MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Tho usual monthly nulling of the Maurieevtiilie County Council ,\-as held on Saturday, the 3lj(ih October. Present, Ors. J. E. Pear\'. (chairnian, , i, C. CHi-urehill Jackson, 18. Judd, .O. A. AVall, and O. Seymour. Letters were deti.lt -with from tho UiniSor-Seerefcaay far Internal Affair*conveying the isincoro ithanks and deep apj)i'(,-tiiatiotL of His ExcelLenc-" the Minister fuv .Serbia in Loudon, tf' tho practical iutere'lo shown in Serbians. - From Mir (>. li. S.\kes, ALP., \rho forwarded letter from the Premier in reply ta Mie Council'i-s representation" re preservation of the native husih. and afl'ore:La.tion. The letter stati" 1 that the .jH-connnenclatwan of the Royal Commission on Forestry have already been partly adopted, whilst others are gradually being given effect to—tliafc the imipoifKtuce of tllo m-atter if fully realised by the .Governnient, that operations are being- carried o» to tlie full that tlie present, financial .stringency will allow. Al*' x that a-reais of land in both th;> cSTortli anvl South ;lslauds arc being scfe apart for pUmtingj tlipse are being leased, il>ut- -will Ih> >availiibl. 1 who" feffilU'C'd. Mr Sykc-s also wrote expressing his regret that, owing to tlie -tlargo and urgent expendkuro in connection with the war, the grant* for road works wore not such as he had hoped 'for. iFrom 'tlie Acting-I'.ndcr-Secretajy flctr.Public WorJcs eonMoy™g Minister's regret that no new monies fo v road .works can he offered until the loan for -public works has been raised and it has been decided !to what Extent the funds then available wdl be sufficient, to justify Uie prosecut!*-." j of new works. From the .secretary to the A fasterton A. and P. Association re appointment of Agricultural Committee, It j was resc'lvixl to -apparnt tho persons i nominated by the A. and P. Associations to tlio Agricultural CommitUto I'oi' the district. P. Neiisen. who ha s been work inn on tlie roads having resigned to enlist, it was resolved that he be informed thftt tlie Council appreciatethe motive that led him to resign and will keep the portion open for en lii.s return. All the roads 'being at present jo good order, Several iinpi'fivcuients have been effected during tlie month in tche way of cutting down sharp points au'd widening the formation
If the balance of the grant for Dagg'>s is available the work of tnnwv 1 - ling will bo resumed shortly. Accounts amounting to £'l6s '|f)« 2d were passed for payment. All the -preliminary Mt-epiS require* 1 by the Motor Act and being now compete, tli ( > clerk wi'he alble to register snotoi's and issue certificates on Wednesday, Movc.mi*» •ird. ,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1915, Page 2
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429MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1915, Page 2
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