ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 16, 28 December 1878, Page 2

ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING.

After the minute* bad been read, and before being, confirmed, Councillor-. KocisStbow rose to. object to their confivmafcion, on account of the reso-' lution proposed? by Councillor Knlcombe at the last sitting. He was about declaring that the procedure had been illegal and irregular, when v : . The. CEUißM^svsnid that it wai not competent for any councillor to question the legality of anything which had taken place at, a former meeting. The only question was. 'as to,; lhj» accuracy cf^ thajminu<tes— -. were they a! correct record 'of the proceedifigs, wjiether. legitl or illegal?. Of course $ jvvbi&l. b^. perfcclir. wy&thiji the. province of any councillor to, raise the/Question i "of J at it future stage of the proceedings, for which auipla opportunity would be gireti. • :>' - Councillor RocKSXEpyr bowed to .the. ruling of the Oiiair, and the mailer then dropped^ - ' A large nyiss.of correspondence was then rend, the discussion, upon which had not concluded when the afternoon tr.ui:i started, so that, our: vqporler was forced to leave before the tietual business was. commenced. The. following are, however, thj). various resolutions passed :— - Proposed; by Councillor Halqombe, se«onde<l, by Count illor Gower ~ v That monies TOled by llie Council to. any. Highway Hoard for expenditure be paid on on roucher. preaeiited .by luch. Highway. Board, anci certified to by tljya- County Engineer as being an expenditure m accordance with a vote of the Council. *' Hropo*ed b.vCounciHor Loudon, seconded . by Coitncil^iP Go wer— '•'* That m the opinion of this Couiicil the block of land* containing 25,000 acres, act apart out of this. County hr the Ororernraeiit ■ for, thai use of the p.Wanganu^yaraor Board, jV a deprivation of 11 part orits revenue ; inasmuch as if the snid land was sold, twenty pe,r cent- of the price would go to the funds of the Council m accordance. W.ith t th« Counties'' Apt. Tliu Council would resppct fully ask the Government for a refund of vtwenty.per cent, on, the value of the said block, such value to. be arrived at> either by the present ruling ;j upset prices of £Z per acre, or valued by ; competent valuators, the. County Chaj.nnan to write to the Government on. the matter, embodying the re3olutioiii.'* ; : Proposed, by Councillor Halopmbe, geconded byCouncillor Qar^r— " That tenders j be called for the re-motftlling of half a uiilis, { of the Kjinbolton roa^, from the railway crossing, 'Fcjjdihg, tovrardi the Kiinbolton; at roam, ihe metal to be four inonea thick."Proposed by Councillor Halcombe, so? eon.ded b^ Councillor Oaf f~"iThalr tondort. he called fox. metalling the unmetalled portion of the Kiinbolton road, within the Manchester Riding." . ;• Proposed by Councillor Carr, seconded by Couiyjflioi} iffalcombe— "T^t tenders be called fiir-" metalling eiglity chaius of fto; % Ooniraot, Kiinbolton rondv to commence at the boundary of the Eiwilca Ridingr, viz., Section, SUV metalling to be riiua : inch«a. deno, and- fourteen intjhes wid«. n Proposed by Councillor Kebbell, seconded by Councillor' Bockstrow— " That the BSpeV neer be instructed to call Jor tenders for bridging the crejk on the main line of road at Ouki, and for the necessary repairs to the oilier two bridges on the said road and for cienrbit out. theureek. v ,- ■ Proiloaed- by Counoillor Kebbell. seconded by Councillor". Halcombe— "That the sluusiilerhouse fee», which the Inspector bo entitled to demand, shall be . as ■ follows .v For every head of small cat tie, the. sum of oiw liaW penny ; and 'the si^un. of three ponca for ev«ry k^gs head of oattleU. and the siun of three pence "for evorjr ' skin iuspectsd uader. Urn Act.*' , ,