KIHIKIHI AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21096, 24 April 1940, Page 5

KIHIKIHI AFFAIRS

| TOWN BOARD MEETING £3500 WATER SUPPLY PROPOSAL (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTU, Tuesday. At last night's meeting of the Klhlkthl Town Board advice was received from I the Local Government Loans Board that , permission to take a poll on a water sup- ; plv proposal had been granted. The pro* i posal is to raise £5500. Certain conditions in connection with the poll were stipulated but there was no objection raised to these. if the poll is successful, a bore will be sunk to ascertain the volume of water available, and if this is adequate the proposal may pYoceed. The term of the loan is to be 2 5 years and Interest is not to exceed i 1 per cent and instalments are not to be paid out or loan money. The clerk said he estimated tiiar a rate or twopence In the pound would be sufficient to cover interest and sinking fund, but it might not be necessary to collect the full rate which i was merely the security for the loan, ft | was decided to arrange lor the poll on ! Thursday, June 6. i The Board or Education advised that It : was not prepared to hand over to the , T<»wn Board the triangular piece or land 1 near the post Ofßce for recreational pur- ; poses, hut would lease It at a nominal j rental on certain conditions. The matter • was referred to the Domain Board. I The clerk-treasurer presented a draft I balance-sheet Tor the year ended March ! 31 last. This showed that the balance I was £285 6s sd, against £203 10s 2d last year The Town Hall account showed a I loss or £ 1 95. There was no public debt i and assets were valued at £33 io 14s i2d. ! Arrears or rent on endowment lands I amounted to £'2*2 5s Gd. Mr Barnhill reported that the Waipa county grader had been made available with the result that Improvements had • been made to several streets. It was derided to thank the county council Tor its assistance. Use of Hall for Patriotic Functions The clerk said that the audit, inspector required that charges and refunds in connection with functions promoted Tor patriotic purposes be shown in the balancesheet. Mr I.ehndorr said that his idea was that a charge be made, but just sufn- { cient to cover bare expenses. Mr McGhie thought that the hall should I be given Tree or any charge and that the I cost be borne by the ratepayers seeing I that the functions referred to were for patriotic purposes. After Turther discussion as to the exact functions or the Patriotic Committee, It I was decided to derer the question or refunds until further information was received rrom Mr S. C. B. Macky, w’ho is | the Waipa county representative on the I Zone Committee. On the motion of Mr McGhie it was decided to give the Tree use or the hall for all functions conducted by or with the approval or the Patriotic Committee. An amendment by Mr LehndorT, with the chairman as seconder, that a charge to cover expenses be made, was lost. Present at the meeting were Messrs A. Maunder (chairman), \V. McGhie, F. E. Lehndorf. R. P. Robinson and J. A. Marquis.**. The clerk, Mr W. Price, and the surfaceman, Mr D. Barnhill, also attended.