COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20497, 16 March 1932, Page 9

COUNTY COUNCILS

CHEVIOT. The March meeting'of .the Cheviot County. Council was attended by Crs. Hiatt '(chair-, man), McLaren, McGiffert, Stevenson, Poster, Douglas, and Rutherford. Mr S'. Bray. Fairl;> Farmers' Union, asked the Council to give its opinion onvarious aspects of the system of rating on proved . valuations. The clerk was J*J r c '-® to forward diata. Mr A. ■ bus, asked that the grader be sent tip Sisters road to trim up the formation and remove wheel ruts. The matter Vfas referred to the en Advfce was received that tW powers of the Main Highways Board in respect of the construction > and mittntenance of the newly-declared Mendip-Waiau highway had been. delegated to the Cheviot County CounCentral Transport Licensing Authority advised that it would hear evidence-for _ and against the applications which had been made for licenses to- operate passenger services in the district. _ . _ ' Messrs Ogden and Morrison, Cheviot,, applied for permission to instal a kerbsid® petrol pump and channel crossing, at ..their premises in Rfclleston - street. Permission ivas granted subject to the work being done to the approval of the county engineer. Accounts amounting to £792 were approved for payment. , The engineer's report on work done m February was adopted. ... . . It was decided to repair,-the bathing shea at Gore Bay which had been extensively damaged by the recent heavy seas. Consideration was given to E. G. Wood's application for permission to erect a gate across Moody street, Goro Bay. As no objections had been received to the Council's advertised intention, permission to eject the gate as desired was granted, the gate to remain at the pleasure of the Council. The Special Order, abolishing the riding accounts, was confirmed.