Manawatu County Council.

Manawatu Herald, 16 April 1904, Page 3

Manawatu County Council.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council was held at ?andon on Wednesday last. Presenters Wilson (Chairman), Clarke, Hammond, Robinson, Masters, Kendall and Claris. CORRKSPONIiENOE. From the District Engineer, N.Z. Railway, stating that metal required would bo delivered about the first •week in May. , Prom the Treasury, that loan of £460 for the construction of the Ngawhakarau road, has been placed to the credit of the Council. From the County overseer, stating he had inspected Mt. Robinson road and considered £2 would put it in good repair. He also considered that milk carts should be compelled to use 4-in tyres.

treasurer’s REPORTS. The treasurer reported that the trainway working balance for the month was £ll2 14s lOd. Ml t e metal for the Pukipuki road contract had been deliverod and a number of teams had been kept fully engaged on the Taikoroa and Tompkins line contracts. Details of necessary rerairs to the tram engines on the lino were appo"<W- month tbolrara'vay rpccipbi total W fid 173 od, and - during that time the following loads were carried ; —Grain 188 tons, mevcbandise 6G tons, mine, als'6Bl tons, hemp CO tons, flax 17 trucks, pigs 11 trucks, metal 826 trucks, wool 82 bales, timber 6225 ft, posts 10 trucks. Fares £6 17s 7d. , , , The treasurer also reported the following bdniieo-.: - Genera! a=. eonnt, <lr., £1330 0. -U ! L«n «. count £B7l 7s Id ; net, debit balance £159 13s 2d. accounts^ Bandon, dr, £oi> 1' -'y ‘ : Stewart, cr„ £l2 18s 8d; Saitoh. dr., £27 5s 5d ; Kongoten, cr., £2-0 4s 2d ; Carnarvon, cr., £1- 2s lOd , Kawa Kawa, dr., £ll 2s ; Awabou, cr., £2Bl 8s Bd. For the year ended March 81stj ISO I * Councils

credit balance was £7O 3s 3d, and the Bank overdraft £1073 is 9d. Receipts—General and separate rates £B7BO 13s 8cl; licenses, taxes and tolls, £4OO 13s 3d ; granary, £57 2s lid ; subsidy from Gov. rmneiit, £7‘l*ll4s 8d ; wfinds, c*l c , £270 5s Id; tramway £325 71 Os od. Total, £8520 (5a 4d. Thu receipts for the previous year, unde;’ the ranm heading! ■, were £703" 19s Gl, the increase ! being in rates and I, rain way receipts. ; Special rates are not included in the above details as they are collected to 1 j pay interest on loans over special : areas. Amounts collected this year were £204 18s 71, as against £IBB 6a last year. Expenditure—County road maintenance, £3028 12s 7d; Shannon ferry, £45 Us 2d; Scott’s ferry, £36; Rongotea-Lnngburn bridge, £57 7s 8d ; Wirokino bridge, £ll9 13g 6d ; Awahuri bridge, £253 IGs 3d ; bridge timber, £92 10s; administration, £468 4s 8d ; hospital and charitable aid, £257 18a Cl; miscellaneous, £251 19s 3d ; interest on loans, £1269 lls4d; tramway, £8690 ; total, £9653 8s 5d as against £7791 18s 6d for the year ending March 81st, 1904. Arrears of rates were £llß 19s Bd, tramway accounts in arrear, £419 17s Id. On the tramway account a total of £BB9 9s lOd was paid out of revenue for sleepers, rails, fastenings, etc. MISCELLANEOUS. A circular was received relative to the amounts now being raised in the colony in connection with H.M.S. New Zealand. The Chairman said he would be glad to subscribe but thought that it was not legal for the Council to subscribe. Eventually, i Mr Purnell was appointed to take charge of a subscription list in aid of the fund. ‘ Mr Mitchell, overseer to the Council, sent in his resignation, and ; intends following the farming industry. The resignation was ac- , oepted with regret. The chairman said Mr Mitchell had always done very satisfactory work and the Council wished him success in his new venture. It is understood Mr Mitchell has purchased a property at Bunnythorpe. Replying, Mr Mitchell thanked the council for the kindly expression of feeling and also for appreciation of his work. He had always understood his work had been favourably received by the council but it was impossible to please everyone outside and that W'as partly the reason he was leaving.