Horowhenua County Council.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 May 1915, Page 2

Horowhenua County Council.

1 .MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting of the rlorowlienua County Council was held ■11 the Council Chambers on Saturday. There were present: Councillors 0. \Vatson (chairman), G. X. Stephenson, c\ W. Venn. G. P. Cately, G. A. Mont a A. Broadbelt, F. lletter, J. Kobbell ml B. Freeman. The road giving access, to Mr A. C. Lange'e property at lvaihinau is to bo • ttended to. Mr C. B. Buxton wrote asking the ouncil to allocate £500 for the purpose of cutting a track to. a block of 826 acres at the head of the Wai;awa river, Manakau, and owned by Messrs Barton, Toogood and Tocker, of I'eatherston, and the writer. They • oped to fall about 2500 acre* this .«ar. They were willing to put a pack track through themselves but desired the Council to give them a good six feet track. The matter was left to the Oounllors of the riding. Xo action -was taken regarding the ■nnplaint of Mrs Winter regarding the width of the road giving access to her property at Manakan. - Councillor Cately moved and Coumjillor Venn seconded that the Council object to the proposal of the Wellington. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to purchase a farm for the supply of milk to it 6 various institutions, and suggest that the supply of milk bo obtained from the Boys' Training Farm at Weraroa or the Weraroa Experimental Farm. This iva& agreed to. Xotice of the levy on the Council for the support of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board < as received by the Council.. Councillor Venn said that the Council had passed a resolution declining to pay any further levies. No doubt th« Board could enforce the levy, but the Council should place it* position before the Dominion. He had draft«d a letter to the Board embodying the i-ecent petition from the Tokomaru 'Ratepayers' Association to the Boir4 mid explaining very fully the disabilities under Which tlie people in thirf rountyr labour in respect to hospital treatment in Wellington. The Council could endorse it if it saw fit. Tt was unjust to have to send their dick n d : stnnce of 60 to 80 milee to Wellington for treatment. The resolution was not passed in a spiteful spirit, tt h as N simply to draw people's attention to their disabilities. Councillor Broadbelt" moved that Councillor Venn's letter and the Tokoliaru Ratepayers' Association petition be sent to the Hospital Board: \ Councillor Kebbell seconded thff"motion and it was carried. The Engineer was instructed to iun'ne with the Councillors for ttie various ridings all the bridges throughout the County "which are showing si.rnN of decay and report." Councillor Cately moved and Councillor Monk seconded that the resolution on the minuie lwrolc fixing the hefflr of meeting of the Council be rescinded and that in future the Council meet for the despatch of business during tli " months from April to September (i> elusive) at 11 a.m., and from the m■■nth of Ootobet - to March (inclusive) at 9.80 a.Jh. Councillor Venn said that when meeting: at 11 o'clock business could not be finished before lunch, and adjourninc for lunch was unsatisfactory. Councillor Cately said that in the winter months it was verv Inoonvsnlent for the southern members, and the northern members should try to meet them. Councillor Monk said that northern members could drive down if necessary. ITe thought they ahonW meei ihs southern members half wsy.

, Councillor Freeman supported the resolution. He thought a way out of the difficulty would be to meet in Otaki. Councillor lletter said if the meetings wore held in the afternoon he thought it would be satisfactory. Councillor Broad belt said that he ' was agreeable to the proposed compromise to meet in the afternoon. Councillor Kebbell considered that the proposal to meet in the afternoon would not let the southern members ' get homo at a reasonable time. Councillor Stephenson thought that - 10.30 a.m. was a reasonable houir. On a division on the motion being called Councillors Freeman, KeWbcll, Monk, Cately aiul the cliai rman voted for it, and Councillor Broadbclt, Venn and Stephenson voted against.