COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18218, 31 October 1924, Page 6

COUNTY COUNCILS

AKAROA. At tho last meeting of tho Akaroa County Council there were present Crs. E. Hay (in the chair), T. Stewart, J. I). Bruce and C. B. Thacker. Tho Main Highways Board wrote asking for particidars of construction on. main roads and an estimate of maintenance cost. It -was decided to supply the information. Tho Medical Officer of Health -wrote in respect to the payment of inspector's salary under the Health Act. After some discussion it was agreed to inform Dr. Telford that tho Council was relying upon tho agreement it had made with him as far back as October, 192;!. In answer to tho Council's query as to what use would be made of a steam road roller provided tho Council purchased a sititablo one, tin several Peninsula, local bodies -wrote statin? that if tho charges wcro reasonab'.o they would bo tflad U> co-opcrato a-s far as possible On the chairman's motion it was agreed to ask tlio Main Highways Board what assistance, it any, it would b© prepared ta civo iho Council in purchasing* a r)iid roller and a scantier. Tho Department of Agriculture wrote, in reply to a further protest from the Council, stating it was taking all precautions to have packing tram abroad thoroughly disinfected and so miminisc the risk of foot and month discaao being inadvertently introduced. It was resolved on tho chairman's motion, to emphasise again' the need for burning all such packing. Tho chairman reported on tho recent public meetings at I>uva.uchello to discuss rural mail delivery. The meeting hau not been enthusiastic over the matter and m> changes had been made in the present system. Complaints having been received about stock being at large, especially on the main road near Akaroa, tho ranger was instructed to make special efforts to have the nureaaoa was decided to P«t a 12in culvert across the main road just beyond the Akaroa boundary.