BOROUGH MATTERS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXX, Issue 9682, 20 June 1941, Page 2

BOROUGH MATTERS

MONTHLY MEETING OF WAIHI COUNCIL The first ordinary monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council as at present constituted was held on Wednesday evening, the Mayor, Mr W. :.l. Wallnutt, presiding. There were also present: The deputyMayor, Cr. S. M. Hovell, .and Crs. J. G. Comes, S. Bonnici, T. A. C. MacDonald, R. J. Caundle and K. M. j Wrigley. The town clerk, Mr E. C. ; Westbury, the engineer, Mr F. C. ■Edwards, and the inspector, Mr J. Spence, were in attendance. j THE FORTY-HOUR WEEK ! Support of a resolution urging the Minister of Labour, the Hon. P. C.

Webb, temporarily to suspend the -10hour week in view of the national emergency caused by the war was sought by the Lake County Council Queenstown. It was contended that the demands made on man-power were such that suspension was justified and necessary.

The Mayor, after stating that in some trades the shortage of material was such that it was not possible to work even a 40-hour week, move:' that the Lake County Council be informed that as there was a Government and a War Council that was in full touch with affairs, the Waihi Council felt that it would be ill-ad-vised to pass an opinion on a subject about which it knew little or noth-

"It is not for us to interfere," agreed Cr. Bonnici, who seconded the motion. "We' have got a Government, and let us leave it at that." Cr. MacDonakl said he thought the council was adopting the right course. The job was one for the Government.

Cr. Hovell said he was in accord wtih the resolution. The matter was one of Government policy, and they as a local authority should not delve into affairs that did not concern them.

"I am in complete accord," said Cr. Wrigley. "I would not care to support any recommendation to the Government on this or any uther

issue." The motion was carried unanimously.

ASSISTANCE APPRECIATED

Thanks for the renewal of the council's annual donation of £IOO to the Waihi Federal Band were expressed in a letter from the lion, secretary, Mr J. J. Callaghan, who stated that under present conditions the organisation would not have been able to carry on without such assistance. Appreciation of the council's continued subsidy of £ls 0 to the Waihi School of Mines was also expressed by the lion, ecrctary, Mr M. R. Wynn, who added that the school council greatly valued the assistance that had been given by the borough representatives, Crs. Comes and Hovell. The Waihi Citizens' Ambulance Committee, through its lion, secretary, Mr Callaghan, as well thanked the council for its renewal of the subsidy of £lO.

All three letters wore receive;!. STATE HOUSING IN WAIHI Photostat copies of the plans for housing schemes in Waihi, showing subdivisions recently surveyed for the Housing Const ruction Department, were forwarded by Mr K. L. Tunes, chief surveyor to the Land? and Survey Department at Auckland. Approval of the subdivisions, which had been endorsed by the Health Department, was granted.

INSPECTOR AND POUNDKEEPEI

Reporting for the period ended June 11, the inspector stated that two dogs had been destroyed and no tices to cut or trim hedges had been served on seven residents, while proceedings had been taken against one person for a breach of traffic regulations. Licenses issued during the year ended March 31 had totalled in value £lOl9, which was an increase of £54 on 1110 figures for the previous year, and of £146 on those of two years ago. The principal items were £709 lis Od from heavy-traffic fees and £lB3 7s (id from drivers' licenses.

The poundkeeper, Mr E. Spalding reported that during .the month; of April and May lie had impounded ore bull, six cows, five calves and six horses.

Both reports were adopted

MUNICIPAL GASWORKS Figures supplied by the gasworks manager, Mr Edwards, showed that during the month of May 1,163,200 cubic feet of gas were made, compared with 1,215,700 cubic feet in May, 19-10, a decrease of 52,500 cubic feet, while gas sold amounted to 713,500 cubic feet, an increase of 29,500 cubic feat on the figures for the corresponding month last year. In April there was a decrease of 61,500 feet, in the

I amount of gas made and of 22,400 feet, in the amount sold. Many cookers, water-heaters and gas fires had been installed during the two months, and the usual consumers' complaints had been attended to. Usual maintenance had l:cen carried out, and the plant was working satisfactorily. "You will see that I lie gasworks is working very satisfactorily," said the Mayor. The reports were adopted.