PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3153, 8 September 1892, Page 3

PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Thk ordinary meetin-r of the PiakoCount.y Council wns held at Morrinsvillc on Tuesday, the I'ltli inst. In the absence of the chairmin (Mr W. P. Chepmell), Councillor llciiney was voted to tin; clinir. Mr Chepmell was subpoenaed to appear at the Police Court in Auckland on Wednesday and consequently could not bp present; nor w:is the minute book forthcoming, it in Auckland together with tho ace/mnts with regard to the prosecution of the late clerk ; Mr Chas. Tuck, for era'""■zzlement. There w< re present : Councillors Heanev, Herries, Browne, McNicol. Harrison, Hunt, and Iforrell. Ml S. Sodden, the lately elected Councillor for the Taotnoroa Ridinir, took his seat. Tiik Lath Cwjrk.-A report was read from the Chairman stating that_ during the liioiith the Government Auditor had reported to him that he had found certain irre-ruhirities in the accounts of the clerk, and that: ?o fur ;n he could see the amount of deficiencies was £1-10. In consequence of this he (Mr Chepmell) had immediately suspended Mr Tuck, and had appointed Mr Westby as temporary clerk, collector, and treasurer in his place.—A resolution wan passed dismissing Mr Charles Tuck from the position of clerk, treasurer, rate collector, doi; registrar, etc., to the Piako County Council. - The Chairman also said that he had taken learal advice on tho whole matter, and this action war, also approved of. _ Aptointment of CkF.RK.—The Council after discussion, resolved that applications bo called for the oflico of clerk, at a salary of ,-C 150 per annum. The salary to include all rate eollcctinfr and duties as Rein-inns' Officer, etc.. in fact all duties except dog—-tux collector. —The acting e'erk was instructed to advertise in the local panel's, viz., Thk Waikato Times and Te Areha News ou the 10th,17th and 21th in-'t., and on the Ist, October, calling for applications for the position which are to be in bv 10 a.m. on the 4th October.

MoKnrxsviu.K C r mist buy.— Correspondence wan road from Mr Marshall nskinir the Council to allow him to use the Comoterv Rc-orvo nt Morrinsville,consisting of two ae.res, ho to p 'y the sum of £1 10s per Biniurn mid he sruaranteed to take out stock at an hour's notice if the ground was required for burial purpo-cs.— The request was srrnnted.—An application "was received askiuis to have the name of Mr F. W. (Vvkwoll substituted for that of Mr R. 15. B. Willi." on the valuation roll for properly in theTe Ami;:i ridinir. Aprocwl tr. take* the usual steps to carry out the request. —An application was received, iiskinjf tint the-name of Mrs Marfrer.'f T.aniev he placed fin the roll for property c-111 cl Talua-o. haun, and that tlie num.- of N. TT. Larney bo placed ou the roll for the property known as Waliin. 'I'll': ol'-rk was to take the necessaiv steps to comply with the req nest. —— Let tor received from Mr Robot tsoti olferin<r to spend £44 on the Lichfield-. "IV Aroha road on behalf of the Gordon special settlers if the Council would subsidise this amount at the rutoof £1 for £1 as had been done previously.—-The request wis in-anted, Councillors Merries and Me.Yicol to meet aud confer with the Kettleis and arrange as to expenditure of the monev. — Letters were received from the Property Tax Commissioner statingthat the sums of £242 4s (subsidies) and .£•29 l-2-i (ddfields revenue) have been lodirol to the credit of the Council in the Bank of Now Zealand, Cambridge.—A letter was received from the Government, otatiutr that. Captain .1 nek-on, R.M., had been appointed a* Commissioner to enquire iut.o and settle the matter of the control and the maintenance of the bridge over the Waikato river at. Cambridge, the Waipa County Council bavins:applied for such Commission.—The Chairman was appointed to represent the Council at the Commissioner's Court. Rk Striking ok Ratks. —The clerk bavins reported that all necessary steps hail been taken, it was resolved to strike the following rales : — A rate of one halfpenny in the round over all property in the County of Piako ; a separate rate of one f.u-lliiim-in the pound over the Patctere riding; and a separate rate of ono far* in the pound over the To Aroha riding.—The accounts bavin" been passed for payment the meeting adjourned.