COUNTY COUNCIL.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 356, 13 May 1884, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

■ __^ o 1 (From the ' News.') The Council met at the' usual 1 hour on Friday, May 9. Present —Messrs T. MacGibbon (chairman), Richardson, Black, Shand, Kinross, Hast, Shanks, and Baldey. It was resolved to hold a special meeting on the 13th instant for the purpose of considering the annual balance-sheet. • q- ' The Crown Lands Department, Wellington, wrote in reply to a communication from the Council stating that when deferred pay m ent sections were capitalised onethird 5 of the money was credited to the local body in the vicinity for expenditure. F. M. Dawson, on behalf of settlers at Puker-u,:, wrote stating that works promised had not been proceeded with, and requesting attention thereto. — The matter was allowed to stand over as there, were no funds. The Toi Tois Road Board drew attention to a culvert requiring attention at the east -end,of,Fortrose, which was causing an overflow of- water.: — It was agreed to 'request the Board to give more specific information as to the culvert ; the Engineer to then report thereon. The Engineer reported on the cost of widening, tiiefgotbridge for dray/^Sffic over the Wyndham ' river at Mokoreta. It wa^^ agreed to hold the matter over, and to brin^fr it up amongst the. more particular works fJPw next season. ■ ■'.? ■ The' Engineer was authorised to e^pendL2o * t on jthe gyoin „ . Captain J. w. Raymond forwarded a peti■tibnfor the support ■of the Council, to be presented tq., Parliament, asking for,, compensation for his services, in introducing pho3phorised oats for destroying rabbi'.s.--Coun-cillor Richardson moved— l'ha; u'sis Council recommend the favorable cnih! jr ri , \oa of Government to the claims ofC;^;: .luiyruond to some fitting recognition 01 . n benefits his phosphorised oats ooibi. v ins conferred on the colony.— The mover thought ifc was unnecessary to take up the time of the Council in descanting on the merits "of Captain Raymond's remedy for the rabbit pest. He r \yas, in the speaker's opinion, worthy of more" contideration than the '- discoverer of; a new .goldfield, and he did not knowwhat would have been done without the? remedy.— Councillor Shanks seconded the* " motion, whichiwas unanimouslj?~cttriied. -••■~A.-petitionSvas received; J wnich had beeni sent to the; rCommissioner of Crown Lands? from a number of settlers in Lowther district, praying power to remove buildingg addfe^. obstructions placed by Hichard Howai&HHl on the North road. The stijre wai Built <uSH the Railway Reserve, but' iTOiecS^LMS^th^Hl road, a,n,d no rates were beii^^SalaEp^aß^M occupier. — A plan was submitted, andl^^H some doubt existed as. ta whether the en^Hl croachment was on the road, it was refer*^^^ red to Councillor Black for report. Councillor Black moved, and Counc^^r Kinross ,. seconded — That , the subVinV-pestoir last taken on get notice that bis seryi^ea^m, 1 not be required after the next meeting, Cr Richardson thought the motion ■ had been written out under misappnaihension. At present they had a large aam'oer o f contracts. One had been Is, which would keep this man employed fw two months.' The officer was well qualified for the work, and the money for. the inspections, came out of the funds, mader the Roads and Bridgeg Construction Act. He thought the mover should t .withdraw his motion.— Councillor Shanks supported Councillor Riohardson's view. Councillor Baldey thought there was a deal more work to attend. 40, than was. anticipated. — Councillor Bla.oX thought they had a wellpaid inspector engineer, and sub-inspector to look aftox 1 - the works. — Councillor Kinross said tb&t he had got more information than he. Wl hefore, but as seconder of 'the motio^a^^ &c would not votefor it, and on the score ojßHJ economy.— The, Chairman agreed with Cjoun^Hß ! cillors Richardson and Shanks. T^e/xaan in* question wascompe'tekt and could undertake-. j& the laying off of roads. . The present was am inopportune time.to dispense; wi,th ( .his sea:- - vices,' and under the Iftoads an,d Bridge* Construction Act thpj ran a risk 'of not getting . the mon.ey- ii the works { .were ? -not properly completed. — The motion was f lost. "Qa ' the ; motion 'of Councillor thanks 1 ,, seconded by , Councillor, , ; ■Bicharda'on i th& sum of LlO.was authorisjsd to r be spent in. improving the main load, Gr6re,'infK»nt of the Courthouse. . • ■ ' -:-d> It was agreej, on the motion of Councillor. Hasj^, that, an .extra surfaceman be; take^on in the 'Waikaia' KMing for a few months, The Council then, adjourned. :