WAIROA COUNTY COUNCIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19026, 28 May 1936, Page 12

WAIROA COUNTY COUNCIL

ANNUAL MEETING CR. A. C. NOLAN CHAIRMAN i-ITII VICAR TN SUCCESSION ( licraM < '.mvspomlrnl-) Tin* ;t• 11 i 11:1 1 Milling ol tlie Wairoa houiilv Ci ill i ii*i l was lield yesierciin . ilieie pieiiiL, pn'M'iii I Vs. A. (I. .Nolan, retiring ciiuii'iiian. \V. J. liiil, A. 1. tarroll, S. A. Dickie. \Y. Tail, U. L. Ormond, and D. Y. Thomas.

In moving the adoption oi the annual ivjiiii ! I lie eliaiiman said lie did not think I here was much to add except that the proposal of the Government- to take over certain of the main highways would leave more money for the back block roads, and many of them were urgently in need of metalling, Generally speaking. however, the new metalling was limited, and in I lie past any done had been partly financed by contributions from the 'settlers concerned. No provision had been made, so far. for taking up free grants. Ihe Order in-( onnci lin respect to the aerodrome had arrived that day. and if would lie a matter for the County Council and the 1 Trough Council to arrange for the taking of the rerpiired land under the Public Works Act and the lay-out, of the ground. Travel by air seemed to he coming and YVairoa could not lag behind. II the air routes were mapped °'d before steps were taken To establish an aerodrome W’airoa would be left out.

Cr. T:iit said the rise in wages would increase the costs about £I3OOO. Cr. Carroll said an effort should be made to make the aerodrome self-sup-porting as far as possible. The chairman then vacated the chair. an,| the clerk called for nominations foilin' position. Cr. Hill moved, and Cr. Thomas seconded, that Cr. Nolan be reelected. Pol It councillors paid high tributes to Cr. Nolan, and, no other nominations being forthcoming, the clerk declared him elected for the 14l)i year in succession.

The chairman, in returning thanks, said the jolt was not a good one, but lie would do bis best with the co-operation of the. councillors. The following committees were set up:—-Finance.—The chairman and two councillors for three months eaelt in rotation. Works. —The chairman and Crs. Hill and Carroll. KSTIMATI3S ('ONSI I)ERED

The estimates were considered, there being it general consensus of opinion that it was hopeless to expect to carry on with it lower rate than that proposed. Cr. Carroll, explaining the cause of the rise in hospital expenses, stated that the expenditure in the 'heritable aid department had risen from £l7.') to £IOOO, and the buildings had now to he brought up-to-date.

The chairman said the actual rate would not he made till the June meeting. It was decided to write to the Valuation Department to arrange that the next valuation should he made in lime for the next rating term, and pointing out tho need for the valuation of the borough to be made at the same time in order to secure a more ■quitable arrangement, in -the matter of hospital and charitable aid expendiure. The opinion was expressed that as the last borough valuation was made in the depth of the slump, in all probability it would now go back to the pre-slump figures. Correspondence was read from tne National Workers’ Federation setting certain conditions of labour. It as decided to reply that the council id not consider it should come un!er the scheme, as it carried out similar functions to the Public \Vorks De- , art meat, and also that the 40-hour .vel; would not be workable in the Wairoa County, for by Hie men being absent for two days damage to the xtent of hundreds of pounds might be done. Air. J. Corkill was granted permision to erect a telephone line from his Af.angapoiko residence to the Wairoa xehango.