MANAWATU COUNTY

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4414, 13 February 1930, Page 3

MANAWATU COUNTY

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL,

Lhe Manawatu County Council met at Sanson on Tuesday, Cr. W. E. Barber (chairman) presiding. There were also present Crs. H.” H. Hunt, -I. Boyce, D. W. Reid, W. E. Pearce, IT. -1. Porrott and J. F. MeKelvie.

CORRESPONDENCE ‘The following correspondence was dealt with: —■ From the Treasury, forwarding '.€2,442 3Ss subsidy on rates due to the county. —Received. From the Oroya Downs Drainage Board, advising that, it would cost £l7O fo clean out the drains. 01. I his sum, £SO had been promised as donations, leaving £l2O to he collected from the ratepayers.—The chairman reported that he had aL tended a meeting of the settlers, und everything was in order. From Mrs R. M. Ten-ill, Moutoa, requesting permission to erect a two foot hank along her property to protect it from flood waters oi (he Manawatu river. —-Granted. From Mr F. Robinson, Beach road. —Left 'in the hands of the to extend a, fence across an unused i.uid, Foxton, rci)nesting permission chairman. RATES. The rate collector reported that since the last meeting of the coun-

cil the rates had been coming in very freely. Of the general rates struck, amounting to £1.1,31!) fls Hd, the sum of £12,050 I.ls 5d had been paid, leaving outstanding £1,007 11s 10<1. The position regarding arrears of rates was not so satisfactory, hut the collector hoped to report an improvement before the end of the limuieial year. TRAFFIC INSPECTOR'S REPORT The Traffic Inspector (Mr W. Berry) reported that since the final notices to mit blackberry and lupin had been * sent mil, a good deal *>i clearing had been done. Much

time had been spent checking up the speed of heavy lorries, and oc driver lmd been lined £3 and costs, while another that day had been lined £1 and costs for exceeding the maximum speed allowed, was intedod to continue apprehending offenders of this type until they ,-ut their speed down lo something near that allowed by. the regulations. An account for .damage done to Ludlow s bridge on 'it Sanson -Hi inatangi road, amoun ting to £5 1!)/!), had been sent to the person .responsible.—'Received. RATE ROLL ALTERATIONS. Tlte following alterations to Lie

county rate roll were authorised: Marv Rutledge to Mrs L. M. Dyer, lot 7, pt. see. 384, Carnarvon; W A Wilson to R. Churchei, p-. Jot 78. 1,1. **. 3S-1, CU'IUU'VO,,; E. M. .Jenkins to E. J. iDavey, lot 1.31, township of Sanson; E. M. •lebkins to E. .1. Davcy, lot 200, pt. sec. A, Hutt Small Farm Block. TRAMWAY MAN ACER'S RE-

PORT. The tramway manager reported for the month of January as folhiws: —-The chief, items .ot trailie were: Grain !)q tons; minerals am manure, 120 tons; merchandise, lbi tons; cheese, 144 crates, eggs crates, cream 10!) cans, sheep 77 I,'ticks; metal,*lo3 trucks, wool, 100 ,|.. v les The accounts show a credit balance of £lB 15/- for the month’s working. TREASURER’S STATEMENT. The treasurer reported as follows:— County fund a/c dr.£4B«w Oh Id; Main Highways loan a/c cr. £023 !)s; loan a/c cr. £lB lbs od, net cr balance. £30.12 1.4 s Bd. The amounts available for expenditure in the respective ridings were reported as follow :-p&andon fPT Lis !)d; M.t. Stewart £O4 0s SdT Waitohi £125 8s 9d; Bongotea £35 16s 7d; Carnarvon £292 0s 4d; Awaliou £93 Is 7d; over exi,(aided: Kawa Kawa £l5B Is 3d.