CARTERTON NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 214, 29 May 1918, Page 8

CARTERTON NOTES

The_ monthly meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council was held at Carterton on Saturday, Councillor T. V. Moore presiding. It was decider! to levy Ihe same rates a; last year. Tho clerk drew the council's attention to the new valuation of the AVeiiir.gton Farmers' Heat Works at Vraingawa, which would make (he levy of the wator-raco maintenance rate a distinct hardship on the company. Under the law the council had no option but to collect the rate, and there was no power to mako any rebate. After somo discussion it was decided that steps be taken to have tho water rate collected on the unimproved vulue. The V>'E.irarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wrote Intimating that the levy upon the Wairarapa South County Council this year would be ,£llOO lis. Bd., as against .£lOls 'iOs. last year. The total ievy collected by tho board this year would bo .£10,82.'), as against .£7517 last year. An application for permission to install a w&ter-'vheel was referred to (lie water ranger for a report, •'.i! ii;ipi:r,i.'io!' in divert a creek was held over until the consent of all partie-: xUtresled had ten obtained. Mr. Philip iCingi- v.iK appointed county ranger. Tho resignation of the overseer iMr. A. .!o!.i'Mr.,i, mi account of all hi.s brothers being on active service and the work of the farm devolving upon him, was left in.tiia hands of a committee to endeavour to assist him. The councillors expressed keon appreciation of the work of the overseer. A protest from the settiers uf Norfolk Jioad am! Kaituna. against tho. action nf a settler in closing the right-of-way across the Waimjawa River, between Norfolk Road and Kaituna, was received, and the clerk wag instructed to conduct a search and as-

certain whether a road ha<l been surveyoil in this locality. There was an idea that such a road had been surveyed, but there was a difference of opinion as to whether it ran on this side of the river or the other. Until the search awl report were received i:lie council could not move in the matter.