KUMARA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1932, Page 3

KUMARA BOROUGH COUNCIL

At tlie last meeting of the Council, the Mayor, (Mr A. B. Spiers) said that he together with the Town Clerk had attended a meeting of representatives of tile various local liodies at the Grey County office oil Tuesday, April 1 26, for the purpose of allocating liea.y ’ traffic fees for the current year, and 1 whilst it was agreed that the alloc;,- > tions be the same as the previoi.s year, only half of the amount’ agreed : upon had been paid to the ; 1 Kuinai a > Borough. The grant was 'ijn,istraiglit--1 out oile 'df £120,-' iftid (Hat amount ■ shouid ,, 'hff'i'e- beefi ,I; )saiy. 11 It’/ wlis use-' less’ these ?iTi’o'6ations if the money was not paid over."' The Biorough relied upon this liioney to help meet interest payment's”'"due to the Government.—He moved .tliat" the County Clerk be ' notified tliat'it'' was intended to press for payment of* 'the balance due.—Cr. Reedy seconVfe’d.— Carried. ' ’ Mr A. Fensom wrote asking; the Council's assistance in objecting t; tlie grant of 380 acres of land at' Cape Terrace for grazing purposes. I '‘All tlie ground at Cape Terrace was”'''gold bearing, and if the grant'"* went through, it would be the 'means o' blocking or seriously hampering all mining operations' in that locality. The Mayor said lie understood the position. There was sufficient ground at Cape Terrace to employ a good many , parties or miners for years to ■come. It by any] chance the grant wp.s„ made, ruining would be completely blocked. Mining should be .encourag- , ed in every way.—He moved tliat a telegram be sent to the Minister of Mines, and a copy to Mr O’Brien, pro ; , testing against the grant being made, also, tliat a letter be forwarded to tlie Westland Land Board.— C. Inglis seconded.—Carried. ... . The Audit Office wrote regarding . overdue interest.—Town Clerk to reply. The Town Clerk of the Whakatane Borough Council wrote asking .the Council’s Support in an endeavour. to ■ get the Government to compel tli banks to reduce the rates of interest charged. —Resolved that the Council give its support.

The Chairman of No 12 Highway!-, District wrote stating it was an f obligation of road controlling authorities to liave the necessary classification signs eiected. ; _.. * The Conservator of Forestry wrote regarding the .supply, of seedling, trees. ' The Mayor sRd a complaint had jbeen made,; to the Council that some : -ohe was in the habit of removing [ bands from the pipe line. Tills had been going, on for some time, whilst one one occasion a pick had been driven through one of .the pipes. He realised that it. was impossible, for anyone(fosep sicking-for tl bit; of gold to do without ..water. At the same; time, permission , '-should be made .from the company controlling :the-water.- If : this were done, ii: small' valve - could lie put in. The company 'should not be allowed to lock up the water as at present. In the meantime, tlie . Borough' was

saddled with the cost of keeping tlie pipes in repair in order to provide water for' emergencies.—Resolved that a letter be written to the police. The Town Clerk was directed to notify the Chairman of Directors of Westland Power Ltd., that permission bad been granted to bring the . light into Kumara. ‘ •

The Mayor said that in convers-t on with a gentleman from Ross recently, the question of water being.-' made available to persona prospecting for gold cropped up. At the present time no water is available in tlid--ICumara district. Tt was, locked up and running to waste. —Resolved that the matter lie placed before the " M-nister of Mines when be visits tlie Coast.