ROADINC AID WANTED

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31002, 7 March 1966, Page 21

ROADINC AID WANTED

Malvern Area Survey When a National Roads Board reading needs survey team visited Malvern county last month its members were told that the county had asked for the survey because it considered extra help was warranted. This was reported by the clerk (Mr B. W. Perrin) in a report to the Malvern County Council monthly meeting. Mr Perrin said that the chairman (Mr C. O. Redfern) had told the party that when it amalgamated with Selwyn county, Malvern had been led to believe that it would get some help, but this had not been forthcoming. The clerk said that the survey report would be considered by the roads board at its March meeting and would probably be received by the council in about a month’s time. The team made a survey also of adjoining Tawera county. The two councils are co nsid eri ng am algamation. Darfleld Water.—To try to augment the Darfleld watersupply, the council decided to have a spring tested as an alternative to deepening the 350 ft well now in use. Noxious Weeds.— At the suggestion of the weeds supervisor (Mr D. C. Smith), the council decided to seek the help of rabbit board men and water-race rangers in reporting noddijig thistle and nassella tussock. Danger Spot.— Accidents at the Aylesbury corner on the State highway were complicated by the closeness of a water-race bank to the roadway, said Cr. M. R. Voice. It was decided to ask the Railways Department if the race could be moved on to railway land. Fire Brigades.—As the four county fire brigades were having difficulty in keeping within their incomes, the council agreed, on the clerk's recommendation, to meet over-expenditures this year and from next year to pay each brigade £75, instead of the present £5O. Freight Rates Asked whether freight rates for overseas were likely to increase in the future, the’ chairman of the Shaw SaviU Line, London (Mr J. A. MacConochie) said to a Christchurch manufacturer: “If you can tell me how to hold costs, I would be grateful. We can't see how, in this time of inflation, costs can be held. Our inflation was greater than yours last year " Mr MacConochie said the cost of ship operation was going down. But the cost of crews was going up. A ship today took about four to six persons fewer in its crew than three years ago. This was because of the automated equipment in modern ships.

Players’ Officers.— Officers elected at the annual meeting of the Riccarton Players, at the Riccarton Methodist Church Hall were: President Mr A. Burns; secretary, Mrs J. Lowe: treasurer, Mr A. Lowe; vice-presidents, Mr B. Henderson, Mrs D. Gatehouse; librarian, Miss V. Fanning; committee, Mr P. Sadler, Mesdames T. Henderson, M. Milne, I. McKenzie, M. Sandbrook, I. Vaughan.