STOKES VALLEY RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 26, 20 November 1930, Page 3

STOKES VALLEY RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.

The Stokes Valley Ratepayers' Association held its annual meeting in the School, in somewhat inclement weather, on Saturday night last. -Mr. A. Q. Dickson, the president, was in the dhair.

The Teport showed that the finances ware in a satisfactory position and that a considerable amount of work had been put through during the year. Whilst only two general meetings had 'been h.eld there had been ten executive meetings. A grand concert^ stageaoanaged by Mr. Errol Muir, \ras botli an artistic and financial su'ecess. Negotations had been entered into with the

tMinister of Railways over various matters including t&e question of the alterative route through, the valley of the .'Eastern Hutt railway, and witli the Hutt Cotinty Council regarding road 1 matters, noxious weeds, ranger 7s visits, dumping of rubbish on roadsides, 'etc. ' Members of the executive investigated .'a suggested route for a Toad from the Valley to ITai N*ai ■direct, fc arid amongst ' maitters completed during the 'year were tjie re-opening of the ford across the JSut't River at Hayiwards, removal 'of the school danger sign, and erection of .signboard at the foot of the valley. |A proposal to. form a TioTvn Board had been considered by t&e executive and the meeting resolved, without the pros • and cons of the matter being discussed, that the question should be placed be-

, fore the ratepayers and householders at the earliest opportunity. The forming of v now deviation in the road at the mouth of the valley was discused and a protest voiced against the Council . emibjirking on a .work of "this nature without reference to the ratepayers eon corned. . '' The chairman ~expressed the opinion ithat a system of fire breaks should be earriyd out in the valley and it was deeideU' to go further into the matter. Confidence was expressed in the outgoing executive, the ineinlbers of which -n rere re-elected en bloc.