WAIROA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3584, 6 January 1883, Page 2

WAIROA COUNTY COUNCIL.

AVednesday, January 3.

A meeting of the above was held in the Clyde Council Chambers at 3 p.m. Present : Messrs Gemmell (chairman), Shaw, Carroll, Couper, and Moloney. WAIBOA-NAPIER ROAD. A letter was read from Mr T. J. Steele re road tluough section 17, Turiroa, stating that if Mr Carroll's powers, as delegate of the Council, were enlarged, he woidd be liuppy to meet liim. und. ctife.iiss tlie question. —It was decided that Mr Carroll see Mr Steele within a week, aud in thtAtj_.'ent of no decision of a satisfactory nature being arrived at that the road be taken through section 10. I'HASEKTOWN WHAKVKS. Aii application was received from the Chairman of the AVairoa Harbor Board for the Council to apply to the Government for 1200 under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act to erect the Frasertown wharves, the township to be applied for under clauses 31 and 35 of the above Act, the wharf in question having been carried away by a flood.—Agreed to. NAPIEE HOSPITAL BOARD. Mr J. A. Smith, Napier, wrote signifying his willingness to again represent Wairoa ou the Napier Hospital Board. Mr Shaw bore testimony to Mr Smith's uniform kindness in the past to patients from the AVairoa, having on many occasions even paid their fares. He moved that Mr Smith be re-elected. The Chairman dissented, stiting that in ia opinion it would be hotter to appoint

\ some one near the Spit, Mr Kinross, for instance, or Captain Preece. He did not *hink Mr Smith had ever done anythiny Out of the way for AA r airoa patients. He h'td no personal objection to Mr Smith, but thought they could get a better. "~ - -Mr Shaw replied that when he was Chairnothing could exceed Mr Smith's '— to those from the AVairoa who_ rey quired admittance to the hospital. Besides, ■ ' if it had not been for John Alexander Smith, the Napier Hospital would not now be in existence. Messrs Carroll and Couper coincided with Mr Shaw. The Chairman proposed, as an amendment, that Mr Kinross be elected. This not being seconded, Mr Smith was declared elected. The Mayor of Napier asked if the Council would contribute towards the maintenance of the Hospital or building fund. —Held over for future consideration. ROADS AND BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION ACT. It was decided to apply to the Government for funds to erect the Makapua Creek bridge (earned away by a flood), the Council finding the material and its proportion of the labor. It was also decided to apply, by the 30th June next, for funds to erect the Opoho and Tahaenui bridges on the AVairoa-Mahia road. It was also stated that apiuications for £7070 had been sent in A o the Government for the construction, in four sections, of the AVairoa to Mangatawa and AVairoa-AYaihua roads, including five bridges. MISCELLANEOUS. A letter was read stating that Mr Stewart's scheme for harbor improvement had been submitted to Mr Blackett, C.E. Mr Allan McDonald wrote stating that the Government had directed Mr H. Baker to at once go on with the formation of the Opoiti-Rehiga road. Mr C. D. Kennedy's account of £31 10s for plans of roads, etc., for the purposes of the Roads Construction Act, was passed. A letter was read from the Property Tax Department to the effect that the question of proclaiming AVairoa County a native rathis, district was under consideration. Constable Shaw stated that dining the year he had registered 225 dogs, of which 87 were owned by Maoris. The Council declined to purchase Mr Tyke's Handbook of Local Government Laws, or the Post Office Directory, but intimated that the members might do so privately if they liked. It was decided that in future accounts against the Council must be sent in the day previous to the meeting, or they will be held over. The dog registration fee was fixed at five shillings all round. The question of retrenchment in the direction of reducing salaries and abobshing certain ferry bonuses was brought up, but was postponed till next meeting. APPOINTMENTS. Mr R. Doull was appointed lessee of the Opoiti ferry under the reduced scale of charges (without bonus). w ' Constable Shaw and Mr R. Gardener } (road overseer) were appointed dog registrars, aud Messrs T. Lambert and J. S. Taylor returning officers for the Clyde and AVaikaremoana licening districts respectively. Accounts having been passed, the Council rose at 7.30 p.m.