NO ALTERATION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18252, 22 November 1933, Page 10

NO ALTERATION

HEAVY TRAFFIC FEES BASIS OF ALLOCATION The present basis of allocation of heavy traffic fees amongst the local bodies of The No. 4 highways district is to remain unchanged lor a further period of three years, the local boclies concerned, at tho conference held last Wednesday, having refused to increase tlie allocation, to the borpugh. Tlie conference was called by the Borpugb Council, and was attended by the Mayor, Mr. jolm Jackson, Crs. JET. 15- Maude and H. JJohnes, and representatives of the Cook; Waikohu, Uawa, Matakaoa, and Waiapu county, councils. The proceedings Kere ip committee, and the following report was submitted to last evening's 'meeting of the Borough Council : “The Mayor stated that the Borough Council at present received as its share 15.46 per cent, of the fees, and considered it was entitled to a larger percentage. In support of this contention the. Mayor quoted the case of the municipal bus services which run, with one or two exceptions, on roads wholly ■within tho borough boundaries, and maintained by the borough. He also stated that' the borough was not subsidised by the Main Highways Board for the construction and maintenance of roads, as was the case with the The borough received a proportion of tire petrol tax which was ear-marked for the purpose of maintaining the continuation

of the two main highways running through the borough. “Crs. Maude, and Holmes 'supported the Mayor’s statements. Cr. Maude proposed that the Borough Council bo granted an additional 3 per cent, on the present allocation for ope year",' ami this was seconded by Cr. Holmes. “Mr. Charles Matthews, chairman of the Cook County Council, stated the counties were not in accord with the borough’s proposals, and moved as an amendment that the present apportionment continue for another three ycgis. •This was seconded hv Mr. A. A. Fraser, chairman of the Waikohu Comity Council. On being pul to the 'meeting tire amendment was carried, the borough representatives dissenting.’’ Ip was resolved to place the council's position before the Minister of Trails port-