MUNICIPAL MATTERS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1947, Page 4

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

NEWS BRIEFS FRQM BOROUGH ' COUNCIL MEETING A grant pf £50 was made by the Levin Borough Council to the aid for Britain fund at its meeting on Monday night. This decision foliQWed a letter received by the council from the Food for Britain Committee in Levin, soliciting a donation and settjng out the means by whiph it hoped to raise the proposed £500 for the purchase of bulk food to' send to the Mother Co'untry. * * -K Owing to the ihcreases in the prioe of meat, there had been a decided deci'ease in the killings at the Levin abattoirs, reported Cr. C. Sherwood. Butchers had considerable difflculty in "quitting" prime joints, he said. The butchers were confident that this would be only a temporary decrease. * * * During the month of October the council issued seven building permits of a value of £9,9D0 for new private dwellings, as compared with five permits of a value of £8,180 in the same month last year. Forty permits valued at £65,052 have been issued fpr new dwellings during the past six months, while for the same period last year 45 permits of an aggregate value of £70,626 were issued. * * * The following stock were killed at the abattoirg during October, the figures for last year being shown in parenthesis: Cattle 566 (705), sheep and lambs 4592 (531Q), pigs 352 (477), calves. 9 (28). Five cattle, l'9 sheep and 4 pigs were condemned. The fees for the month were £920 9s lld, as compared with £lil9 2s 2d in October last year. it it He personally appreciated the gesture of the two finalists in the Miss New Zealand contest, Misses 4Marjorie Melville and Phyllis Stewart, in making the gala afternoon on Saturday such a success, commented Mr. Burdekin. It- was decided that a letter of appreciation be sent to the Horowhenua Marching Association, thanking it for its fine effort and tne generous contribution to the food for Britain campaign. it it it During October the rental section of the Levin Public Library showed a return of £32 ,10s, reported the librarian, Mrs. M. Whitaker. A total of 7335 books were issued, representing 6103 fiction, 295 nonfiction and 400 junior. The National Library Service issued 537 books, comprising 214 fiction and 323 non-fiction. * it -K Forty-two dwellings were in the course of construction at the end of October, reported the building inspector, Mr. H. T: Tilyard. Inspections of all buildings had been carried out regularly. -K -K * The leasee of the grazing rights over the Levin Domain, Mr. A. D. Sutton, had complained of the unauthorised traffic across the domain to and from the Maori dwelling, reported the works committee. Cr. Sherwood said that taxis used the domain as an access to the 'dwelling on the far side. This trouble had been prevalent even when the golf club had leased the land. it it * It was decideed to provide a stock entrance and stile to the domain, the stock entrance to have a lock, one key of which will be in the possession of the council and the other in the possession of the lessee. it it -K Referring to the visit of His Excellency the Governor-General, Mr. Burdekin made special mention of the manner in which the borough overseer, Mr. E. Lycette, and his staff had co-operated in carrying out the arrangements. As there was some doubt about the weather, there had been little time to make the final arrangements. * * * It was decided to file a note suggesting that on the occasion of any future visits- by GoverfiorGenerals an effort should be made to arrange for it to take place at some other time than during the luneh hour. * * -k Cr. Telford reported favourably on the renovation work at the caretaker's cottage at Playford Park. Conveniences had been erected and some work done to the cookhouse. * -K -K Mr. Lycette (overseer) said that it had been suggestea that electricity should be installed so that the park could be floodlit and an electric stove put in. * * -K In reply to a request from the N&tional Art Gallfery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees, it was decided that the usual donation of £10 be made. * * * The Horowhenua Cricket Association conveyed its thanks to* the council for the work put in in preparing grounds and wickets, and expressed the hope that members of the council would enjoy watching some keenly-con-tested games during the season.