UAWA COUNTY COUNCIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19042, 16 June 1936, Page 2

UAWA COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING

APPLICATION FOR GRANTS

(Herald Correspondent.) The monthly-meeting of the Uawa Count-v Council was held in Potogn. Jta> ou Saturday. Present: Crs. .J. McNeil, chairman, H. B. Littlcwortl K YV. Shelton, J. L. Reeves and I*. i- ««»?■ A vote of condolence was passed to the relatives of the late Mr. t, i>. Boland, the motion being, earned in silence. ~ -,,„,.-,,. The Tauranga County Council wroti urging that- it county employees were to become members oi a union it should DO one to embrace all and only comuy employees. The council supported tins proposal.' ■. .... . Mr. A. Cordon HiUtqmst, M.l'-. advised that he proposed oo make-a. ram of the district and will be in Tolagii Bay on July 2, and 3.-It was decided to bring several matters under the notice of the member for the disbud. The National Federation of General Labourers advised that it was desired to effect a national agreement Wltrfc nil county councils relative to wages hours and working conditions.—The clerk; was instructed to writ/ to the Counties Association on the matter. . ■■■ ; The No. 4 District. Highways Council nolified that tliere, was only a, small margin of safety with a restricted load of eight tons on the Mangaheia suspension bridges and recommended replace,inent. of £in. diagonal members to pndiameter, -wlm-lr. would' still leave the restriction of eight ton loads reasonable* —the letter was received. Tlie Poverty Bay General Labourers Industrial-Union wrote asking for a list of the names of council employees.—ltwas decided to reply that the council favoured the proposal to establish a union to embrace all and only council employees.,- '•*■ -■ ■ ' • ■ ~ ,; TMo''Coolt Hospital Board forwarded draft estimates showing that the council wouMibe levied for £l764.—The loiter *ytws*:received. Th»-s}niployment Board advised the leimmahd conditions upon which the board Was prepared :-to .subsidise the clearing of gorse in Tolaga Bay townThe ;elerk was- instructed to attend, to the matter! The Native Department, Gisborne. the supervisor had inspee.red''JCoptiutarakihi -i\ block and that-the legal road was not fenced oil:'. —The fciter' was received. Th> Union Bank of Australia. Limited, advised that an overdraft limit of Kad been approved.

The clerk was .instructed to write to the Tuirawhiti District Maori Land Board with regard to gowe on Mangarara 2A5 block. The seal .of the council is (r. be affixed to the plan consenting to tin* taking of land and closing of road through lots 0 and 7 Mangahoin 2D block. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GRANTS. It was resolved that application should be'made for the following grants from tlur Public Works." Department— s inland road, metaiuugT£lOO ; £ for £, rov.ote. Mangaheia road, bridge, £l5O, free. Hutchinson'a Hill, formation, £OOO. free. Hutchinson's Hill, metalling. £2OO, £2 for £l. Mangntokcran road, bridge, £.".00, free. Kniaua road, metalling, £2OO, free. t.eeves bush, formation, £2OO, tree. Miller's road, metalling, £75, free. Mangatuna crossing road, £73, free. The clerk presented a list of the estimated receipts una expenditure and kilter consideration it was resolved that the draft lie o/pprqved. Accounts amounting to £]5.17 (is tid were passed for payment..

ENGINEER'S REPORT The following report was presented by the engineer. Mr. King : '".Secondary highways.—Over 200yds of Napier metal have come to hand and have been spread on the Tolaga-Tau-whareparae highway. The top lengths of Bariram's Hill has been topdressed with Dtiwa River shingle. "Ridings.—Arakihi: The new metal oa Ihe Kiore road has been rolled and the topdressing rolled in. A considerable amount of extra, surface work litis been necessitated on Black's road, ilauiti: A small amount of topdressing with beach single has been done on the Waihau road. It is proposed to topdress a further length with Panikau metal. Mangaheia : The only work is the concreting of the road node? the waterfall in the (•'orge. .Mangatuna: The turning places on the Wharekaka road have been repaired. Tauwhareparae: Surfacework fias been attended to. A short length of the slip on Caldwell's Hill has been metalled. Slips are being removed on the Huaniri length. Tolagii: Topdressing lias been carried out on Forster street. "Main roads. —Further shingle lias been carted out, from Thomas' pit and also from the Apple Tree crossing beyond Mangatuna School."