Ordinary Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1779, 29 November 1883, Page 2

Ordinary Meeting.

The ordinary meeting of the council was hold immediately after the abo\ c, the .-anie councillors being present. Rovns in Kangikiui Distiuct.— The Cleric read a petition fiom a number of settlers in the Waeienga distiict, reminding the council that they were still without a road in lieu of the one through Saundois', and referring to the promise made homotune ago by the council. — Cr. Johnson .said he could not remember the council having made any piomise about the road. — The Chan man s-iid that as the lidnig was in debt it would be would be well to wiite to the petitioners, intimating that their case would be attended to as boon as the council was in funds. — This was agreed to. — The Chairman hoped that when the ratepayer of theßangiiiii distiicfc had any further communications to make to the council, they would send thorn tlnough the pi o pel channel, namely, the meinbci for thending. They ought to adopt this coui.so, if onlvuut of courtesy to their member. — The Clerk intimated that the council had powei to levy a fuitbei rate of fcl in the •£ o\er the Itanguhi Outlying district, and it was agieed to inform" the petitionerb of this fact. The Dor Tax. — A petition v> as leceived from the same district praying the council to reduce the amount of the dog-tax fiom 10s to 5-,. They pointed out that it was nnjiibt they should be compelled to pay 1(K, while people m adjoining counties paid . r )s, and m some cases 2s (id. They also asked that a sub-iegistrar be appointed at Raugiriri for the convenience of the ratepayer in the noithein poition of the distuot.--C). Johnson stiongly supported a 1 eduction in the tax. He did not think a reduction would ent.ul a loss of levcnue, as many who now escaped payment of the tax altogethei, would come forward and pay. He only Mippoited the reduction in the inteiests of sheep and cattle dog,s ; he did not caie if spoiting dogs were taxed 30,s a-head. — Some discussion took place in leg.ud to the difficulty <>f difiiiingtheteim " cattle-dog,'' Ci. PiiimihO being of opinion that endless litigation would follow the plan suggested by Ci. Johdson. Ultimately it was agieed to reduc; the tax on cattle and sheep dogs to o-, lea\ing tliat on spoiting dogs tui'l mougrelb 10», as at piesent. It was losolved to letam the .sei vices of the piesont sublegistiarof dogs, Mr Bur.s, and to appoint Mi Uenandas an additional .sub-iegistiai at Riinguiri. Lici:n.mn'<; IJM'iuor ■Boimuriix— The Cleik lepoited that, m ,uis\voi to ,i communication from the Government, lie had recommended that C.imbiidgo town be constituted one licensing distuct, and that Tamaheie and Cambiidge I'oad Distucfcs togothoi be elected into a second. — The action of the dork was appioved. Proposhi) Biuixsi: at Hbvm. — The Clei k reported that he had wiitteu to tl)e Waikato Coal and Shipping- Company, enclosing leiolutiou of tins council, agieoing to hoi row money undei Roads and Budges •Vet for the erection of a budge over the "W.ukato at Huntly, provided the company found one quaitei of the money lequned, but had leceived no answer. Cuow.v and NvnvE L\xn Rvrns.— The Cleik lopoited that Mi Spenoy had IMomised to foiwaid thenecessaiy 10IK to enable tho council to levy nites on the Crown and native lands within the county, bu he had not done so yet. He (the clcik) ha< theiefoie sent m a formal d.unand for tho amount of the lates due on Ciown lands to the Colonial Treasuiei. Tin: Vici'okia Rou>.— The clerk .said no answei had been leceived fiom the hou. the Native Minister in tegaid to the Tauwhaie outlet chain. He had heard outside that the Government did not intend to chain the land, but would sell it as it is.— Mi Sandes, engineer, said the Assistant Hurveyov(leneialhad recommended this eomse to the Government.— Ci. Rnnciinan nuc^ it was absolutely nocessiry that something should lie done to lendei the Victoua ioacl fit foi tiaffic. He lefencd to Ci. Well-)' suggestion to raise the road. — The engineer said it would ne\er do, as the w .itei would accumulate so lapidly at the ] (l en Couit side of the lo.id as to lequiu, at least half a dozen flood-opening-.— Ci. Runciman asked w hat couuse was best to follow.— The Chan man said the Minister was at piesent in Waikato. He thought tho Government might be induced to make tho chain, and put the cost on the pi ice of the land. -The Engineer said he believed the ( Jo\ eminent was> piepaiod to pay a poition of thocoit of the diam, provided the othei piopeity owners inteiestecl coutiibnted in a hiimlai latio. Tlie (io\ ermneut was only intoiested in 1")00 acres.— Cr. Kuncinian did not think the Agiicultmal Company would assist in making f the di.un unless they weie compelled. — The Ghahnian said the (4oveinment would benefit even if it undeitook the whole woik ; the land in its piesent btate would only fetch about 10s an acie, while if it weie drained it would be worth at least t'3. Tho diam would cost about £Soo.— It was then lesolvod that the chairman and Cr. Runcimau be onipowewd to v\ ait on the Native Minister, or to make such other ariangenientt as they may deem necessaiy. CurAi:iu'Ar Hixru'.- The Engineer rcpoited that he had cairied out the necessary ie]ians to the culveit near Hairis',_ at Huntly, washed away by the recent lams. The in mager of the coal mines' had agieed to pay for a poition of the pipes, and had supplied a portion of the laljour. Aocoi nts. — Accounts amounting to

about £-100 were passed for payment. Ti:n'I)KKS. — The following tender-^ were opened for \\orl<s on the Rangiriri and Rangiriri-Clmrehill main roads :— No. 1 contiact (Raughhi): John Casbey, £40 V2-, (id (accepted) ; R. Muiv, £17 Is 3d ; 11. Martin, £18 os lid; .1. H. Giaham, £51 10-i. Engineer's estimate, £">O. No. 2 (R.ingn'iii-Chuichill Road) : John C.isbey, £13S 3a (accepted) ; J. H. Graham, £140 13s ; R. Muir, £141 2s lid. Engineei'h estimate, £130. Coum'\ Ra-i'K.— Cr. Pihmose gave notice to ino\e at the next meeting of tlic council, that a county rate of 1 -Bth of a penny in the £ be levied on all rateable piopeity in the Waikato County. This was all the business.