COUNTY COUNCILS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 10

COUNTY COUNCILS.

. . • ": ... —w —. ■■, - :t. : PAPARUA. ; Mr Leslie presided over; the ordinary meeting of the Paparua County Council, held on Thursday ' last.' The'committee which met. the No, 10 Ompibus Licensing Authority reported that it was proposed to inspeot the suggested routes of the buses from Whitecliffs, Springfield, and Ooalgate. The inspection would take jilace on ■Wedtiesday next at 2 p.mL' The Council took exception' to any alteration in the present route, 'as the traffic would then be diverted from the main highway on to the county roadi The Engineer of the Public "Works' Department wrote forwarding a copy of - an Order-in-Council applying provisions of Section 136 of the Public Works. Act, 1028, to the old and new Waimakariri bridges. < . The Christchurch Tramway Board wrote in -regard to the question of utilising the labour available under the No. 5 Scheme to the raising of the tram rails on the Main South road, and asked for the Council's co-operation in )he matter., ; It; was decided, if possible* to co-operate with the Board in the matters and the matter was referred to Messrs Leslie and .Freeman acd the clerk) to deal with. It was resolved to make a grant of £IOO to. the Prime Minister's Fund for the relief of those who suffered by reason of the; Napier earthquake. <' - ■ ' The ..clerk "reported that 7{> men from the Lab6ur';Department. had been: given work during the posti month, and had been divided into thiee gangs working in various parts of the county. -The road formation at West. Melton was proceeding quite satisfactorily, and a vast improvement had been effected in the: .Council's pit The men were working very' well, and the majority of them took a keen, interest ,in the work; The clerk reported that the' few remaining outstanding accounts wbr&.comingin steadily, that the hospital contribution■ for- the year had been paid in full, and that the Wplmaka-' rir].Rfr»r Trust rates had been paid over.to data. - i