COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18422, 1 July 1925, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCILS.

WAIMATE. The Waimato County Council met yesterday. Present—Cra. H. B. S. Johnatono (chairman), A. Garland, "Vf. Lindsay, J.' Drinnan, K. Sinclair, H. M. Whatman, and A. S. Elworthy. An apology for abaenco wea' received- from CrT J. Bitchener, M.P. Xhe cnairman staved that tne b<tiancc at tho baoK amounted to i-JtiVJ t)s 6d. . Xuo jrrrme jsaumster wrote on bctt&lf of himseu anu ma colleagues, expressing deep giiHituuo lor iiio iiOuiicus muttaage cu sym< jjaiMiy in mo loss euuerea ny tue oovc'rnmeut una mo iivmiuioa lurougn. tne deatn ox tne into rnmo .Minister. Tho juacneuzic (bounty Council wroto that at.its mst meeting it was reported tne Vvaimato Council had given up tno idea of re-erecung tile onogo ai Cannrngton Village bciuement, and a3sed tor cOrroooration. of tho report. It wta resolved to write asking it it wa3 tho wish of tho Council that tho bruigo bo replaced. H. .Martin, Utaio, was granted permission to lay u. pi«.o across a footpath in order to drain his property. Tho Leveis County Council notified that it had been decided to proceed with tho preparation of tho necessary plans for tho lower Pareora bridge-, and asked fox suggestions from the Waimato Council. It was resolved to hold tho matter over until nest meeting.

The Timaru Harbour Board wrote advising that the harbour rate would be Jd in tho £. The South Canterbury. Hospital Board notified that tho Council's first instalment of levy, amounting to £1387 17s 6d, duo on May Ist last, had not been paid', and it was intended to charge interest at the rate- of 7 per cent. Lengthy correspondence was received from tho Prime Minister's offico relative' to the foundation of a fund for the erection of a suitable memorial to tho lato Prime Jliaister. It was decided to invite subscriptions. Dr. E. C. Hayes, chairman of the St, John Ambulance Brigade, wrote stating that the Brigado had been "doing good wort in Wai:natc, but owing to lack of public support was finding it difficult to continue. Ho asked ihc Council's support of tho Ambulance. It was resolved to grant the sum of JBIQ.