Tennis Court Objected To.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17764, 11 December 1929, Page 5

Tennis Court Objected To.

Mrs. \V. S. Sheppard, of Tairua, forwarded a letter of objection to the proposed tennis court near her house, since she considered that there would be too much noise. She suggested a hit of flat laud some 100 yards away as more suitable to her and equally good for the tennis players. Gr. Cory-Wright supported the objection, which was upheld; Tairua Wharf. On November 1G the Minister of Public Works wrote the Council that he did not consider that the repairs to .Tairua Wharf could be deemed a legitimate charge on his Department. He had referred the matter to the Minister for Marine with a suggestion that a sum be placed upon the Estimates by his Department. However the Minister for Marine had not seen fit to do 10.

On November 27 in answer to a further letter from the Council he replied that he had noted their further representations and would look into the matter and see if anything could be done.

Cr. Cory-'Wright said that the Council had had no grant when the wharf was built. It was not a. matter of repairs. but total re-construction. The position was now absolutely desperate and the wharf would collapse at any moment.

It was decided to request the Governmenff'to expedite the matter of rebuilding. Whangamata has its Wharf.’

The Public Works Department notified the Council that the Whangamata. Wharf had been completed about the end of September last.

Minifie’s Road.

‘Pile District Engineer of the Public Works Department,. Mr. A. P. Grant, reported that he had carried out a tcur of inspection of Rangihau Loan Block Road (Minifie’s Road, Coroglen) and that the County portion was in fair order. In the'piece under the Jurisdiction of the Coromandel County Council, however, there had been considerable flood damage and he suggested that as the apportionment of the maintenance of the road was a somewhat difficult matter owing to. the smallness of the rating revenue from the .area it served and the dual control it would be a good scheme if the two bodies consulted together with regard to the upkeep and repair of flood damage. r

It was suggested that the occupier of the land should be paid to maintain the road by remission of a part of the rates.

This course of action was agreed to on condition that the Coromandel County kept up its portion of the road. Traffic Inspector.

Mr, Lowe explained the system of grouping of counties for the purpqse of appointing traffic inspectors of .which the local group was the Counties of Thames, Coromandel and Ohinetnuri,. and the Boroughs of Thames, Paeroa and Waihi. The Main Highways Board would he the controlling body and would pay two-thirds of the costs.

He moved thta the Council adopt the scheme considering that if would, be most beneficial to the whole area. As it would he an outsider who would control the traffic he would be more likely to catch offenders than a local man, who would he too well known.

This course was agreed to. Bridge Wheel Tracks.

A letter from the Main Highways Board drew attention to the running planks on bridges being dangerous, and requested the Council to put them inorder.

This suggestion met with the enthusiastic approval of councillors, and it was decided to put the work in hand at once.

Campers’ Dirty Habits.

A lengthy circular from the Health Department drew attention - to the filthy habits of some campers and requested the Council to do its utmost to prosecute any person defiling the beaches or camping sites. Cr. McMahon was appointed to deal with the matter, a jocular suggestion that he appoint the Hastings’ Ratepayers’ Association as sanitary fatiguv being also carried. Coast Road 'Bus. The Chairman said that the clerk Had drawn his attention to a request for a licence for . a bus for the coast roa<T. The clerk had drawn attention to the size of the bus. He had ;p----proved the granting of a temporary licence.

The . engineer, who 'had been asked to report, stated that the Council had no power to prevent outside buses from Auckland and Hamilton, for Instance, plying on the Coast road. The other bus on the road was the same size and he could not see how the Council could discriminate. The Chairman said that the Council could not differentiate. As they had already granted a licence to one bus they could not refuse it in this case. Ip. any case if the Council did refuse a licence under its own by-laws it would probably find that its action was governed by the Transport Act and would he ultra vires.

Cr. McMahon stated that the build ers of the body had builf; it to the specifications of the Transport Act. If this County would not licence the bus the Auckland City Counci} would do so.

Cr. McCormick said that the Council could do nothing. It might be dangerous and he thought the buses too wide. The licence was granted on the motion of Crs. Alley and Cribb.

Boxthorn on Coast Road.

Cr. McMahon complained of the danger caused *by overhanging boxthorn. When they were cut the cuttings were thrown into the sea and got into the fishermen’s nets. There wei’e always men with poisoned hands and only last week a child had died of boxthorn poisoning. * Cr. Alley moved that immediate action be taken to prosecute any owner or ratepayer whose fence overhung the road.

Zeehan Road.

Cr. McMahon asked if anything had been done regarding the lifting of the grant for the Zeehan Road and the transference to the lower end of the road. “The Slaughter of Innocents.”

Cr. McCormick asked what had happened to the £4t)o on the estimates for Matatoki Road. The Chairman said that it had fallen amongst “The slaughter of innocents” and owing to the position of theJETigh-':