MONTHLY MEETING

Southland Times, Issue 21577, 15 December 1931, Page 12

MONTHLY MEETING

WYNDHAM TOWN BOARD.

(From Our Correspondent.)

The monthly meeting of the Wyndham Town Board was held in the board room, Wyndham, on Monday evening, Chairman William Richardson presiding over Commissioners L. Harper, A. W. Crosbie, W. H. Johnstone and R. G. Carson. The chairman reported that he had inspected the portion of Ferry street from Burke’s Corner to the railway crossing and suggested that same would be improved by ploughing and grading. • Commissioner Carson said there would not be a great deal of expense attached to such work, and he suggested that same be gone on with after the holidays. On the motion of Commissioners Crosbie and Harper the matter was left with the works committee to deal with. The secretary of the Southland Hospital Board wrote advising that his board had been advised by the Director-General of Health that the rate of interest chargeable to contributory local bodies on overdue rates had been reduced to 6i per cent. — Received.

The secretary of the Wyndham Plunket Society wrote asking the board to allow the usual rebate in rates on their rooms in Balaclava street.—On the motion of Commissioners Crosbie and Johnstone, the clerk was instructed to communicate with other local authorities on the matter.

The secretary of the Girl Guides’ Association wrote asking permission from the board to run an electric wire from the board’s meter in the Town Hall to connect with a light in the Murihiku orderly room. Permission for such procedure had been obtained from the Power Board, and the Guides were prepared to pay any reasonable amount for estimated power used. The chairman said he had been interviewed by Miss Marsh, the secretary, on the matter, and the facts were as stated. On the motion of Commissioners Johnstone and Crosbie the application was granted, and an estimate of the current used to be given later on.

Commissioner Crosbie introduced the matter of installing traffic domes at the intersections of Balaclava street at Ferry, Redan and Scutari streets respectively. These places were particularly dangerous, and the speaker felt that such aspects would be minimized if domes were erected. Other towns had them and he felt that the installation of them at Wyndham would greatly assist in regulating the traffic. He moved accordingly, the motion being seconded by Commissioner Harper and carried.

The Department of Lands and Survey wrote intimating concerning islands adjoining the Recreation Reserve, held on lease by Mr John McDonald, that it had been decided to grant the board a new license at existing rental, subject to McDonald voluntarily surrendering his rights and being granted a grazing tenancy by the board at a rent not in excess of that which he was paying. The board would then have control of the islands and be able to put in protective works and prevent the gravel from being removed therefrom. The existing rent was £3 per annum. —Accepted. Glenham Notes. That good cheese can still be made by factory managers in the district is evinced by the following letter received by the chairman of directors of the Glenham Dairy Factory Company (Mr William Diack) from a leading Southland firm. The letter is as follows: “Dear Sir, —We feel we would like to convey our congratulations to your manager (Mr D. B. Bennie) on the excellent quality of your matured cheese, recently purchased by us. It is, without doubt, the best manufactured article we have had for some years, and reflects the greatest of credit on all concerned. It is rarely we can get cheese showing the beautifully close texture this delivery represents after 15 months from time of making, and to be so satisfactory in respect to ripeness, with mildness as well.”

Mr D. B. Bennie, the factory manager, recently received a communication from the secretary of the Dairy Produce Board, to the effect that he had won third prize of £5 for the highest increase in grade for season in cheese class, for factories with an average grade of 92 i points and over.