COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1946, Page 4

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

■ ■ f HdRoWHENtjA GOMfeiL MEETS s , The mdntlfly meetihg , of ihe HOrdwhehua CdUHty bOiiricii . was hbld yesterday mofhirig; . when therb. Were present: „Gfs. G: A., Mpnk . , (ehairman) ,J. D.,Aitchispn, Ht P. Liggins, A. M. Aitkihsj 'W. Taylor, D: I K. • Guy, A. * J. bihiBlett, A. M. Goldtihoun aria R. W. denkins. Also preseht Wdre MfesrA B'. • H. Hudson (elerk) and W. H.- Fras^r (actirig-engirieef j .

Kereru Fkfffit Settlement W The p*esidenj engineer oi the Public WOrks Departrrient (Mr. A. R. Aehesdh) wrote intimating Nthat tlie Kereru Fafm Settlement, at Koputaroa, had recehtly Been siibdivided for the settlement of OxsOfviceriien, and outlining certain pfotjoS'ed road extensions to give access to the. property,- the ehief of which was the proposed extension df (jiimour Rdad for a frirtlief .28 chains. It. was desired to kriow # whethOr thO Councii wouid accfept respdnsibility for mamtenance of thb road as a public road on cdfiipletion of . legislation, formation ancl nle'taiiihg. It was further pointed out that in they ordinary course rates were hot payable on Crdwri iarids, but the - Larids Department had , uthorised the makirig o'f- ari arinual grant in lieu o'f •rates to the amount of rates which wouid nomally be paid while the department is preparing the bldek for settlement. — Refeffed to the acting-engineer for a report as to the specifieations being satisfactory to the Cdiiricil. General Business Mr. W. M. Hastie, Potts Rdkd, sbught permission to lay a 4-iiich Water pipe acfdsS Rotts, Road to sgiwe MiS prdpgrty, which is on either side of the road. The work WaS 'agfega to, sfebject to it being cdnipleted td the satisfaction of the acting-engineer. - A compiaint as to the bad cdndition o'f South Manakau Road was received from Mr.- John D'Ath, and a reqriest was made that attention be given to sarne. — Resolved that the matter should be the subject of ari inspection by thfe Couhcil aS a whole. Mr. V. Claridge, honorary secretary of thfe Opiki Schodl GomrnitI tee, wrote asking ' , the Councii to I submit a price fbr the re-tdr-sealihg of the' Opiki School Terihis Co'ufts. The riece_.:ary authority was given, the acting-engineer to furnish an estiiiiate. arid the work was authorised subject tb the estitnate being Satisfafetdry td the coriimiftefe.

^ A. i*eoue"t for the re-opening of Mdtia Strefet, from Rata Street to Matipo Soieet; m Tokomaru, Was receivfed ffem Mf. Peter Sheridan. — Referred tb the Councii as a whole fof inspection at the tiriife of the aniiual ihspectioh. Tne . Conimissinrier of Crnwn lahds; Mr. G. I. Martin, stated that tife had received two applications for a leasfe of,poi:tiori of the recreation reserve, Waimeha township, and - sliggestirig that Mr. Gore be given a teriiporary tenancy over an area of 31 perches and Mr. Louslev a tenancy over thfe remainder. — The communication was received, and cohsent was given to the granting of the temnorarv ten^neies.