LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 222, 19 September 1928, Page 15

LOCAL BODIES.

WORTHCOTE BOROUGH COUNCIU. gS,l. e^4a-.^Lenuo O .a»d P ciure y ßr;^X P Sation of Mr. J Fred JacKon as cattle ranger was Mccepted with expressions of regret and :pp e Sion of his services. It was decxded £\\\ the office at the next meeting Pte-Declaration Highwaj |--The Hon. K. 8. Williams, Minister ot Public Works wrote that the repreeentaUone made recently urging that subsidies ehould be paid for main highways already constructed through boroughs, was rniderconBideration by the Government. , He « dd ** : , "The whole subject, as I think you will realise, bristles with difficulties, and 1 must say that at present I see little chance ot any legislation on the hnee desired in the Bear future." „ ... Loan Proposals.-Mr. A. Greville Walker, consulting engineer, reported tftat information in respect to certain cross sections and bridge details were being forwarded to the Main Highways Board, in response to a request, in connection with the loan proposals for the reconstruction in concrete of Lake and Onewa JJoadH. Mr. H. Weaver, chairman of the Works Committee, was deputed to- proceed to Wellington to facilitate finalieing arrangements connected with the road loan proRaleigh Road.—Mr. J. M. McEnnis, chairman of the No. 1 District Highways Council, wrote that the Main Highway* Board was unable to vary its decision not to grant assistance towards the repair of Raleigh Road, which waa damaged by excessive cartage of the material for the construction of the main, highway from Divkrnhcad to Albany.

Facilities for Sport.—lt was decided to ask the Dovonport Ferry Company to give effect to the suggestion of the Ratepayers' Annotation that the cargo boat leaving Birkenlirnd at 1.15 p.m. on Saturdays should raii in at Northcote on the trip to Auckland, an this would be a convenience to the sporting fraternity.