LOYAL CANADIAN WEST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 659, 9 November 1909, Page 5

LOYAL CANADIAN WEST.

\\- /MILITARY ENTHUSIASM..' . ; . V. -(By Telegraph-Press Ajsoclation-CoDyrijnt.i ■ •"'■■' . ; : . Ottawa, November 7. ...The speeches of EarL.Grey (Governor-General of-Canada), and .Lord Milner in-North-West Canada have aroused military enthusiasm'. In the prairio provinces many: corps* have,been formed, and it'is calculated that there will be a well-trained fighting force of fifty, thousand men between/.the ;Great iLakes 'aud 2 the Rocky Mountains within .two years. '. V ;" ■ . ■ . ;; COUNTY-. COUNCIL..'. ':':•' . .■:■/"'[•■■ ■-•-,■-;., "»..v. '.' :'■:■ -,;.■';■ •/■ (■■ -The ordinary , monthly, mee'ting' of 'thirHu'ti , tounty fiouncil was held yesterday, when thero were prjsent:' Councillors 11. Welch (chairman), K. Lynch, W.' Galloway, W. J. \vakohami and T, Edn-ards,; .;.' ; ,,-' -.•:■';.■ The inspector of ■ works! in his monthly report, stated that. he.had inspected tho roads on the Jiaumati Estate, and the: work so far completed was in accordance with plans. Eata btreet required.. drains" on each -side. Troub'lo seemed likely in tho futuro in connection with sand-drift caused by stock breaking the turflng down. A new- pipe- culvert , had boon put in at the approach to tho recreation grounds a( Paraparaumu, and all.roads in that riding .were.in a satisfactory condition. In Horokiwi ridmg the bridge near ■Mγ. E. Boulton's -■ property at Judgeford had been; repaired. "Tho■ western.' portion of Normandale Eoad, - v -a in Epum riding, was bad;in placosj 'and'the inspector suggested that .£20,b0 spent in opening up culverts where blocked, clearing'and digging : tables, and .filling iu : holes.' Hayward si Koad had beon repaired where required, and the.watertables.cleaned. ■IJayward's;ford was ma very, unsatisfactory; condition, and it : seemed next to impossible to keep it in a fit state- The inspector suggested that n a small strip of land along the river bank were procured a, fairly good ford couldbe obtained. Portions of I'itzherberf Swamp Road, in WainUi-o-Mata, were in very badi state, the cause of this being.the narrow formation. Ar-' rangements had been made with sottlers whoso properties abut on the easterii side to clear Rorse.and dig a ditch. All except one settlor had, carried out their portion oi. this arrangement, and-if that settler were compelled to carry out his portion: of .the-contract a good road could bo formed. The report was adopted. In regard: to , the Nbrmandalo Road, it -was decided to put the .work of repairing in hand at once. . '• : .-.■ •',;■■■,'. ■ ',;. ■ The Petone ranger i was authorised to impound stock from - ; . . ■ •.. _ The tender of V E.; Whiteman/jun., for ranging in the whole county was accepted.' ■ ' s Sir; A. Mackay waited ou' the council in regard, to compensation for land taken for ■ a drain at Paekakariki. An offer of. £Z for the use of the land for a drain was made nnd accepted. . ,;• .■-... ■ ; ■-.-.-.■ ■.; ■■ ;■ ■,■■■ ;. The chairman. (Councillor , Welch) was ap-' pointed the council's delegate to the Counties' Conference. : ; ■ ■■■.■-'. '.". . - The council decided to support a x request made to the Minister for Lands by the Southland County Council that the Roads Act'be amended to. provide for owners of land (nvo .miles outside a.borough metalling as well as forming hew roads. .- ~. " •:.'■' A letter was received from K. : ' Easmussen, asking that an obstruction placed in the Waiwetu Stream should be removed. Tho council decided to place tlie matter in'tho'hands of its solicitors to take the necessary.-. steps, v .