THAMES NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14614, 2 September 1913, Page 4

THAMES NEWS.

THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL.

VOUCHERS FOiRWARDED.

The Inspector of Mines at Thames stated he had forwarded vouchers to Wellington for the WhangamataOhui (£20% Hushes and Homan (£26), Lee and Crawford, Hughes and Conole, and Les and O'Brien (all £26). Sunbeam Creek Road (£SO), KauaerangarTairua (£<2sO), Puriri Wlnirf Rto>ad (£100), and Hollis and .Ncaves (£59 15s), Tapu-Gumtown track, 'rhanies-Hikutiaia; and Maratoto roads have yet to !be examined and passed. Received. : SLAUGHTERHOUSE LICENSES. Tho. director of live sitock in the /Department of Agiicullture notified that applications from Qic following for i'enewal of abavte licenses^ would bo considered: Frank Klaus, Purirr, Alfred Alley, Hikutaia, W. Pete-rs, Waitalvaruru, and Bagnall' Bros and Co., Turua.; also & transfer application Faithful and McConnell to J. jaekman. , .•;■ ■ Received. WOIRUvS APPROVEID. The district engineer forwarded approval of plans, etc., of the Matatoko road and draiu contract (£-250). ;j R-eceaved. ■ ■ AUTHORISED EXPENDITURE. . Was notified, by the -'Public Works Depai-tment of £150' on the (Puriri' ferry road (west), (Huirau), £200 on Wharepoa di»tii ict wads, £100 on Netherton to Ttinia. Received. COUNCIL iS! 11EVENIUE, The sum of £26.VSs lOd wa t s placed to the credit account of the Thames Covint.y fund, goldfields revenue for Mlarch, £6CO for grants on various works due, arid £14 13s 8d -goldficldf revenue for June. Rpceived. GOL.D PURCHASES. During July the Bank of New Zealand, Thames, purchased 3yl.Sozs from the Thames Co'Uinty, containing 147.750zs fine gold, H. C. Cotton, of Auckland, shipped 2i2i8.8-iozs purchased froon. thq Now Sylvia fi.M. Cou. Blartk of New South Wales.. TiiPinex, purchased 3830zs Ifidwts containing 185oz< -i-dwtis fine gold. Received. ORCHARD BRIDGE., The Premier (Hon. Mr Massey) fo.r-

warded r. .satisfactory letter rcv'phic-

ihQ' a pri-ant on the estimates for t.he (.above work and the engineer was. in-K^'ti-ucted to prepare all necessary plans, etc., in readiness..