WAITOMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 652, 18 March 1914, Page 5

WAITOMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waitomo County Conn il was held at Te Kuiti on Monda ■ evening. There were present tin Si;! ales (chairman). Johnston, l'.t',»«;n, Were, Berry, Smyth, O'Dwyer, and Pott:'.

Lifting of Loans.- The State Advances Department wrote, in reply to a letter from the clerk, slating that the interpretation of seetio 1 6 of the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1908, was that nvery loan grunted under part 3 of that Act hud to be lift* d by the local authority within twelva months nftur the granting of the lo :n. Te Kuiti-Mokmi Road-- l'he_ Public Works Department wrn'e, in re ply to a telegram from the Council, stating the carrying out of the work by the Department would Hive time, that initrurtione had been given to the Department's engineer t'> proceed With the work. -Received.

Closing a Road. -The Public Works Department wrote enclosing garotte notice of tho closing o*' n road and taking land for a mad in tin Tntoro district.----Received.

Kio Kio Mangmirougn Rend. The secretary of the Miingnorosgu Farmor.s' Union wrote enclosing the signed hood in connection with the guarantee for taking road. Received. Otnwa Road.' The Advanc ■:■; Department wrote with respect to the two loans that: fresh application would have to be made in order to earry out the idea of the two special areas -- Keeeivd. Tangitu Telephone --The secretary of the Tangitu Settlers' Association wrote requesting tin: Council to expedite matters in connection with the proposed teli'.plume line, which the Aa aociation thought had been unduly do layed. ■Th« clerk said he had written in reply stating any delay which had occurred rested with the Telegraph Department, and suggesting the Association should write to that Department. Uatigiteto Komi. -A letter waH received from the Chief Surveyor in reply to the Councils application for the issue of a Coventor's warrant ior the extension of tne Rangitoto road, staling that the Department was not disposed to consider the, application favourably. •Th<i dork stated iie hud written further giving full details. Pacakoko Read Thirds. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, 'i'aranaki, wrote stating W. H. Knighloy objected U> his t lirds being spent anywhere but on the Parakoko road. —The clerk laid he bad written to She effect that fhe thirds Were to be expended as suggested. Fencing a Road. -J. 0. Bewick wrote asking the Council to assist him in fencing a dangerous part of his road frontage. The road had slipped away and carried portion of the fence. - -Referred fo the engineer. County Roads. -The Public Works Department wrote enclosing copy of a« order in Council declaring the Pufc eta rata to lie a County road. The

. :i,!/>ki notice was received concerning Kio, Oamaru, Te Raumauku. Ngutuniii t<> Kaw'a, Ouruwhero, Owuiiviins, Otorortanga-Pirongia, roade. Received.

I'atoto Road.' P. Raor wrote requesting permission to put a gate acrotit! the t'iiLoto road. (.ranted, subject to usual conditions. | Waitomo Valley Road. -• T. 1). ituillio wrote aeking that, Jive chains I «i! road bo formed at the present terminus of the Waitomo Valley road. — Left in the haeds of tin: engineer. Knkaru Road. J. T. Walker asked for tho Council's consideration in respect to work on the above rond.---Cr Smyth said it would be advisable to do some woik which would considerable relief. The matter vv:-n left in tho hands of the engineer. Kackblncks Conference. A letter was received from the clerk of the Awakieo County Council iucimatin;.' that tho chairman and Cif I toddy hud been appointed delegates of the Awakino County t.e attend the con fereere of the Uacknlocks Local llodies' Association at Taumarunui on April I'Uh. l.igbl. Railway Seise- e. ■ -Tile cle>k of the Aviiakino County Council wrote stating the s ;roposul to obtain a loport en the proposal lo esss tmrt. a light railway from To Kuiti had been dia eusaed and the Awakino County Coun- '\ nil had decided to oll'er to bear ouefeurth of the cost, of obtaining a re port on the matter. Metal t'iis. -Mr J. Ormbsy wrote coneer:;itig ! ' }ui notice, received from Ihe Council that it v;ay the. intention to enter lection Orahirs part No. 1 for the jiurpose of obtaining metal. Mr Ormbsy stated he, bad no interest, in the property mentioned, but. he had seen the chief owners and they hail authorised him to accept ihe notice on their behalf- He wished to know what steps the Council intended to take.- Left to the chairman and Cr

GroKK to arraign. \ To Ahuwa tto«ti. In reply to a quorv ;im ii> vvhat atops wero being taken in TKiijuia to the propoaed loan fo» To Ahuroa toml. the -'lerk aaid Mr Julian Was) at undent obtaining tugna- ' iu'\!4 to the commit. KttWa autnti.lV- -■<'"• l ' uU: > l,ruw at * tmitiuo to the Hiihnuly on che Eati-„i»t«.-i of.iV.: fo i;i for Ki.wa, mid the ~|.,r i £ was in;itnh:l.>"l to write for .„irl:icu!arM to Hi" Dopni-tmont. 1M„ l'io Stock Tritck.—CrO'Dwyer ri „i,i t h« Maori,, had clouad the track which wum iHtini.l tak.---n by the Counnl f ol . r.h« I-'"' I'"'*' tt.tttlorM aiv.l wished to know the jioMition.- ■ -Tlio elork Haul tii« wvey » nil ''*'*'" l: ««»i>l»t''d and tho matter of taking the land uiult.r the public Work:) Act wan in tho handy of H u , MOlicitOfi'- ' Ma n«'autaki Komi. (> 0 bwynr referred "to tho Mmigaotaki road which w/as partly in Waitomo County and , m tly in Awakinn and wisuot! to know i" any joint action could be, takon to !rnprov« tho road.-Kotorrad to tho unati nofii". , Accounts Various account, to the amount oe.l'.<-,ll)r. U-; wore panam! lor Pa K«ehu for the metalling of the Pungarehu road iere considered and that of Tarry an J Co, being the lowest, was

accepter!, the prices being 8s 9d per yard for the Pungarshu and 6a 9d per yard for the Ma ire road