WAIKOHU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14589, 26 April 1918, Page 3

WAIKOHU COUNTY COUNCIL.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Waikohu County Council was held' today, there beiiig present: — Crs. L, B. Tulloch (chairman), R. D. Dymock, E. J. Williams, J. 8.. Clark, C. H. Bridge, and C. Gahkrddger. Mr. J. B. Broadhurst, hon. secretary of -the Gisborne. -Defence Committee, wrote advising that the Council's representatives: had been 'duly elected and that tHe next meeting of the committee would be held on April 16th. A copy of the balance-sheet for the year ending December 31st, 1917, was enclosed. — Received^ The Hon. the Minister of Finance wrote asking that the Council brga'riise! an appeal for subscriptions to the new War Loan. ; — Received. Mr. John* Pearce wrote asking to be allowed to rent a small bridge reserve near the Kanakanaia bridge. — Agreed to r<yit the reserve at 5s per annum. Mr. W. B. Harding wrote asking whether anything definite bad been done m regard to the erection. of Ihe Koranga stream •'bridge. — Decided to. reply, t.-iat no

answer had yet been .received from the public. Works Department .as to the use y*of red birch 'timber. * Mr. W. H. Williams wrote m refer-

enoe to the appointment of a surface-man-.on his road.T-^The clerk was instruct*ed ±o inform Mr. Williams that matters connected with the surfacemen were left entirely to the overseer. Mr. J. W. Price applied to have repairs carried out on thfe -Makaj-et-u' road. — Overseer to attend to. Mr S. •&. Dean, manager of the South British Insurance Conipany, replying to the Council's notice^ of intention* t*p terr minate its accident insurance ..- policy m; order to transfer it to the* State office.

stated tbat m his own opinion, and m tbe opinion of bis head office, the.termination of the contract. is .contrary to tflie conditions of the policy, and he lioped^ the Council would continue the policy" until the expiration of its term, but he would place no obstacle m tbe* 'way if the Council wished to adhere to its resolution. — It "was resolved to adhere to the previous resolution. ThOjOlerk of tlie Waiapu County Oouncil. ftdwjsed tbat he had been instructed to g^b legal^opijjtibn.as:.-^^ tihe Council's power-to porti&i of, the rates accrued from the Huiarua. block, awl if authority for doing so exists, $&& Waiapu County Council is prepared to accede to t-hi« Council's, request:— Received . Messrs Nolan, and Skeet advised tbat they had' beeni instructed' by Mr F, Hall to apply to tho Cook County Council to Jiave the whole of Hokoroa station included m Waikohu County. — Decided' to •ireply, -pointing out that' the. Council^ was fluite prepared to take over the balance •of the property. I. Mr F. W. Williams; wrote, accepting fthe Council's offer re closing the PuhaWaikohu stock - track, and asked that steps be taken to have tlie agreement 'carried out.-<-Decided to olose .the road ps requested. •* s Mr G. H. Wright advised that he could, not .see his way to reduce the price asked for the cottage site on his property. — Resolved to accept Air Wright's offer for portion of the section only. * Mr H. Telford forwarded, bis. valuation of cottage site oh Mr. Fitzgerald's property .-<-» valuation- accepted. > \^^s. Kirk, Burnard aaid Sievwright senrtneir opinion on the matter of driving fees to be-'charged.— Decided to inform Mr. Lennane tbat the poundkeeper's action was quite correct and no overcharge had been made. Mr. E; W. Bousfield drew* attention to the need for repairs , to v some of the stock paddocks controlled by, the Council. — Decidted to . draw up a list of stock paddocks m the County and authorise the overseer to have them kept m proper order. Mr. H. E. Burgess wrote suggesting a fresh agreement for the working of his gravel pit at Te Karaka. — Decided to Offer Mr. Burgess a lump sum per annum for use of tjle pit. . ; •'.-*' Tlie clerk of the Te Karaka Town

Board' wrote proposing that the cost of maintaining -the drains and* watertablesJroui Evinson's corner to the river should be divided equally between the Board &id the Council; the Board also offered to '.bear/Jiall the cost. Of maintaining the drains from the overhead bridge to E^rinson's corner if the Council would contribute half the cost of maintaining the , .drains from the Council chambers to Stevenson's corner (via Station road). —The Council would accept the oversight pf the drains and watertables and would maintain -thesa as required for traffic; The second proposal *was declin ed . . The clerk of the Mangapapa Town Board wrote suggesting that a confer-, cn.ce of the* committee of magtiagement be held at an early date to discuss the maintenance of the I^ospital road. — Received. . . . , , , , Mr. B. Dobba applied for the right to cut firewood from timber on 'Neill road. —Left to Cr. Clark to -arrange for royalty. - Tlie Te Karaka Town Board suggested the Council making a levy of Is per load on gravel carted during the winter months from the Te, Karaka pit, on condition half the amount of the levy >>c spent upon that portion of the road controlled by the Town Board.-— After some discussion it was resolvedto inform f'-'-- Board that the Council preferred to ke the traffic conform to the heavy flic by-laws, which it was decided to strictly enforce.' _ Mr. D. Maldne made application for ' Ihe legislation of a portion of road ..nying access to his' property at* Puha, and offering to bear all expenses.;— X /^circular letter from the Easfi Ooaa* Waikaremoana Hydro-eleotrio League was received, asking for support m its project to urge the Government to push •.head with ihe undertaking. — Agreed jo give support.