Kawhia Town Board.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 315, 7 June 1907, Page 2

Kawhia Town Board.

ORDINARY MEETING. The usual meeting nf the above body was held m tbe Council Cbumbers o» Thursday evening last, when there were present—Hon, W. W. MOardle, M.L.C. (in the chair), Mei-’ Turrell, Falwasser and Jonutbao. The minutes of ibe last meeting were read, and confirm- 3 wita the exception of tbit portion referring to the str ; ’ ig of a rate of 21 in the £. THK CHAIRMAN. r Chairman announced «hi he wouii: be leaving for Wellington nexf week. He intended to att- •<! some ' f tbe nestings of the BotrL H would willingly look after anything m the interests of the Board whil-t he was in Wellington. If at any lime he was asked to resign ho would do set The other members present agreed the chairman should relHin bis seat, and thought that he would be a gre« service whilst iu Wellington. IHR HOSPIT. . SITE.

The following letfer was received from the Ut d-r-B'Jcre-ary :—“ R-jfer ring to the depu’alion which waited up on the Hon. Minister of Lauds tipnibis recent visit to Kiwiiii, and a-ked for a site for a Hospital, th* Mini iter has considered the matter and U pro paredtnpffer you throe acres, bung tbe area of Crown land ’ lying sou'i east of Pahi stree*, and bounded m the n rtb by tbe pr.-duau ni of bb- ; street, to Paht street i n tbe .-un b east by lots 66 and 67 and p;rt cf Waiwera atr>ef, anl on the %i; h was bytheMakifci block, ihe a ei being abni; three ac ns. If that area will suit y in, tbe Mi i• er i pr. pa-ed >o instruct tbe C mini -rioner of Crown Land’, Auckl-ind to havo the sune ra served for a Hospital site.”—Tbe < ffor was accepted.

THE RATE. The Clerk remarked that be bad recently received thj valuation roll. Tbe rate of 2d in the £ was computed from tbe County roll, but it was now found that the rate would have to be 4d in the £ on the unimproved value, which would produce £6G. The rates on some of tbe Te Puru and Karewa sec lion could not be collected, the leaser havi g been surrendered. If the rate wag naid promptly there would be a subsidy of 10s in the £, and he thought tba tote! revenue would be about £75 per annumMr Turrell though: that as the rate was a new one all the formalities sho Id be gone ver again. Mr Jonathan agreed .that that was so, a- gave i.odce that he would move '•.t the nex. meeting : “ That a rate of 4d in the £ on the unimproved value be struck over tbe Kawhia Town District.” TSE TFNNIS COURTS. Mr Pettit, secretary ot the Kawhia Harbour Lawn Tennis Club, attended, and asked the Board to use its influence to have the tennis courts proclai ned a recreation reserve and vested in the Board. There were numbar nf residents interested, and -he rent charged by the Government (£6 per year for half an acre) was ridiculously high. There hud been improvements to the value of £4O effected on the sec lions. M.’ tonathan thought the ouggestiu d ago one. Th Chairman also supported the request. It might also b well to apply to have all the reserves put into ) block and exchange other sections. If & resolution was drawn up he would bring it before the Minister and ex plain the position. On the motion of Messrs Jonathan and Falwasser it was decided “ That the Chairman approach the Minister for Lands in reference to sections 16 and 17, Te Puru, asking him to set these sections aside for recreation purposes, and to be vested in the Town Board; to also request that the various reserves in Te Puru as now set aside be cancelled, and their equivalent be added on to sections 16 and 17, whereby making these reserves more compact and consequently of more utility and value to the Board.” TOWN RESERVES. Mr Turrell moved : “ That as the Government will not vest the reserves in the township in the Board the clerk write asking that the Board be given control of the sections until such time as a municipality be formed.”—Seconded by Mr Falwasser and carried.