waihemo County Council that certain persons have removed schoe'lite from Crown lands in the Macraes Riding without first obtaining the necessary mineral license, thereby committing a breach of the Mining Act^ and depriving the county of its goldfields revenue, the council rsrolve that the Minister of Mines be requested to takethe necessary eteps to collect th© royalty in future, a.nd al*o euo-h royalities as should have been oollected had such poisons taken out mineral licenses i« accordance with th© Mining Act. This council guarantees to pay all legal eo«ts and expends incurred in collecting same."— lt was decided to hand th 3 motion to the pro* for publication. WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY. .At a special meeting it was rr:olved that i v\ e<jne=-Ji\ nc (lie statuton half-holiday.