WAIPA COUNTY

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3236, 22 November 1934, Page 5

WAIPA COUNTY

THE MONTHLY MEETING RAGWORT ERADICATION At the monthly meeting of . tto;; Waipa County Council there were pt&ir sent Messrs S. C. Macky (chairmanjv N. Reid, G. S. Clarke, W. McGee, A, Hw Storey, J. S. Fisher, T. Churchy K. JGraham, F. L. Onion, and E. I*. Pea** cocke. Leave of absence was granted Messrs Livingstone and J. T. The county clerk, Mr T. Grant, was:;: also in attendance, and Mr D. Thevar- , then, in the absence of Mr J. W.. CiviL. A motion ol: sympathy with the e®*v. gineer, Mr J. W. Civil, in his continued K indisposition, was carried.

The chairman referred to the rceenC death of Mr W. Newell, chairman: formany years of the Waikato County Council, and said he was a man. held in the highest esteem in the Waikato,., and took part in' many phases of the* country's development. A motion of sympathy with the relatives was. carried.

Sodium-Lime Experiment Reporting on the experiment with sodium-lime 5 per cent mixture ou. section in Pirongia, Mr Westbrook, the county foreman, said they were watefe—ing results, which they hoped would .bo -satisfactory; if so, the work would b&~ extended to other .places. He added ..tjiat two proprietary preparations hadr been made available, and one had undertaken to postpone sales until the . suit was known. .Some work had been LfL/A ' j . •!< j, n p .v »(•/./} it [. v -i V M : I-:* * : i*A aone alsci on Crown lands ojr imemplqjf- ■ mopt Workers with sodium aftd , ’made |i vail able, try $6. Agricultural, partm^nt. f Councillors-;; said the • cpst" should o f*eh >'jj< compared with work done on ragwprtfTor on farms.

The Secretary to’ the Treasury forwarded a copy of extracts from the* New Zealand Gazette, No. 78, containing an Order-in-Ccouneil consenting to* the raising of the roads and bridge® loan of £30,000 at a rate of interest rot exceeding 34 per cent, the term of the loan being 15 years.

Tar-sealing Work Advice was received from the chairman of the Main Highways Board stating that the board had decided to subsidise at the rate of £3 for £1 all work carried out from April 1, 1934, in the way of preparation for sealing, as well as actual sealing. The preparation work included widening of formation, adding metal and minor improvements 1 incidental to preparing the highway for a sealed coat. Tenders are now being called forpart of the scheme, and others will Be called later. . •- , ’ After some discussion on this matter’ it was decided to refer the matter t<r the engineer to deal with, in consult®— tion with Messrs Macky, Peacocke and the clerk. ;;; \ Subsidy on Relief Payy •: • ’ A request was received from Mr H» Mitchell and seven other relief workers “asking the council to consider the* question of subsidising relief pay. The* petitioners stated that they had been at tho Puahue camp for over a year, and during that time had napped stones, widened and straightened the. creek, built a concrete bridge and formed the greater part of Lichfield Road. Being 100 miles from, their home? and on Sustenance pay only, their position was not a happy one, and they would appreciate any assistance the, council could give them. , .

"'Mr Westbrook pointed out that fhe engineer considered the cost was quite* enough at present.

l lt was pointed out that there usa# plenty of farm work offering now. The application was declined.

Traffic Inspector Metcalfe's report; showed a very quiet month, only ones ease of overloading being detected. Twenty-four cases had been heard in. different courts and fines totolling £37 were enforced.

The balance sheet for the year ended - March 31, 3934, had been certified as? correct by the And it Office, and wa?' "now in the hands of the printers. TB® 1 - council expressed its appreciation of* the clerk’s work in this matter. Roads and Bridges The clerk reported that offers had been received for £IO,OOO at 31 per' cent,, but the balance would have to be at 3* per cent. This matter is in the hands of a committee. The chairman reported on a recent visit to Wellington regarding the ragwort menace, and pointed out that legislation had been passed giving conn,'tios authority to rate up to 6d per acre an all lands other than Crown and native for. this menace; of course it did not mean that all lands would be charged this rate;,tie could foresee that. counties would accept the post-.’ tion, but some King Country local bodies with ftmefi-'"Crown 'and native lands might object to it.