MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13822, 1 May 1919, Page 6

MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL.

' The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held ou April 26th. Present, —Cr.s G .Sovmour, (.'. E. Blewett, . A. Forsborg and W. A. Miller. In tho absence of the County Chairman, Cr .Forsborg was voted to take the chair pro torn. Tho Minister "f Internal Affairs wrote ro peace celebrations, with form lof application, for subsidy, which will , not be paid until money subscribed is expended. The Alinister of Public Health ;iotified that tho sanitation of Maori pahs was receiving consideration. He also forwarded a pamphlet giving much useful ami interesting information ro- : spocting town planning. J The Chamber of Commerce, Palmerston North, wrote desiring joint action in pressing on the attention of the Government the taking over of main roads, as the rapidly increasing motor traffic is becoming a problem beyond the power of the local bodies to deal with ade- : quately. i i 11. Tildesley wrote requesting repairs ■ 'to Mangnrongo road, and offered t .> al- j I low stone to be taken from his land for j | metal patching. j Tho .Masterton County Clerk wrote? j ! stating the matter of planting memorial : trees for fallen soldiers would be dealt I with by his Council at its next meeti ing. I Tlie Minister of .Public Works forI warded a circular letter stating that ! numerous 07iquirie.fi from local bodies had reached him about procuring disused war motor lorries for metal cartj ing, and hip inquiries indicated that I these would be returned to the makers | in England, and after overhauling would likely cost nearly as much as new ones ; —in any ease it would be better for I local bodies to mako their own arrange— , nionts for purchase. j Tho Milton Borough Council askod i for joint action in urging the Go\ crnI ment to obtain a mercantile fleet to ear— ! ry our produce, seeing that freights are 1 now up to as much as 400 per cent over pre-war rates, j It was resolved to impose tho 10 per ; cent penalty on all rates unpaid on 10th . day of May. !' The matter of repairs to Mangaoronga road will be attended to when the carts get to Mangamahoe road. Accounts amounting to £153 17s 3d : were passed for payment. Metal repairs on Mauriceville West roads are nearly finished, when the - carts will jdiift to Drover's Rock road ! The Minister of Public Works has again been' communicated with relative to