COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

Chronicle (Levin), 13 April 1946, Page 4

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION

HGROWlJENtA COUNCIL MEETS The monthly meeting " o'f the HoroWhe'hua Co'anty Counell was .held yesterda'y morning, when there were present: Crs. A. M. Colquhoiin (in the chair), J„ D. Aitchison, J. H. P. Lrggins, A. M.- Atkins, W. > iTaylor^A. J. Ghnblett dhd R. W. > .Jehkins.. Also present were Messrs F. H-. Hudson (cierk), aird W. H. FrdSef ' (actihg-'ehgmeef ) . Apolor- 1 gies were received from the chairmah (Mr. G. A. Monk) and Cr. D. K. Guv.

A circular from the N.Z. Countiqs Association adyised^. that proposafs liaWe b'een coritemplated by the Government, ' empowering Catcffment Bbards to levy a flat rate ove'r whole catchment areas of id. ih the £, in addition to' the admiriistration 'rate, without prior classification of the land. A1 motion- of protest was asked to be forwarded. Cr/ Cofquhdun recommended that the Council should send, a ■ proteSt 1 against the flat rate, and he moved : a motion in that direction. This I Was' cariTed after disfeussion. i A letter was received from the Levin Aero Club asking fdr finaricial assistan'ce to help cover tne expense for the flying rights over itlie area of land in Levin pre- ! viously used by the R.N.Z.A.F. The jcost of acquirmg the flying rights :and, land would be in the vicinity 'of £2b0. Tfie Levin Borough Counqil had agreed to assist the club by 'making a grant of £166 to1 cover ; half the costs. The matter. was. held over until the May meeting.

j The engineer reported that the | specifications submitted- by the iPublie Works Dep'artment for the ! extension of Kukutauaki Road, jthrough the Kereru Farm Settle- ! ment, had been discusSed with one of the department's v ofiieers. The specifieatiohs were considered satisfactory arid he recommended that fchey be accepted by the Coun- ! cil. — This was agreed to.