HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 14 April 1917, Page 2

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL

OEDJN AIIY MONTHLY SIEETING. The ordinary meeting of tli3 'Horowlienua County Council is being htld to-day in 'Levin, Councillor ,G. A. Monk presiding. Following is a precis of the correspondence to be considered at the meeting The Department of Laiide and Surveys wrote that there appeared to bo 110 objection to the council transferring the- lands comprised ill ths cemetery at Otaki to the Otaki. Town Board. O r.espondenco from tKa National I Efficiency Board asked for information as to labor conditions as affecting the pounc.il; new works in progress; possibility of postponement, ctc. Interesting statistics re motor cars were received from Mr R>. Dutliie, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner to New Zealand. The figure showed that last year there were 5756 motor cars and 3191 motor cycles. These were built >is shown hereunder:—• - Cars- Cycles.. United Kingdom 594' 2'fil United States 3303 020 Canada 1551 ' France 127 Italy 21 Belgium 13 4.4 Other foreign 4 31 Origin or make unknown 53 32 Districts in Which ' Reg : sterf?d. Auckland and Poverty Bay 13"6 5*19 Hawkc's ; Bay 561 280 Taranaki 480 227 Wellington, JRangitikei and Wairarapa 1278 789 Nelson and Maryborough 218 98 Canterbury 954 698 Westland 113 i Ota go and Southland 796 494 Int'mation ; was feceived from the Minister of Internal Affairs that Mr s Poynton, S.M., "Mr McClure, Commissioner of Crown Linda. Wellington, and Mr Mackie. Assistant Valuer, Valuation Department, Wellington, had been appointed to-hold ail inquiry, and make a report respecting the proposed Borough of, Shannon. Mr Poynton wrote that the inquiry r would be commenced at Shannon on

Tuesday, 17tli April, commencing at 11.30 a.m. - ■ 'Eketahuna County Council forwarded a "That the Government bo requested to erect cold storage at the four inain contres or in conjunction with the present works, eo as to he able to store all surprlus meat and lairy produce, so fiat our produce can 'e shipped regularly all the year ,ound." Ths Valuation Department wrote agreeing to correct the council's roll for Otaki riding. The corrections, however, will be liable to further an?ndent when lat/r advices reach the department. The Health Department (under date lltli Apr'l) reported a case of scarlet fever existing at a house in Kimberley road. W. G. Pearcs, of "Canterbury Poisoned Wheat Factory," quoted terms for supply of poisoned wheat and j oats. Nine settlers at Manakau petitioned the Council "to immediately cause the nuisance at Waikawa flaxmill to be abated, as it has become a serious scandal and is unfit for our cattle to drink, aiul further, it is the only water that some of us can get to wash our dairy utensils in." Mr E. S. Pees, Gladstone-road, asked that about seventy chains of metal--ling be done at the top end of .Glad-stone-road. Mr Jas Richardson, Shannon, ,wrote that as visitors to Shannon cemetery would not shut the gates he had decided to look them. Mr W. F. Fogden, Otaki, wiotc offering to help in repairing Cemetery Ror.d, Otaki, and to lend two draught heses. Mr A. J. Horn. Koputaroa, *Tcte asking that the 'drains by the roadside fronting bis property be cleaned out with as little delay as possible. G. Wilkenden, .contractor, applied for work in To Horo riding for a horse, team and man. Messrs Meldrun, McLean and Gascciigiie, (solicitors, Hunterville, wrote aking for rebate of rates on a farm property of Harold Hay, deceased, killed while on active service. The farm has been unoccupied since lotli . December, '1916. Messrs Kirk and Raplry. soliitors, Otaki, wrote asking that Paliiko road be taken over by the council. Four surfacemen employed by the council in Te Horo riding asked for a "reasonable increase in their wages" to meet the high cost of living. Ten other rond employees of the council asked for an increase in pay to lis per day. An extended' report of the meeting will bo published in our next issue.