MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2338, 6 October 1921, Page 3

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the Manawatu County Council was held at Sandon on-Tuesday, those present being Sir J. 0. Wilson (in the chair), Crs. H. 11. Hunt, F. J. Fagan, J. S. Penny, W. E. Barber, W. Boyce and H. G. Hammond.

CORRESPONDENCE,

From the Public Works Department, forwarding copy of tramways regulations which it was proposed to issue at an early date. It was de-j sired that these regulations should be finally considered at a conference of tramways employers and employees to be held, and that representatives should be appointed. —The chairman explained that the clerk had written claiming exemption for the Sandon tramway, which was in the peculiar position apparently of being subject to the tramways regulations while under the jurisdiction of the Railway,Department. —The letter was received. From the Rongotca Co-operative Dairy Co. complaining of the unsatisfactory service rendered by the county tramway in the carriage of butter, and claiming £2 Is fid as compensation for extra carting entailed through the non-arrival of a truck at the factory. —It was agrced to pay the claim. From Mr E. Pigott, Moutoa, asking that the road in front of his property be put into better condition. Referred to the. engineer. The annual Government subsidy of £2,500 remitted to the credit of the county has been allocated as follows: Sandon £314 16s sd,.Mt. Stewart £283 Os Bd, Waitohi £313 2s 2d, Rongotea £384 3s, Carnarvon £361 Is lOd, Kawakawa £402 13s 3d, Awn lion £441 2s 8d; total £2500. From this amount must be deducted £29 18s as the council’s contribution to the Valuation Department.

The following alterations to the rate roll were sanctioned: S. N. Whale to .1. Green, part sections 101-2, Sandon; M. E. Beale to 11. J. Schaw, Hiiiialangi, No. 2A 7A; E. and J. Caske to C. T. B. Smith, lot 1-10, section 320, Carnarvon; Estate J. Brondbelt to A. G. Ball- Guvmer, section 141, Rongotea; Estate W. Frecklington to B. J. and H. G. Freckling!on, section 201, Carnarvon; E. Goodbehere to ,J. R. Goodwin, lots 7-8, section 85, Sandon, S. Foster to A. Beckman, section 234, Carnarvon; W. S. Page to L. E. Carter, part section 85, Sandon. The county ranger reported that the stock impounded in the Fox ton pound during August and September comprised 18 horses and 34 cattle and 16 horses and 202 cattle had been seized and taken to the Sanson pound, the total tees collected being £l6 10s. —Adopted. TRAMWAY REPORT.

The tramway manager reported ■that during the month of September the chief items of traffic were: Merchandise, 12!) tons; butter and cheese, 105 tons; minerals and manure, 170 tons; timber, 23,800£t.; fares amounted to £4 17s 2d. The accounts showed a debit balance of £59 11s 7d for the month’s working, but included in expenses was £OB 18s for repairs and alterations to one of the locomotives, which were well under way. The rolling stock had again been inspected by the waggon inspector (New Zealand Railways), and a number of repairs would have to be effected. The 300 tons of rails ordered were on the Kemuora, and were due in Wellington on the Bth inst. He had been endeavouring to get them loaded direct off the Kemuera on to the Kennedy for Foxton, thus saving double handling, but had been informed that this coiild not be done, and the rails would have to be landed on the wharf. Particulars were being obtained as to cost of transporting the rails to Foxton. —The report was adopted. The Engineer reported: The plate-laying is delayed for the time being owing to the delay in obtaining sleepers, and also bolts. Threequarters of a mile of 401 b. rails are laid, but we have not yet been able to o.btain the necessary quantity of bolts to finish this section completely. The tramline leading from Pu-1-oiiui siding to the stone-crusher will require approximately 200 yds. of crushed ballast to put in in fir&tclass order, and to prevent the line from creeping. Tlie tram bridge opposite Mr Grace’s is not in a satisfactory condition, and should be replaced with a concrete bridge, estimated to cost £2OO. During last month Cr. Fagan and myself inspected a demonstration of a wag-gon-loader, and its working capacity for loading metal into motor lorries. With sonic improvements, this machine will he very useful for loading large quantities of metal, but I understand that a Christchurch firm is constructing a much stronger and more efficient machine, which will be placed on the market in a few weeks time. —Adopted.