Second Edition WHANGA COUNTY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 68, 20 April 1926, Page 6

Second Edition WHANGA COUNTY.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. f ■ The monthly meeting of the Whangamomona' County Council was held yesterday. Those present were.- Crs N. 11. Cleland (chairman), G. Gower, J. MoCluggage, O. J, O’Neill, E. H. Roberton and M, Ford. The County 1 Engineer. Mr T. C. gladden, was in attendance, ' CORRESPONDENCE. ; The Main Highway Board, Wellington, wrote to the Council drawing their attention to subsection (a) of section 11. (T) of the Main Highways Act, . 1922.TJ16 section referred to requires District Highways Councils to submit recommendations as to public highways within each district, not being main highways under the Act, ■ which should be declared main highways. It was requested-that the Council let the Boar cl have any recommendations it has to, make as soon, . as possible. It was’decided that the Council had no recommendations to make at present. v , ■ ■■ , The District Highways Council. ;■ Stratford, wrote in reference to the Highways Estimates that a supply, of forms wore forwarded, to be filled ; with the Council’s, . applications for subsidies for construction and main-

tenatace respectively out of the Main - Highways-. Funds lor the year 1928-27, The forms were' the same as last year and it was particularly requested that, they be returned before the 23th April, sot that a draft of the district estimates may be prepared for submission to a meeting of District Conn*oil early in May. Tlie Council were : asked-to .note that-onh' those works I for which they can make financial provision during the year ending, ,31st March. 1927, should he included, and the relative urgency should be shown in each case. 1, 'i / •'f-’u'S'' J The matter was left in the hands of the County Clerk.and the Engineer. . The Public. Works Department wrote in reference -to the Whaiiga Valley Road', declaring, the read to -bo' a County road in terms of subsection (3) of section. 1.03 of tlie Public Works. Department Act. 1908, The Council, decided, to notify the Department of the very unsatisfactory state of this road. Advice -was received from, the Public Works Department regarding the work on the Mangnehu Road,land .Mangaehu stream 'bridge,, l . The matter was receiving attention but it will bo several months, -before the material arrives on the site.—Received. The .Egraont National Park wrotere the: appointment of two persons to represent the Council for the ensn--jng twelve months in accordance with the provisions of section.'24 (21 of. theEornont National Park Act. 1924. Cr J. ,-McCluggage and Mr W. L. Kennedy were appointed. ' The Stratford Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Council stating that at a recent meeting of- the Chamber it was resolved that a letter be forwarded to the Hon. J. 0. Coates re the Stratford, Main Trim*. Railway,, the speedy completion of which .was considered, of primary importance to Taranaki. The Council unanimously agreed to support this by' resolution, as requested. The New Zealand Counties Association wrote bringing to the Council’s notice the; bad : habit- that motorist!.;have of leaving empty, benzine tins on the road. A serious case had recently. been brought to their notice, a native child losing.'its life throughlighting a fire under a partly empty benzine tin found on. the roadway, thus causing an explosion. The Association was of the . opinion - - tliat- j steps should be taken to make it au offence to leave empty, benr-iiie tins j an the road. It was asked that thematter be brought before the Couficil for consideration, and every endeavour made to. stop this nuisance. The Council decided to approve oi iny steps taken by. Die Association in ;his direction. Accounts amounting to £2320 4s 43 were .passed: for payment.