COUNTY COUNCILS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 160, 12 August 1914, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCILS.

HEATHCOTE. The monthly meeting .of the Heath-' cote County - .Council was hold last eveinng, when there present: The chair-' man "(Mr-Geo. Scott)niid Crs. G. ,K. Burton, T. Bray, E. Armstrong,. JO. Mulcock, F. A. Andorsoi), .and Col. Richardson. . ... : - » . • • REPORTS. | The . Pi nance [ 9howe.it . balances* aa* follows: Districti j Fund Account,>n'of £55241 "8/3; Reading I Loan. Accoittit;- dri of .'£293 14/6; Sewage j and Water Loan Account,, cr. of £2370 j 16/j». r report Was adopted. " Accounts amounting -to "£348 1/8 were passed for paymeMt. Tiie ehgiiieer, in ;lii§" report,, stated; that the channelling and .grading of Colombo Road had been completed, but the metalling and asijha,ltih,g c'oifld ii6t be gone on withuntil' after' the tramway poles had been removed to the footbath." Fifteen chains-of asphalt were also re- ■ quired for ThorrihgtohStreet "and Xln(lerhii! Road.—Tlie report was adopted. >'■ 7 ' ■ CORRESPQNDENCE. The City Council wrote Htating that the chairman of the council (Mr Geo.' Scott) .-was aauember of the comftiittee to consider . the .question of..giyiiigasniatahce in connection with the.. peditionary Force to be dispatched from "the Dominion. - • ; Thie -Wajiganiii County Council wrote! forwarding the following resolution passed at the -last meeting of the council:— 4 ' That this council, haying due regard for the seriousness of the-situa-tion and the importance of assisting Great Britain to the utmost of our power, asks the Government to. pass a Validatory Bill, enabling this council to devote a twentieth share of its revenue to the purchase in New Zealand of food; Supplies to be shipped to and placed at the disposal of tlie Home Government, and that, a circular letter be sent, by the clerk to every local authority in New Zealand, asking, them to join us in supporting the movement." A DEPUTATION. Messrs Page and Hall waited on the council as a deputation from the Cashmere Ratepayers' Association with regard to 'the. drainage easements. . It was pointed out that when applications for connection were made the j matter'would'be gone into thoroughly, j