COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13103, 11 November 1935, Page 2

COUNTY AFFAIRS.

SCHEME NUMBER 5. ALLEGED RESTRICTIONS. Cr. A. W. Bisset (chairman) presided over the monthly meeting ot the Pa hie tun County Council on Saturday. There were also present Crs C. Hodgins, T. Fouhy Felix Holton, F. T. Horne, F. V. Bryant, C. Lassen, M. R. W hitta and J. RNelson. . _ The Commissioner of Unemployment wrote under date October 29th : “I have to acknowledge receipt or your letter of 23rd instant in which a reply is requested to your letter of 19th July last concerning the alleged restrictions imposed on Scheme 5 employing authorities. “The Unemployment Hoard has considered yoiur Council’s representations, but regrets that it would not bo possible at this juncture to materially alter the conditions of employment at present operating under Scheme 5.

“I would point out, however, that the Hoard is endeavouring as far as possible to tiansfeu* the unemployed from Scheme 5 work or sustenance* to full-time works at standard rates of pay, and in this connection you are no doubt aware of the action being Taken to inaugurate a fairly extensive policy of public works throughout the; Dominion. It is hoped that by the drafting of a, lajrgo number of men to full-time works in the near future, together with the* seasonal farming work which will be.* offering from now on, tin* number of men which your Council will bo called upon to provide employment for under Scheme 5 will be very considerably reduced.”

The chairman said the* matter certainly wanted overhauling from the* ( onlily’s point of view and he suggested' that .the overseer bring down

a report as to what it was costing (he ('oimcil and what benefit the* Council was receiving. The* men now worn able to report for work any day of the week and were paid for wet days so councillors might know

what days on which these cci CC The 1 meeting resolved that the overseer famish the required report for next meeting.

RIVER EROSION. a. .. R J Wade, Mangamutu, wrote- i am writing you to seek to erect a fence m place of the present post and rail Hnce running from the top ot the nest ern approach of the new town traffic bridge to the gate of my pronertv at the foot thereof. ‘•it is becoming a habit of some of the townspeople to make rubbish dump there, which will become a nuisance if allowed, to be continued Should permission he granted the fence will be erected as soon ab Th^ S Comicil could see no objection and the request was granted Ihe chairman <Cr. A. _Y\ . I>l sset said the recent flood had torn into the willow work on rhe western hank upstream from the bridge. The proposal now was to procure a piece of ground from the property owner there, Mrs J. teBrechin, and put in a stop bank m weir, afterwards planting the land in willows. He had approached M s Brechin who had asked Mr \\ . * 11sen to make an inspection and report for har. , Cr. T. Fouhy: “It would pay her very well to give the bit of land to us, or the river will do a lot ot damage to her flat..’'’ The chairman said that further floods would certainly take much ot that land away. The matter was held over pending an intimation from Mrs Brechin.

PAHUTCA RAILWAY CROSSING

Under date November oth. the district engineei of the New Zealand Railways wrote:

“Referring to your request of 7th ultimo that ‘rider’ rails be fitted to the railway crossing just south of the Pahiatua railway station, 1 regret that I cannot arrange to have the work done at present. Mv inspeetor reports that the crossing is In fairly good order and that the roughness felt by car drivers is mainly due to the two-inch cant which is on the track over this crossing. To fit the ‘rider’ rails

would cost £2O There are still a number of much busier cte-ngs He n the Pahiatua one which have not vet becn done. Each year . tional ones are being improve,: hut the main and secondary m_„. wavs have been done 1 do notteoto start <>n County road--1 The letter was received. GENERAL. The "Wairarapa Hospital J> id advised that it proposed to ra:-,- , loan of £32,000 for certain , atious and additions at the M ten and Greytown hospital . Or Felix Bolton, County i- recitative n the Board, Hie nature of the improvements planned ( jeeided that if the l ftg*— man at Tutaekara. Mr -A. E t is not satisfied with the new County house at Tutaekara when the same is passed that tomeone else be pointed to his position. The chairman was appoint- j represent the Council at a c :erenoe in Magterton of the N lo Heavy Traffic District to <: - u,s the allocation of heavy traffi- le The seventh annual meeting ot the New Zealand Institute or County Clerks will be held in I merston North on November _ th. The County Clerk (Mr J. Hutton > was authorised to attend. The Royal Humane Societv New Zealand wrote* a circular letter asking for a monetary grant to enable the Society to carry on it v rk. The letter was received. The executive finance coir* :ittce was authorised to call tender - io. Alien’s and Hotel bridges and e :ke recommendation to the Main H _nways Boerd. it was agreed that Mr A. \\. McQueen be repaid €SO on a ount lof construction of the luta aa ra load man’s house. The Main Highway** Board tcd a subsidy of €458 10s 6d. €-■ Tor £'l, to cover cost of maintenance on the main road The tender of Disabled So. : e: s Products for the supply ol *i•"»»lars was again accepted at 61 per collar. The State Forest Service rued 15s, being amount due as ths o*-’ revenue derived from Stat- Forest royalties at Mangshao ft the quarter ended September 3*. U*ss. Accounts amounting to €3.0-. »s 2d were passed for payment.