POHANGINA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 3

POHANGINA COUNTY COUNCIL.

. ' The monthly - meeting *of the -Pohangina County-Council. was. held -. oh.' Saturday, when' ; there -.were; present ; Messrs. R. W. Brown'.(chairman),. Smith, Howie, {.Wag--staff,, Port,. Eglinton, and-Burne.V. ■' Correspondence :: wa?'.'•read :frpm; tlie Vahier-Goheral-,.'.inH.matiiig,.;'.that ' this council-.was. one of: the local"' districts'- approved for'-'revision by. the'Bliiiister Hi charge.—Received.'. .' .:'.:-■ ' .From'; thii; Public.': Works Department,; stating- that thn matter, of" onvtb'e'.Tuii.ipb Road was.receiving'atten-f,i6n>-—K cneiv^d.' '.:':' ; WV ; ' ; ,: :: ', '. ;'.Prpm : P..Kerriganh'c'alling. attention .to. tho;.sta'te 'of No.'3. .Linbi 'Awahau,."which:ueeded .immediate..'attentioiii^-Reneivcd..:

, From'the Pohangina- School-{Committee,: calling: ; the : Va'ftentibh -'of:' ther-.council.' U) the;, fencing 'which :is: - obstriictiii{j v Kaka Strebt.--7Receivod. , '-{'::;■■■;;,;': •'."": ■■-".''iv l "."-.'

/.The State Guaranteed Advances Depart-) ni'ent.,'.-rirroto■'. in connection. with London's. Ford Bridge. It was a pointed: oiii, that J the; rate .of ,l-Bd. : would ; :only ,'sccuro a" : loan -of >£580,* "while the; council.was asb.'ihg','f6r i ,£&7o. "Av'valiclaHbn-order.'could. 'not be issued. in the manner,-.suggested, riorcould.the alternative/course, suggested "be adopted;. asSit-would be-bloclccd' N by the 'Audit :Qffi.ce.,.;ThQ/Departinent.asked .if, tho ;Council;.wojild.A«c.c.ept.:; (ho 'amount—:Tho.:.chairman.' jand' clerk'' 'were I appointed-to; wait;on-.the-Minister iri.con:iiection with this, matte'iv.and'afc'tlio same time.' endeavour, to secure : a grant towards wprk> on-.'Tuhipb'noi'ul. .':■.' •.,';■:-• ;'!•.■;. ; ...•■'. The report.,of .■ tho; : T Harlandi-VgiyirigV, details",of.,'wdrjt; xarriei out' during. Vthe.month, was. .read nii( 'adoptcd.'i-•,..:/,^ ; ' ; '■■■'■ '"■"'■

■i'lio ■;■ treasurer's • report; "wus : 4 also -' road; <m<l accounts:to the.amount of;.£79o:were passed.for..payment; \ • ■;' '.'■:,'.-

; Thojuestioii .of .suspending'the: ranger': duties. during the..'snmraer. months ' .was deferred;;,till- next meeting,.; its vfas, : -.'";also the matter of increasing the'tax on'dogs other than those used for -sheep, and cattle droving .'purposes! ■ >/"-•-.... ./..■.- j •>*<;. ■■ The,-ch'airtrian..reported that •London's' Ford '.Bridge had .been:"complo'tid'"'' most' satisfactorily, nndwcU wUhiirtho.ainour-.t of-the loan raised for. this jiurppi*, which at the.timo,was. considered-too low:,': Thework -.reflected 'credit, on. Mr. ,: Sinclair,--who, made the,. estimate and- siiperin-, .tended,;it.:.".-.-..,-- ;';V.: ■.■/':/■.:;, ■■',•.-.•■,'