County Council Mems.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 299, 1 March 1907, Page 2

County Council Mems.

E In this issue tenders are invited tor Nc. 4, works on Okupata ?>»d. Tenders close on Saturday, the 18th met. The newly-appointed engineer (Mr Armstrong) . commenced duties during the week, visiting Kinohaku Op .Monday next he proceeds to Te Mat®?to lay off wor|s on the Aotea-. \Yaitotum read.

Or Armstrong at tho last meeting drew attention to iho growth of black berries on the road in front of Mr T. Anderson’s section at Oparau, and it was decided to write to the owner asking him fey cut the weed. This portion ot the County has been charged two rates, and not a penny Jaaftfbeeit spent on the road,” was Cr Armstrong’s remark at last meeting in urging rthe Council to pay ter the blasting and napping of metal at Te Rau-a-moa, which the aettlers agreed to cart themselves,—The request was agreed to.

The letting of a tender (or alterations to the new county ofiice has been left in the bauds of the building committee. . The Clerk has again written to the Auckland Land Board relative to sum? of money amounting to £9 for thirds due which should have been paid into the Council’s account. The next meeting was ananged for Monday, March 18th. We learn that the Council has ar ranged to give Mr 1. Ashbolt, dog tax eoHector, Is 3d per collar,

On Tuesday, 19th February, the members of the Council met Mr Jennings, M.H.B. for JJgmont (who happened to be travelling through by the s.s. Kia Ora) at the Council Chambers to ask his assistance in their endeavour to secure several very necessary considerations at the hands of the Government. The matters touched on were vesting the harbour endowments in the council, granting a £ lor £ subsidy for widening and metalling the roads, appointing additional and the necessity of holding a sitting of the Native Lauds Commission in Kawhia.

In reply., Mr Jennings expressed pleasure at meeting the members of the Council, but he had no idea that local matters would be brought before him when he attended. He might be considered .trespassing in Mr Greenslade’s electorate, but he could promise to do as he and their member had always done before—work band in hand for anything that is for the good of the King Country. He could not understand why the endowments had not been handed over, but knew that there was groat difficulty in getting any endowments whatever. In connection, with the subsidy, he quite agreed with the request. The Roads Department he did not think was able to grasp the question of reading, and to his mind never would do so. It was useless to attempt road construction out of consolidated revenue. It would be a good investment to raise a loan of £1.000,0000 for road making in the Rohe P.O tai, and be was convinced that it would be a great revenue producer. The.delay in tbe appointment of J’s.P. he could not understand, as it was une ol those things which did not cost the Government anything. He knew where dozens of Justices could be found where they were not wanted, and had also known a settler ride 70 miles, only to find the J.P. away. According to an early Gazette there were more Justifies then (according to the population) than there were now. He would be pieaged to help all he could in this matter. The Native Land Commission, he believed, had already decided to hold a sitting in Kawhia, In conclusion, Mr Jenuipgs expressed his determination to give Mr Greenslade every assistance in getting the various matters attended to. The North Island undoubtedly bad a great future before it, and in advocating matters for the benefit of this portion of it he felt that be was assisting the whole of New Zealand. As he intended contesting the Taumaranui seat he hoped to meet them all again.