RAGLAN COUNTY REQUIREMENTS.

Waikato Times, Issue 12179, 14 September 1911, Page 4

RAGLAN COUNTY REQUIREMENTS.

DEPUTATION TO WELLINGTON

INTERVIEWS WITH MINISTERS

Reporting on his recent visit to Wellington, Cr. Johnstone, chairman of the Raglan County Council, at yesterday's meeting of the Council, sai-. chat in company with the clerk, Mr Marsiand, he interviewed the Minister of Public Works in reference to natters of ,urgent necessity in v Co-unity. LOAN SUBSIDIES. They referred particularly to the loan subsidise for Pukekawa, Woodleigh and Awaroa, ani were informed that their request that the i\.ti amount of each subsidy be made available for expenditure this year, would be acceded to. HARAPEPE-KARAMU LOAN. With regard - to the grant of £IOOO for some time) previously to take the place of a subsidy on the Harapepe-Kairaanu loan of £2ouo, the matter was promised careful consideration. CHURCHILL BRIDGE. The erection of a bridge over the Waikato River at Churchill, was mentioned to the 'Minister, aod after a lengthy discussion on the matter, the Hon. R. McKenzie promised to find £ for £to carry out the worxv.. ftUAKIWI LANDING IMPROVEMENTS. The tfion/. J. A. Miliar was interviewed in connection with a grant of £l5O tor, a whari and shad at Ruakiwi landing, and a promise was received of £IOO towards the Cost of a wharf, but the Minister intimated that bis Department could not deal with tile matter of the shed. Mr Kensington, was 'afterwards seeni regarding a grant of £so' for the shed, and he promised that the matter would receive his consideration.

SALE OF RESERVE. In connection with the advertised auction of the lease of the Raglan Pilot 'Reserve, under the terms ol which no allowance was made for loading for improvements at the end of the term, Mr Kensington was interviewed and immediately wired the withdrawal of the sale, until after an amending Act, at present before the House was passed. RAGLAN CORONATION BATHS. They saw the Minister of Internal Affairs over a Coronation grant oi £2OO <ip{<l(ißcj by the IHarhor for baths at Raglan, but were ' informed that the application was too late, and that numerous other grants had been rejected on the same grounds.. POST OFFICE FOR RAGLAN. They interviewed the Secretary of the Postal Department regarding ta<e matter of a new post office for Raglan, and were informed that the Department 'intended 'to at once proceed with the erection oi a modern brick building there. LEGALISING OPEN ROADS. Mr Short was approached with , view to ascertaining how the Government would view the introduction oi Ll private Bill to legalise all the present open roads in the County and &d do away with considerable expense in the future in surveys. Mr Short replied that his Department had already considered a proposed amendment to the Public Works Act, to give effect to this, but the Registrar of Deeds opposed the proposition, he holdb. that he would always require a survey where titles were concerned. Mr Short added that if the objections of the Registrar could be overcome, his Department would assist in the matter, as far as possible. - A FURTHER VISIT.

Council thanked the chairman and clerk for their efforts and trouble on behalf of the County, and considered that a very large saving to the ratspayers had resulted from the delegates' visit to Wellington. Cr. Annandalei in endorsing ths statement that a great amount of good had been done by the visit to Wellington, considered that in view of the success met with from the personal interviews with the heads of the different Departments, that the chairman should be ashed to again pay a visit to Wellington in view of the fact that loans to a very large amount were being negotiated by the County. The speaker mentioned the proposed loan of £3OOO by the Wairamarama ratepayers, and that of £5.0'00 fur road work by the Te Akau settlers, while negotiations were also in progress for raising a loan for the erection of a bridge at Rnngiriri, a subdi'dy for which had already been granted of £ for £. Unless these matters were urged, which could l:est be done by a personal interview, the winter would pass with the same unsatisfactory state oi affairs, and very little, if any. progress made. Th? 60'st of the Rang'iriri bridge, they, c: course, did net know, but a letter had bean forwarded to the Department, asking that an engineer be sent up to prepare estimates.

The Council unanimously agreed that a further visit to- Wellington was desirable and the chairman was as\e'l to again represent the County on a visit to the capital city.