WAITEMATA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 October 1913, Page 2

WAITEMATA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Waitomata County Council was held last Friday; present— Councillors Cochrane (chairman), J. O'Neill, F. Dye, Jas. McLeod, -V. Kerr-Taylor, F. Poynton,, W. McCathie, J. Greenwood, A.M. Lang, and E. Day. Prior to the ordinary business a special meeting was held at which the special order merging Hobsonville Town District into the county was confirmed. Maungakuea Metal Supply. The Special Committee recommended that the Engineer be empowered to deal with the question of metal supply from Mr J. Hand's property at Man* gakura creek. Cr McLeod said that the Helensville Town Board had now taken a road, over part of Mr Hand's property, but they recognised that the county had a prior right to the metal, and would allow the County to take it on the terms arranged with Mr Hand, providing the Ohirangi road was formed for about ten chains, which- would then give access to the road to be made up the Mangakura creek. It was only making the road a little ahead. as it had to be made eventually. Cr Kerf-Taylor contended that the road was of no use until the bridge near Ohirangi was erected. Foreshore Rights. A question that occupied a lot of the Council's time was in reference to the foreshore rights in the upper reaches of the Waitematd harbor, of which the Auckland Harbor Board are endeavouring to get control in a Bill shortly to go before Parliament. A large deputation attended the meeting representing manufacturers, ratepayers and private owners of foreshore rights and urged the Council to oppose the Board's proposal. It was set out that the Harbour Board had acted harshly and illegally in the past by collecting dues on goods unloaded on private land or any part of the foreshore where thero were no wharves, and th 9 deputation were afraid of further imposition if the Board got the vestment of tidal lands. The Chairman of the Harbor Board (Mr J. H. Gunson) in a letter set out at length the reasons for desiring control of the upper leaches of the harbour. A vigorous discussion took place on the matter, the Chairniau moving a resolution, seconded by Cr Ken>Taylor, emphatically protesting against the Harbor Board getting control of the foreshores in the county district. The Chairman, Crs Taylor and McLeod strongly supported the motion, whilst Crs Day, McCathie and Poyn~ ton supported the Harbor Board's views. Eventually the motion was de^ clared carried on a division being called ; For : The Chairman* Crs Taylor, McLeod, O'Neill, Lang, Dye and Poynton, Against : Cre Da"y, McCathie and Greenwood. A further resolution carried was to send a copy of Mr Gunson's letter, to the Minister of Marine with the proi test. ■ Metal Supplies. The Engineer (Mr G. R. Jackson) reported <*t considerable length on the question of procuring metal supplies. He showed the necessity for securing quarries for the Council, as the season was advancing, and pointed out that it was advisable for the Council to own qui.tries, owing to the prices that were demanded for metal.—After discussion as to the proposed purchase of punts or a scow for carrying metal the question was adjourned to next meeting, further particulars to be obtained by the Engineer in the meantime. Supplies of scoria were authorised for the Kumeu, Mauretahi, Kaukapakapa, Waitakeri, Wainui and other ridings. River Drainage Board. The Special Committee set up at last meeting presented a report iv favour of the formation of a River Drainage Board, which showed that one-fourth of the ratepayers affected should petition for the Board to be formed On^Cr V. Kerr-Taylor's motion it was decided to get the signatures required. General. For the supply of teams for metal caiting, etc, in the Heleusville district tbe tender of J. Mackie was accepted. On the motion of Mr Poynton it was decided to attend to the approaches of Wade biidge as soon as possible. In reply to the Council's request for the Kaiwaka train to connect with the Helensviile express on Tuesdays &n& Thursday, the Minister for. Railways promised to consider the matter. The Engineer reported that the tenders for grading Fenton's hill. Great South Road, were too high, but the contract had been let to J. Morris for £62 10s. At the end of the day the Order Paper and other business matters had not been dealt with, and an adjournment for a 4 fortnight was arranged. It is often said that "there is nothingnew under the sun," and there is a lot. of truth in it. Milking machines were supposed to be quite a new thing, aay 15 or 20 years ago, but from a paragraph which appeared in the Taranaki Herald of September 26, 1863, taken from the Wanganui Chronicle of a few days earlier, it would appear that ther© were milking machines (of a kind) in those d ays. The paragraph states that at a sale of the wreck of* the Prince Alfred a dozen ''Pateut Govr-milkinff Machine" (being the first appearance of the article in the district) were, offered, but purchases were rather shy of the novelty, as only six were sold afc a few shillings advance on the English retail price.—Taranaki Herald. .?■' Warner's Rust proof Cutsets. Every pair guaranteed not to Rust, Break or Tear Your Draper stocks Waiter's.