MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2078, 15 January 1920, Page 1

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Manawatu County Council'was held on Saturday last, at Sanson. Sir James‘Wilson (chairman) and Crs. H. H. Hunt, J. Boyce, W, E. Barber, AY. J. Phillips, and AV. S. Penny were present. The Department of Agriculture notified that the plant known as lantana had been declared a noxious weed.I—Received. 1 —Received. From New Zealand Counties’ Association, asking for the Council’s opinion regarding Employer’s- Insurance and Fidelity Guarantee Fund. —Council agreed to join in if the scheme was carried out by the Association. From the Foxton Borough Council, suggesting that the Council should make a road into the Round Bush reserve instead of making a monetary contribution. Left over for further consideration. , Messrs Knife and Archer forwarded a claim for £7 13s (id for goods lost in transit on the tramu ay. —Referred to the clerk. ALTERATIONS IN RATE ROLL. The following alterations in the roll of ratepayers were recorded: — A. Ainon to I. C. and R. A. Nimmo, sections G 8 t), block 11, Te Hawaii; H. Shailer to L. A. Darnell, part section GO, block 2, Te Kawau; F. Lucinsky to A. J. and H. and J. \V. Jamieson, lot G, part section 305 Carnarvon; AV. Jewell to F. T. Nea,me, lot 12, Oroua Downs Estate; 11. G. Hammond to G. A. Burling and R. Gates, lots 8 and 10, Oroua Downs Estate; AV. H. Street to AAC S. and N. Jenkins, lot 0, Oroua Downs; James AVilson to J. C. Neville, suburban sections 303-4, Foxton; Estate Z. L. Buckeridge to J. R. Brown, lots 21G-7, 231, 228-0, Sandon and lot 230 part section A, Hutt small farm block; F. E. Martin to D. G. 11. Chappell, lot 22 and part section 85, Sandon; Estate AV. Penny to A. E. Penny, to rural section 44, Hutt small farm block and section 222, Carnarvon; Estate AAV Penny to AAC S. Penny, section 223 and part section 222, Carnarvon; F. T. Neame to P. Robert, lot 1 of section 317, Carnarvon; O. Monrad to M. Boddy, lot 1.1, section 384, Carnarvon; O. Monrad to J. Milligan, Jot 10, part rural section 384, Carnarvon; J. Yanko to F. Yanko, allotment 27, part section 315, Carnarvon. Tramway Report. —The linemen have been employed on the 281 b. track replacing decayed sleepers and weeding the line. Owing to the dry weather and strong winds, sand has drifted from recently ploughed paddocks’ on to the tram line, and has Paused delay and inconvenience at times. The 251 b. track is not in very good order, and it would be advisable to purchase a few more tons of 401 b. rails without delay. 1 also wish to draw the Council's attention to the condition of the lineman’s cottage at Rosina, which is altogether too small for a married man to live in. If we expect to . get firstclass workmen we must provide first-class accommodation, and 1 would recommend the Council to build two extra rooms and effect other improvements to the old cottage that may be found necessary to make the cot tage, more comfortable. General. —With reference to the shed at the back of the County Office, I have been pressed by some of the County employees to convert this building into a dwelling place for single men, and I would recommend the Council to make the necessary improvements for the benefit of their employees. Stone Crusher. —1 have received all the castings for the stone crusher with the exception of one small wedge block, and as soon as this casting comes to hand we shall be v ready to commence crushing. The hopper has been overhauled and braced up with railway iron, and put in order for this season’s crushing, but after this season’s work it will be necessary to provide for a new hopper and crusher, and col struct the whole of the plant and works in connection with the stone-crushing plants. The tramway manager, in a technical report, stated that the accounts for the month of December showed a small profit of £2 10s Id. Fares amounted to £0 14s. Goods transported included merchandise 1771 f tons, cheese 1071 tons, timber 18,700 ft., wool'B4o hales, and sheep 5!) trucks. On the motion of Cr. Hunt, seconded by Cr Penny, it was agreed that steps should be taken to make a*! application for a loan for the purpose of the reticulation for the distribution of electric current when the Mangahao scheme is completed. The matter of purchasing an engine for use in metal crushing was left in the hands of the engineer for a report to be submitted to the next meeting.

Complete cures of leprosy have been effected at the Kalihi Territorial Hospital, Honolulu. In the past few months 20 patients have been discharged, without one recurrence of the disease. Chaulmogra oil, obtained from the seeds of the Taraxogenes Kjurzii, for 50 years known as the specific for leprosy, is the only medicine used. The oil is perfected by a x’efining' process discovered by Dr. A. L. Dean, Professor of Chemistry and President of the University of Hawaii. Blood tests of the discharged patients have revealed no trace of the leprosy germ.