WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1925, Page 4

WESTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.

OVERSEER MILL!NEK’S REPORT

I have the honor to report upon the progress of works during the month of August. NORTHERN RIDING. Mallroy’s Bridge Repairs. £2f> 0 grant. The working party under the '■ direction of Bridge Foreman 11. Rev- i nolds. continued repairs to the most ' faultv portions of the strucure. The following faulty timber was removed, and replaced. Lower chords Khxb. 1 .11). 1/33. 1/20. 1 '2-2. Tran.si 11 tics I lx(i. 10; IT. Braces 12x10. I 11. Braces 7xl. 3 1-1. Decking Bxl. ~2~> ' IS. R|l‘_jiiig ox--’. 2T 18. Railing oxo 2 10. S'o. Slavs -lx I. B 4. MAINTENANCE. Repairs were effected to laid holes on K tuna ra Road beyond Kapiton Greek bridge, and wateriahles denned and growth cleared in a portion of the old niad bevond Goldshorottgh. Awntuna Road which has been mu. up considerably by heavy motor traffic, was being repaired at the latter end of the month. Gillum's Gully Road was partly repaired at the upper end by Roadman Olderog. assisted by one labourer, ami a horse and dray for nine days. Repairs ceased on the 20th of the mouth to allow the Roadman, to take charge of Awatumt Road repairs. A dauT section of drain was cleaned in Stafford Township. Wtuertablos were denned oil Two .Mile, and Blue Spur t > Ara.burn Road. .Metal v.as broken and bnii-. repaired on Arahura Valley and Spent cr Roads. A defective culvert on Two Mile Roatl was reconstructed, stringers and decking being substituted in place of covering to allow tin increased waterway. CENTRAL RIDING. McArthur Road Construction £10') Grant. The Contractors have completed this work the specified distance of it) chains, anti have made a first class mad throughout. The small balance from the grant will be expended in constructing a 12 inch diameter pipe culvert at peg TO chains 10 links. '.MAINTENANCE. Purl inns of Cpper it ml Lower Knkninhi. Koiiorntigi, Cropps anti Wall Ronds were repaired ait It gravel, and portions of lower Kokatahi ami Kmterangi Komis raked with the horse drawn drag. Lower Kokatahi Road, which was cutting up badly under heavy timber traflic, was graded with the large road grtttler resulting in an impove- , t which will be more noticeable when well rolled with I lie ten ten roller. Erg.mt repairs were elleeted O' verv bad portions of Lake Kunicri road, bey,>ntl Boucher's Creek Bridge; also to bail Imlcs on Blue Spur Roatl. Two defect ivo culverts on Blue Spur Hoad and three defective culverts on Lake Kanieri Roatl were renewed with concrete 'pipes. V. atertables wet e cleaned on Lake Kanieri. Hokitika. Hail flan, and Adairs Roads. Artlmrsitnvu. Lower Art fpirstnwn. .Mahinapua. and Adairs Roatl* wore repaired with gravel ami portions graded with the large roatl grader and rolled with the tell toll roller. Repairs were not completed to Mahinapua Roatl between the Hokitika Railway Bridge am! Mahinaptta Creek Bridge, owing to the County Motor Truck being required lor urgent' repairs to portions ol Lnwot Kokatahi, and Awatuim Roads. Defective docking was replaced on Y.'c'ite Creek, Duck Creek, anti Kanieri River Bridges. (Kokatahi Road) and stringer- and decking renewed on a 11 left culvert on Cropp’s Road. Vito read drain along the eastern boundary of Wall Road was cleaned and cleared a distance of It chains. A supply ol <t> too for metal was rfirted out and stacked at the crusher at the font of Slip Hill. Lake Kanieri Roatl. m readiness for crushing mi September I. Scwt-ii! sinnl! slips v.i’iv muovoil I nun i Ik* wiiU‘i t :il>h’s on l.uko Kiuiieir aits l , water'tables were cleaned on Soddon's Terrace Road. SOPTHEKN RIDING. Several slips were removed and wind | !,.iv:i (roes cleared trim Kokatabilioss track, ami a culvert repaired on Woodlouse Roatl. Defective covering was replaced oil throe culverts on Waitaha .Settlement. Road; watertable cleaned and branch roatl metalled on Waite,ba Beach Road ; also Kakapotalii Bridge Approach raked and remetalled. T 1 1:• Roadman attended to maintenance on Wanganui Mat. Haddock. and Petersen Roads. OH.MY CLERK'S REPORT. , RE ADC STM ENT OK RIDINGS. j Sir and Gentlemen Pursuant to rets,•(lttitill at tilt* recent meeting ol the C.iuntil. I lit'g to report in terms of Station ti'l of the Counties Act. mi the repre-entation to the Ridings, and in 1,,gu11! to any readiuslmpnt of same deemed necessary. The section of the Act provides that re; rt-senl at ion is to be gov envoi by rateable value, anil the numhor of electors. The following table shows the exi-t- j ing Hillings, rateable area, number of j electors and representation. , Hidings Hatealtlc Electors Mem- I value hers >

(ROTA OF REPRESENTATION. I Tim ipinta of the above figures for a Cntincil of nit.e members as heretotoro Would be:

WurUiti'' on this basis the allneat ion ■would 1)0 for Iho throo Hidings with tho present boundaries: I

I it will le Mi'll that under this allocation . tin- Xorlhrni Hilling will lose one member. mill tin- Si mll it-r M p. iin one member. A I .TKR X ATI V K C MAXTIKS lXis.-ilde change* mo a* lollmi>:~ first. by oli viiliun the Southern Rid- ! mj; into two separate Ridings, with u division at Little Wanganui River: Riding Rateable Ejectors MemA'alue hors. X'onhern R 37.351 3f)S 2 Comm! .".2 7.74)3 407 3 Southern -fid.IPS 247 ‘2 Far Smith 180.400 2.V) 2 Second. by dividng the Southern Riding ns a hove, and hv placing portion of the Xorthorn Riding (south of the Arahura river! in the Central Riding. the object being to give a more equitable meinlter representation, if it is contemplated reducing the northern representation to two hnemlters instead of three, as at present. Riding Rateable Electors Mem-

Any change of boundaries or subdivison of Hidings will entail consequent alterations in the Valuation Kells, which will take some time to come into effect. 1 am, Sir and Gentlemen. Yours obediently, D. J. EVANS. County Clerk

li t IlITtl isr.ssi MS Central :!27.MS n j SlMllllOI'll 38n.fi.“S • ISP p 1

IJut.'sil !t- Viihm Electors Mongers MO 1 iso.om 208 o 523-1 .ST 1 l-!7 . 0 >7!2 898 :> ot; 4

K, ateaWo Valu.: iiiei-tors Men: hops KidinQuota A dual Quota Aituai Quota Ad tial £ £ Xo.p-l.huni .. lSD.OM .. . ir;;.Hs.5 • ■ 298 ... 393 ... i> ... a (. <• s 11ml .. lisi.sn .. . 327.568 . .. ■> !7 ... ... :) ... S. ii: t iu'j‘11 37!). Si’S .. 389,658 • • 590 ... .1552 ... .1 ... 3 1 9 ... S)

Northern Value 08.836 301 o Central 366.116 564' 3 Southern 206.198 247 o Far South 183.460 235 o