COUNTY COUNCIL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1427, 9 September 1918, Page 9

COUNTY COUNCIL.

MALVERN. At the monthly meeting of Ihe Malvern County Council, at which all members were present, correspondence was read from the Canterbury Sheepowners' Union requesting I the council to clear snow when necessary I from mads in high country, but as the Malvern County consists of comparatively low country the necessity for clearing roads is not likely to occur. i The Department of Agriculture wrote applying lor a supply of water for irrigating purposes for the lucerne plot at Darjlicld. It was resolved to invite tile fields Supervisor to meet and confer with members of the council at Darlield on l-Yidav I next, us it was deemed desirable to help | ill the matter of demonstration plots as I much as possible: hut with the present supply Ihe (juanlity of water available in dry seasons was sulUcicnt only lor stock land household purposes, so that the question/ l of irrigation could not be considered a practical proposition except in limited areas for ! demonstration onlv. j fbe Sclwyn Plantation Hoard wrote asking for extra water for forestry purposes in their nursery ndjir Darlield. This was deferred for fuller information, as it was on much the same lines as the irrigation problem. The Canterbury Red Cross Society asked the council to assist in raising Hie sum of i' 7 II as the county quota in the appeal for "Our Day" fund. It was decided to call a public meeting at Darlield on Friday next, in Ihe hall, in order to make arrangements to meet the appeal. It was decided to advertise and call lor tenders lor cleaning the county races throughout the county, and for metalling part of the ILiirhileld lload.