ONSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3006, 17 February 1917, Page 7

ONSLOW BOROUGH COUNCIL

-A WATER SUPPLY PUZZLE. A meeting of tho Onslow Borough Council was held on Thursday, tlio Mayor (Mr. C. C. Crump) being in tho chair. Thero wero aiso present: Councillors A. E. Budd, J. M. jJalo, L. A. Browne, li. Brenton, Rule, C. Bowden. It was resolved to impose 10 per cent, additional on rates and drainage instalments overdue. A complaint was received regarding tho depositing of rubbish on. Abbot R-oad, Ngaio, and tho schoolmaster at Kaiwarra also complained that fowjyard sweepings wero being deposited in tho lane approaching the school, which was a danger to the health of the children attending tho school. It was resolved to put up notices in the localities warning offenders that prosecutions will follow npon discovery. A letter was received from the City Council with respect to the hydro-elec-tric power supply scheme and the projected conference. The Mayor was authorised to represent the council at the conference.

The borough's water supply service is causing the council considerable anxiety owing to the heavy leakage. Examination of tho mains failed to show any soakage, and the engineer was inclined to think that defective fittings were in a great measure responsible. Councillor Bowden was of opinion that the meter was not registering accurately. Tho engineer stated that a test of the pressure had been made on the Porirua Road, and there was no variation, He did nob think the meter was inaccurate, still he thought it would be advisable to have another test mado of the meter. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the engineer to deal with, and. lie was authorised to take all" steps to discover the cause of tho leakage.' Tho Mayor directed attention to the gorso nuisance in tlio borough, and stated that there were about six or seven acres of gorse which was very thick in certain localities. It would bo too expensive to grub it out, lutthe council should see that it is cut out. This work was authorised. The council gave its support to a proposal submitted, by the Mackenzie County Council that the Government be asked to impose a Customs tax of 10 per cent, on motor vehicles, and the money so collected to he distributed among local bodies pro rata to their capital value for the upkeep of roads.