HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1923, Page 1

HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

FRIDAY. JUXE 22nd. Tim Council met at 7.)4 p.m. Present Messrs G. A. Perry (Mayor), H. M. Coiilson. ,J. King, AY. Jeffries, It. F. Perham, G. Heinz, and G. Wood. Apologies were made for the absence ot .Messrs Lloyd, Atackay, and Evans. The minutes were confirmed and correspondence otitwaul approved. IX AVAR D COR It KSPOXDEXCE. From J. Llovd apologising for absence.—Received. Trout Westland Sub-L nion replying to complaint of damage done to the seats in the pavilion cn Cass Square on .June Itlt., and stating that the seats had been repaired and in future a man would he placed in .charge ol the pavilion when matches were being played.— Received. Fr> m Department of Health, acknowledging letter in reference to the roluse collection, and stating theta was no reason this service il made compulsory, should not prove satisfactory. - Received. From Ivune in reference to conveniences required at public places ol entertainment.—Received; It was resolved to refer the letter to the owners ol the licensed houses and to ask it they had any suggestions to make, they would he sent on to the Depart-

moot. From Same in reference to registration of offensive trades in the borough. - Received. Trent .Mrs M. Kearns, sent'., drawing attention to state of cemetery on south-west side, and asking for attention.-- Received; to receive attention. | From Westland tool Storage and j Dairy toy., Ltd., asking for road and pathway to be improved in the vicinity of their proposed factory, at the corner of Wold and llritlan Street, and stating they had already formed one crossing and won* prepared to make a concrete kerbiug, when the open drain was piped, and other requirements ell’ectetl.—Received ; tel'erred to the I’uhlie Wroks Committee to report at next meeting, it being considered the requirements were of a substantial nature. From liouth McDonald and Co., forwarding circular of concrete mixers etc. Received. From Manning ami t 0., to the same elfcel. Received. TIM HER ROYALTY. From the Gummi-sioner of Crown Lands (Mr \Y. T. Morpeth) ns follows : 1 beg to advise that appraisement of limber cut from that pt rtiott of Messrs Deny Bros., sawmill license .‘3BOO lying within the boundaries of your borough, and to which your Council is entitled to half of timber royalties accruing therefrom, ln,s now licet) completed. Tt has been estimated that the area all over runs to 12,320 super, feet per acre, and as the acreage ol sawmill aien within the borough boundat ies is 51 acres the total timber cut upon which royalty hits been paid is fi!35.280 super, feet which at Is per 100 feel amounts to £332 7s. As your Council is the local authority entitled tinder Section 31!) of the hand Act. lo'J-3, tonne half if this revenue viz. L’lbo 3s (id. 1 have to advise that this amount less £1 casts ol appraisement will he payable to you "it the Ist. August next. S: hediile will he forwarded to you in due emu so which you must submit to tin* band Hoard at its meeting on the 18th. proximo for approval ot pr p* sds for expenditure of this amount:. Received. Tlte Mayor said that the letter tttis a very satisfactory one. lie had fell that the position of the Council had not hecn a satisfactory one. as they had to keep up the mails, while tile Count) Council had got the royally. In accordant e with the inquest made the Council should at once proceed to draw ii]t a programme lor the expenditure of the amount involved. The money should be spent on repairs to the I lokitika-.Mahinapua road and the read towards Artburstow n, both of which needed considerable attention. He moved that the l’ttb.ic Works Committee be authorised to at once draw tip pioposals lor the expenditure suggested. Seconded by Air Cmilsun. It was very IV.rliinato that they had that amount in spend on these roads which were in urgent need of repairs. Supported by .Mr Jeffries and agreed

RKL'ORTS. to. From Treasurer reporting receipts <.‘27- 7s, payments £2< i )8s id. credit balance £452 Is 7d. Received. Accounts nmounting to £." 10» 12s .Id were |':i —:c-<! for payment. ABATTOIRS COMMITTFE. [ have the honour to report that at it nicotine if tite Abattoir Committee held on the 18th. idem., it was deeu't'd alter careful consideration to matte the follow itig reeommeiidatinn in reference to Mr ('minor's application for assistance in tilling his work at the Abattoir, viz: “Thai as in the opinion of your Committee there is not sufficient work (o warrant the granting of assistance, the Council he recommended in lieu thereof to grant Mr Connor an increase of sidnrv to coo t ;er calendar month conditionally on his employing with the approval of the Manager, at his own expense, any labour he may reritiire. and secondly that a list of tho duties of the slaughterman he drawn up by the Manager and after being approved of by your Committee, signed by Mr Connor.” —lfeceived and approved. ABATTOIRS FINANCES. Tit accordance with instructions received at the last meeting of the Council, [ hog to submit the following statement of receipts and expenditure, with the number of cattle etc., slaughtered at the Municipal Abattoir for the year ended March 31st. 1022., viz:Itoceipts.— £ s. d. Cattle, nil at 7s 398 Vs 6 Sheep and lambs, 4,802 at is (hi 300 a o Rio-, 101 lat 3s fid -f> o 0 Calves. 04 at 3s fid 11 4 0 •’addocking 11 0 Offal contract •>’ (l 0 £909 1 0 £ «. d. 55 0 0 224 0 0 120 0 0 210 0 0 20 0 0 5-1 -1 3 1A 10 0 43 0 0 59 10 10 107 6 11 £909 1 0 Abattoir Loan. £3soo—lnterest 5 Sinking Fund I%—Total £2lO per annum. . Received; Jeffries s«ud when the Abattoirs were erected it was intended flint it should be a money-making concern. In view of the profit made Expenditure— Manager Slaughterman Govt. Inspection Fees Interest and Sinking Fund . Water-supply Labour Fuel Cattle shelter Miscellaneous Cr. balance

there should he a reduction made in the killing charges. The Mayor said it was to he remembered that there was no depreciation fund, and no charge for clerical work. The position was not as good as it looked on the figines supplied. Air Jeffries said on the figures shown, it was quite possible for the Abattoirs Committee to consider the possibility of a* reduction being made in tlte charges for killing. Air Coiilson said the matter was only a small one, as if the fees were reduced according to the small profit shown it would only be a small one, while also there was no reduction made for

depreciation. Mr Jeffries stated that the abattoirs were showing a profit every year and there should be a rebate granted to tlte butchers using the abattoirs. Alt I’erham said there had been no substantial reduction in the price ol meat. Probably the butchers were waiting for a reduction in the killing lees to give the public the benefit. The subject was referred to the Abattoir Committee to report at next meeting as to the suggestion to reduce the price of killing fees. OVERSEER’S REPORT. I beg to submit the following report cm work done dining the past month:On account of a shortage of water at the reservoir. \Ye made an inspection of the pipe line from the reservoir to the Lake and finding only 3 small leaks. The following day we went over the line again and removed several air valves and released a large quantity air, the inflow improved considerably, but being still short about ‘2D gallons per minute. I stayed at the Lake that night to get at the intake in the morning, before the Lake got rough. The Chairman of Works and two permanent hands arrived in the morning and we disconnected the intake pipe and renewed the grating the How of water then showed a decided improvement. During the month 20 chains of Sale Street footpaths on the Western side have been cleaned of growth and tlte drain between Weld and Stafford Street cleaned out. 15fitLaii Street drains between Stafford and Hampden sired.- have been cleaned r.nd iootpat' s on n e-tern side cleaned ready for gravelling. Fitzherbert Street water tables have been cleaned from Hampden Street to Tudor Street on one side, and from Hampden to Park Street on the other side.

R idlest tin Street drain and footpath oil the western side have been also denned out between AA'cld and Stafford Streets. Davie Street between Hampden and Park Streets lias been cleared of gorsc and gravelled. A section of Sewell Street drain c< t lapsed about the Ist of the month and has also been renewed. Throe crossings have been put in, one concrete and two timber with gravel approaches. During the month 80 feet of concrete pipes have been made. Several waiter connections, and repairs to leaking mains, have been attended to. The usual Stieet cleaning and maintenance work has also been attended to.—Received. The Town Clerk mentioned that, since the repairs to the- water supply line had I ecu completed, the reservoir with full pre-sure on all the time, bad been overflowing all the time, u lib It was a record -imo the installation bed been made. MIS' ELI A NE( it’s. Tin*. .Mayor icprited having interviewed Air .1. C. Maclaidane in contie, ton with ibi* propo-ail that ho art as engineer to the Council in connection with tlte loan proposals, at a foe of fit per com. He soggo-tod that the Council confirm the proposal and that Mr Alaefni'lane be requested to take tin* neoe-ary lends in conue'-tiou with the Sale Street drain. Tlte Mayor moved that the offer nt Mr .1. C. Mai'iui lane be accepted. Seconded by Mr IVrbam and carried. Air Conl-on urged that the horse lor tin* rse of the Borough be prn< tired ns soon as possible. Air Jelfries said lie had the mailer in band, but lie was not prepared to throw away the Council’s money, ami su was waiting till lie was able to secure a horse that was suitable and would be worth the money paid for it. The Mayer agreed this was the best course to pursue and tlte matter dropped. Tlte Council rose at 8.20 p.m.