COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15321, 17 September 1920, Page 5

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Cuuk County Council niyt this morning. Present: Ci's. C. Matthews (chairman), J. R. Murphy, (?. Witters, S. Berry, D. J. Parker, V. Bowen, 11. White, •uid-'P. Holdcu. Cr. Orr was granted leave of absence. , Two residents of Upper Pox Street requested the Council to consider the re-, moval of a row of gum trees m froiit of their residences, which, it wris etattvd, exeludcd the SIM and made the roads and paddocks damp and unhealthy. In reference lo the same row of trees, the Health Department's inspector, Mr J. M. Swain, also drew the Council's attention to 'the need for their removal, owing to tuck* effect on tho health of the occupants of the houses.— Tlie matter was referred to the engineer with power td act-. » The secretary of the Turangauui Public Library gratefully acknowledged the donation of the Council to the upkeep of tho flee reading room connected with the library.— Received. .* : Mfessrs Gr^nt and Cooke, on behalf of. Miss C. Green, owner of Tutoko block, \ requested the Council to accept dedication of a piece of land for ' road purposes m tho block, on the deposit of the cost of forming the road, such cost to -be estimated by the Council's engineer.-rDecided to accept dedication under tho usual conditions, the chairman being authorised to sign tho deed of dedication. Mr W. D. Lysnar, M»P., hi acknowledging receipt of the Council* letter re the formation of the new health district, with Gisborne as the centre, stated he would take an early opportunity of discussing the matter with the Minister for Public Health.— Received. V The Chief Medical Officer of .the Health Department wrote regarding ' the new Health Bill, iv the terms published prior to the Health Conference recently held. — Received. The Queensland Insurance Company (Napier branch) wrote enclosing a schedulo of tariff m respect of public risk insurance.—Decided to reply stating that the matter had already been attended to. TBe. Minister of Education, replying to a letter stating that m the opinion it was not m the province of local bodies to provide funds for technical instruction, forwarded a copy of a statement made by him to the- press m regard to this matter. — Received. A telegram from Mr W. D. Lysnar, M.P., dated September 3, asserted the sender's willingness to represent the Council on the deputation to the Prime Minister re fairer allocation of public expenditure, on the 6th inst.— lt was decided to write thanking Mr Lysnar' fbr his assistance. An Ormond resident called attention lo the stray stock nuisance m his locality—The chairman said he would give instructions to have the matter attended to. Mr W. P. Hattcn applied for permission to erect a gate across Joyce Street at Kaitaratahi, as a measure of protection for his fences, he being tho sole owned of land at tbe end of this road.— Permission was granted, subject to the usual conditions. The Uawa County Council wrote suggesting that a conference be arranged with reference to the Cook County Council's application to the Minister for Internal Affairs for ai* Order-in-Council, authorising the making of by-laws with respect to licensing vehicles using county 1 ' roads. — Decided to hold tho conference on the Monday afternoon m show week. The, Waikohu County Council wrote intimating that the overseer with the member^for the To Karaka riding were going to inspect the Ngatapa stock truck.— lter ceived. Messrs Wade Bros, asked tho Council fdr assistanco to clean and deepen the drain from Ormond road to the Taruheru creek on Mr J. C. Field's property. — Left m the hand of the engineer and member for the riding to attend to. The assistant-engineer (Mr A. L. Fiaser> made application for his annual / reave with a few days extension for . family reasons. — Granted. The secretary (Mr ,C. Perry) was also granted his leave to enable him to attend a . conference of county clerks m Auckland. «s Couuty Ranger Parsons reported impounding 237 head of cattle and horses during the. mouth. — Received. Ranger Campbell reported having impounded 109 head of stock duriug the' month.— Recoived. ' ■ The Gisborne Borough Council wrote suggesting that iv view of the fact thai £30,000 had been allocated by the Elmn trie Power Works Loan Act, 1919; for survey works m connection with tho Waikaremoana v scheme, and that the Government at the present time had surveyors on tho work, a conference of local bodies with the directors of the Hydro-Electric £o. be held to discuss tbcf advisability ot 'forming an Electric Power Board to assist the Government m expediting the erection of a transmission line from Waikaremoana to Gisborne, and that the Hydro,- , Electric N Company bo asked to transfer their energies to the* said transmission line.— The chairman said that a roply.. had been sent, agreeing to attend the' conference, which is being held on Wednesday next) at 10 a.m. I A letter was received from Mr G. Stock resigning his position as 'tlie -Council's representative on the Citizens' Defence Committee. Mr Stock^thanked the, Counoil for the honor of his appointment, and trusted that' his services might have been of value to." the The secre- | tary of the Citizens' defence Committee advised that at a : 'meeting of the com I mittee held on August 20, it was decided p that tho committee should disband, and ■ that a smaller committee, comprising two ' members from each of the local bodies : i be- formed. The letter requested the Council to appoint two members to re present it on the newly-constituted body. — The chairman moved that Messrs Broadhurst and White be appointed, and-the-motion was carried. It was decided to write thanking the other, representatives: for their '-services 'in the past. * Mr D. Sadler, Manutuke," drew the Council's attention to f. short piece..." of road which required metalling near "The Mound," and reminded the Council of its promise over two years ago to have the work done. — Decided to inform Mr Sadler that the' engineer had the matter m haud. . ■ ,- Inspector Ferris reported having visited Makai-aka, Matawhero, Patutahi, Ngatapa, Manutuke, Te Arai, Muriwai and YRepongaere and found things satisfactory with few exceptions. The. native settlements at Muriwai, Te Arai, Waituhi, and Takitimu received special attention during the month. An inspection of dairies m the couuty • had been commenced and would bo re ported upon at next meeting.— The report was adopted. ' * ■ . > The ♦monthly statement of accounts disclosed collections amounting to £6443 15s ' 10dv Accounts passed .for payment totalled £5461. j The County engineer reported as ! fqllows --^Formation-' Hangaroa - Tiiiirok i rott'd: Satisfactory progress has beer | made with this contract during ;tht month. Painting Matawhero bridge: Prac tically completed. Carting boulders Makarori beach: About '400 cubic yards him been delivered to date. Carting skiuglc for repairs to Makalori hill: Satisf#cterily completed. Kaiti drainage works: Tliis contract is still held up.' owing tc the shortage of cement. The ordinarj maintenance' has --been curried out during the month. » Owing lo the showerj weather experienced all the -clay roads are m a heavy condition, but '- with ' Ilu fine weather approaching these roads will soon dry up. During the next few weeks (weather permitting); 1' propose --.running the grader over the -main East Coast" road m. order to break down the. lumps. The bridge hands have been engaged on repairs to tho Matawhero bridgo and a small bridge on' the Waingake road, and are nbw- engaged on thu erection of • a new bridge near Williams Bros., on the Muriwui road. A small bridge near Hurley's, oii the Wuipmoko road, requires' renewing. This ''work' will -ho put m hand next week. Tlie Karawa bridge on tlie old Muriwai road is Jn a bad condition, nnd requires considerable repairs immediately. This work will cost approximately £250. I have had a' small platform bridge erected across the drain near the Makaraka Domain, at a cost of £20, to give access to Mr Coleman's section. .The Council several years ago promised tc erect this bridge wh«uv necessary, m order j Por Bronchial Coughai take Woody Great Peppermint Cure. 1/9. 2/9—4 1 Prospecting among old mine workinga m ConrvvalU abandoned more than 1 50 years ago, tho Juntbil '. (Nigeria) iTin Areas, Ltd., were stated, during the hearing of an action m the Chancery Division/ to have., disco ver eel on Tpcvaskils farm, Gwihear, a lode of tin 60 feet m width. It was said to be the largest m Cornwall, and probably the largest m the, world. The prico of tin rose during the war from £60 to £400 per ton. Sprinkling* about 10 drops of Nazul oj 'the chest of the pyjama jacket at night ,or on the singlet m the morning, is a pood way to get the benefit of Nazol fchaJrvtin:: -Tttst try it;— 7.

to avoid tho expense of piping .the drain. | The lorries have been eugaged carting | st bile ahd shingle for repaira to various] ioilds ih the Gisborne, Patutahi, Muriwai aud Wahigako ridings. The roller has been given a 'thorough overhaul during the month', aiid for Uic past week has been at \vork rolliiig m repair metal on Uie Willows, Bushhicrb and Arai Valleyrbaiis. As instructed, I took the necessity levels required for the straightening and cleaning of Gray's draiii, Wjaiohika, and rentiers closing at noon on Wednesday next have been invited for the work. Fresh tenders have also been invited for the formation of 60 chains of the Hanga-i-oa-Waikaremoana road, and 120 chains of the Hangaroa-Thiiroto road. As soon as- tile loads have dried sufficiently, work will be rbsumed On the metalling of the Gisboiiib-Morero road. About 3000 cubic yards of stone have been knapped during the winter months m readiness for carting to thjs road. All other metalling contracts will be put m hand at the- earliest opportunity. In regard to the proposec footpath and drain at Makaraka, I interviewed the ratepayers interested for tht purpose of ascertaining if they would contribute towards the cost of the work,, with the result that two ratepayers havi agreed to contribute between them tin I sum of £7. As the total cost of the work will be about £46, I ask for the Council's, Instructions m the matter 1 .. It was decided to leaVe the matter of the Makaraka hbtel and drainage m thf hands of the engineer. |: The quesfcic* of the metalling of a sec tion of Haisman's road, Hexton, was men, fcioned by Cr. White, who consideref {--something should be done for these strug{gling farmers'. After some discussion, it was decided to expend up to £100 on thr seven chains' of road to enable the settlers to use Warren road and join on to the ;Ormond road, and thus have egress from tlieir farms m the winter months.