HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 April 1910, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

A meeting of the I forowhenua Cnunt.v Council w«s held nt the offices. Lev in, tliis morning. Cr. Watson presiding, and the following members were present: Crs. Proust;, Mcfienvev, Stephenson. "Windley, Freeman, Tompsitt. Richards, 11 ml Venn, and tlx* Countv Clerk (Mr IF. K. Ixnlge). A AVATKI? TI'OIMU/K. Mr If. If. Burns wrote drawing th.-> council's attention t" the w.:itr,r it liiid turned on to his prowite road. During rsiin, he said, a gro'it flush of water on to Vis rrirul. There w.ns plenty of full on the opposite side of the pathway, Mild a culvert crossing the road abr,ve his entrance, and the taking aw.ay of the one helow, which turned additional water into the road, would remedy the trouble. It was reported flint the matter had been dealt wilth. PROPOSED MOW HOAD. Mr Poaneki Auomo wrote objecting to the construction of .a road through his .section. The- matter was left in the hairdo of the councillor for the riding. NOXIOUS 'WEEDS. The clerk to the Kaira'nga County Council wrote to the effect that his council viewed with alarm the spread ol noxious weeds throughout the West Coast of the Xortli Island, and considered that in order to cope with tjie evil united action should be •token by tho adjacent council witli the view of bringing pressure t:i hear upon the responsible authorities to have tho provisions of "The Noxious "Weeds Act" strictly enforced .

Or. Pronse commented upon the need for action in the matter, and it was decided to write to the Noxious Weeds Department on tlio subject generally.