County Council Conference.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8326, 14 August 1895, Page 3

County Council Conference.

Wkj___*p-on, AugUßt 13. Ibe Cooiity Counoil Conference paeßed resolutions teoommending an amendment of tbe Bating Aot in the direction of ppeoifiying clearly who shall be Judge of the ABfeßsmeat Oourt in a case where more than one Magistrate exercises jurisdiction in a distriot ; also that it be clearly defined how rating may be made and levied on mining property. A resolution was oarried tbat failing provision in the Looal Government measure, the rating of Orown lands shall be made as proposed in last year's Bill ; blbo that the latter be reintroduced should the Local Government Bill fait to pass into law. It wbb resolved tbat valuatioDß for rating purposes be made by the Government, in ovder io secure uniformity, bb irregularities between local valuations oause serious injustice.

A motion was carried urging en the Government the desirability of Coan'y Councils keepicg a record of all loans raised within the respeotive connties, with full partioolars re loan and it 3 purpose, the rating area, etc. A motion was carried that provision be made in, the Government Loanß to Looal Bodies Act, if paßßed, that should it prove to be impossible or inadvisable to expend on public works the ful amount of a loan, tbe balanoe be repaid to the Treasurer, and that the latter ahould return to the looal authority debentures tp corresponding amount.' |

It was resolved that power ba asked for Looal Bodies to prohibit tbe planting of evergreen treeß within a specified distanoe from the northern and western boundaries of road reserves.

It was resolved that the Association recommends that failing the enactment of Local Government reform, goldfielda revenue be treated as payable to a looal authority, and be subsidised out of the Consolidated Fund.

It was resolved to ask that tbe law relating to hawkers not contributing towards a coanty revenue be prevented from competing with looal traders.

It was resolved to recommend that an addition be made to clause 51 of. tbe Abbatoirs aDd Slaughterhouses Aot providing that the number of oattle to be slaughtered by farmers shall not exoeed 20 small or eight large per week, and that a record be kept.

The Conference adjourned till to-morrow morniog.