MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 39, 30 April 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual mo'btjrly ii]r^i\ig't(»k;p!aoft , upon 'tlie above. TiSte!/l)ut,owing|oia de? •.'„' lay m th.c arrival of "thor train, it was fuUy half^stn^^ commenced. Thvpe Oomioi^rs^^prei/Tf.l ; absentr^pbu^riciitors^San^oirr^ebbcll^ . and Halcomhe. ." 0.1 [Z-iS.'<Z-'\u ; '].// • , • .r.GQB^ESPC^DE^E!. -^"?-\;'.; .. .; f \ Firoifl. , the a MaW?i#ati^BffighS'aaf^r^..-; able- v'alub of w^ J &S%&)$V. r :• "whileilie ratls" c^lectea,-*inounfed>td. . > .. i-. € „;";,: : »-"-'.= < ".- From, .Jbe Otaki^ BignVaysftßtmr'a. upon the" same matter. Xt&tgaftlfr prot. ; pe>rty, £2,5!05 ;"Vfftes eollecte^ T £BB-,JL^_,, id.;' titetiis d>e, jps^dfrlr,' >:•;- f>'j •-.*>.;.. i .1 Prbih^Foxton J^ocal -EtO&rq wporfsajnp^l ■• matter.^- Raheahh 'y&ltieif: £6fi4& ids. ;/7^. rites received, 1 £2g7.'lss^ElC#.-- :^^^ •- - . "Frdin'tae GbrQ^ftdei^^ty^fß^iL.^'r urging, that alf hbspitalsiti Xh^'j&^^j'.v.v. I.should W maintiUnedj'AU^^ t^e .O^V^.c I^. ' : 'RoliSatedUeTOin^w^^^^ tipn to secure sucn.'a'stf^rV^ j > T if ;., .*"• From the Crbwn Lnmijs>itt reply-to *- letter from th'e CirairmH:rtp;»ntap\&ipingthat £ liOBO wbuld-he ihe:&m.Q#ut.. gyaiU . ■ :at>leppus of the-£fps^b-*ori}:road*;;: : i through" deferred payment bte^ks^oßQUvt.y! m the KiwiteiiC anfr'£iH#iifthS?Pilii»e:rs' =,:': Front;; T. Bbw<£ ;-t^ljppl9^tli© •*• 'Foxton- (Ferry, , making/ appljoati6a;> for .-.-■..■ tfie pbj&ion or"pottn&<?(^^.^ttßJßii^ *". . *t>f M*^iliU^>l*-^*»Ht«|S;thf^ some- : . .;:• ;;;.■» .;.;;. .- f - >. ; Councillor S.6^afeSW^jlre»'tiwiigl»ilt!«*-^ it desfra&e tiia^ should be hiade/Aidtftjja^tbe^Quu^i r ... an- opportunity \ojf get^gY-the .'.sjpicfe* . „ : of married raeh z .VV>- ; v • : j», '/./J^'i t"*;*.J-;^ The CHAiia^AN.iri&tructe&Hl® B*iH?^:.neer ; to : vtsi\ tTbe'bjuiiiltng during >;tj*e ;;*•'>' 'sitting, and report upon it. : • 0 1 .kfter a short.-.abswvce^. .MivJlayn^^ retuViieH witß a seneduleoftbe. necessar^j .„', '' alterotibn<=i,-,jtl»e "eost ;£>&. .wh" j.gji ; Would.';; ' the filial stittlehieritoih -j JieT n»atxeTfTmsii^ : coimnunn-aiion ,ha;d. Jpeg n. : haU witlitS© ' Governmeg^" ;y <^. V-'-.^ •' ■• '"'■ .-."'• "}z.' J- ' * THB IlSr^E^TOll's FBE&'.'- -'",'„.- ;•'«['- .A fetter Was .£e£ei&d .Trfee^l'f.Mfjj.- v:. Eastoh, butcher, 'O£.^xtpny?i^{^t^M^.-V-r" that, hd had opened ■^^ifeojlirijf."- fils^ii ., : _ fiesftftblishmrnt,, : au»l asitn^. i jjm^.,-.'ro^ -^ iuige^ißeiJ-^uinilie inJtilS^yVs^uji,^- "* ■ exempted^ -.tpX^^ajfcpenny periaeafoi^v k -^ii '■■' ■, '<■- ' ; y.. Gojineulor Go^eb 'supported tlie.ap--.--~; [Wca-tion. -Hflvy^K^^d.t-ußjn boiling-. v '. 3own;:estahH«^rajgn^ i a*^^ghrs-tited'-.; : .m the letter^as i^Jtu-stri^wnipii cf ea't 3d 'ti|ad|;"and gen.e'j'aXl^ v^enelit to th'tv'CQuafcy.afrlajg.e, 1 :th\^r^- .-'""" G6iihcilltj(| f^c(s^?fijsj^tj|^d'.-to see , : r'where the:rp.uWift. benefi^PaL'W^-:.J«>. : In--1 hi^ 6mhkftr,/the,rjß. but .twoj paVtips ; , beiieficially.'ffi^ecfeid-TTriKtf^ersonif^yhb disposed of their* stock to stu'h^.e'stab- : lishmeiit^ianfili.tjie • persous who owned . them. anditoadakinpntfj(.,by them.'! !tf^V § -.- Councillor. (jjiijv^i sslid \thfy *Up 'Sosgr ■*;» .« sidered "tl.'a' hi the "low s'a ; e . of . t!i!e% ,;.» ..njpket for wool aDd.uioUon r ,jt-«gß^a£; "public importance r .^fi^t* thero^^ibuM^' 'toine.-n^panSof^ifii^MVgVoPJthbi'^iii^^^".^'' sheep-Tvhich weir|> ■''^Wtnl%Sffb^ißi[au|(h v -^;-__''' teripsfV Ife ha^^Mnd^ti'mihyinsti^i?^'^. wher^-sheipp.vrere " disposed "oj^iroiif 2/.* r "' •ed-t0 25: 94. ; " -y&^-z^4- • i :^ A -- ir , Councilor^^Eo^Kfi¥s.p\j V^rft .s^pp/irt # . w ; any- ' mWe.metft^J^ji- W f^||d|rjpd; -for " '. the public ibeneSt, UniJ if a\iijj>p' "'. w,er,e '~\ »askpd wlwh vrWld, r^suil^Jn -t-he^-jworj^ ma h ge^ ti ng \m- hiteo^ 'trfijgper j it v w0.u14 1 have his* asßJs^nc«^^T-ke" >^slp'iit < .o^: s no\Teveri'^^^^iiy7cs!cul^t^;;tib;''gjit^ :..^ money into:,i]^^octet^-^tt^''£Lqflers ; i down, ■wjjCQ'rTi^T^nif 1 ' fiffo^d^-^sev •.$? -ihtS^ -thY'lejfs^iSjyiftpn^ wftftiTi ' ;st.' used; m; JheiV', o^'aridteiv^'XElliifey : ; - itpok"«vfay r f}ire : i^y^\^W;^:if ii^ips^ ' tri^it ■«'6wfd^tfe©"o%he¥¥titculjr¥ : afaji' :i V'\. : : i Unfair diaadvAnfage, . { . ■.» .. ,, • - 2 " igonnc^for^wfeß 'V^f^H^S^ tffi&i/ a'sniilli' a#A|3&^ii£''h«^ifi%%ifM^^'' :^ ' Council t|iT^!%|i*; tfi^^^^ :^>i»t&<l' i i^ * -— a« noSoh^|t^|^ul^e;tne":taS ;v i}oul"(i»** i The CnAiKMAKVara uV^:^nrKji % } >: -aid such !^rt:s^ffiwe t^^^V* did not ißfiHf.reJffi^rin^Sfl^PsCß^Kl.i-. * 7" cap ov^t^^bM^^d^S^Jp^. "^ suggest ' • tlwt- : lft WBCJ&iif^^yri' frpjfif—-- -"<? granted : X&> s^\3sk t sß*&s® 'f^T^. J Vept entii'^iyr- se'udrirte^^'MiA^t--*-"':>'-cheVy. ; r ..-,:^«^t.'^Q^ Ahet same:: mihm'tfftd 3feir^-fe"sf netii)^''^: shoiUd b"e>iha*«ed .^^^T'"^'^^^. ?i v k the legstof .ftiifttOii*«pßtStt'o?:-; > tj'^'f* «2*** Councillor fiocKBT.ROY^-^^'*cbJ..'thSnk : r^ "iflikely tlr# -iftA Eafctmr V a^ynS?^^^ >lse vrould^tlifbw, a\ray thft4e'gVj'tifF"ittUt^».:**^ ten, Avhich w»r^.^of>iiii^*jl^^t\4Hl^f- : ' '**/*■; linr, toavci'-piiyiheijt oir a Hsffpeniiy. " *^ (JimneilloiVLXiiTON mi^ht =|>o'nf out' j;^'' to the ."Doctor^' 'the legsi .oif^ ••'•• muttoh' wefe.soH} at" a^retlueciS^tictf i>y; v^,': •db < wa^i'^&iTarhjitjeht.^hat vyould^'j^;* jbjg th« pnplic T feft9n^V to rt^- wOiild -^'JU fa :^?i* ■«f* > 'VV; granting the T i^^~ce^^*»fv''Wmle'it'\ w no - inJJp'W^'^iwT JSpiWor,?: . v fivWould give aUi impel tts to tiaJe and -..'^f* 1 ; Coiinteillor Loitdqs BaM:he l icblrisidefed'r s^^ 1 the two : branHMe»- ol'.bNWc^j^an'dT'^ boiling>down should 'be ke^t 3^patats/ ; '' _ ■'.;>;v-. -;-..\» ..... ■■■• v. • V-. v,.^.-. \ .-, , s

but that could be e»«Jly clone by having the retarn rerifliei by »&d»*it before^ Justice. i& jrAfter ion)e further- discussfon, the final contiAerifioa SfKtfie mattera^^ held over till next meeting. ='- A letter w*a read from Mr. Bothepam, complaining r of ,tije -infringement by, .contractors l ov •tneScohdifions upbn which gravel was allowed to be taken . from the Goreroment-pit at Palmer•ton. .... .I — -'..-- j w The GHtr»u*iffaid-the matter wa» a most difficult ofte .^itfc which^tb^deaT, as it was impoi«ble to get bhißAcontracto» to compV T^W ? ihe°regulatians'un^ le«t a man were constantly -itltioned £o , watct ■** them, c TJi«H^ttlf Eolation >he T araldatebut of the difficulty, -was" fop the flyffiy Offunoil to talco tile raatter ij|plhe^'#b" ; hlHd«i > attd "jleU* iW graTbl to th* - . '■> •- ' ! A letter was read from the Ohairmar of the iMans.w.atu t Si K hTPay9 Boa^d. drawing attention .ttfth? reported pre, , aence of v rabbitg j.n. the district, and asking Che Cddu'cil to U& ssme:cbri; ; eerted ac|ioojo preyent the spread the nuisance. - • r - Councillor iG« win i^d licit housht it was most necessary that some action should be taken^by the 1 GdUnoHi ' iA;s was weU knVwi^ithere^Jwere j^abbits m the Carnarvon District, but-f-ortunately they were.ot the blaiik , species,, and coweatte^tlf^d : fao^ ? fea4o^q^ckly as dthef, kinds-.- "^ver*hl>lersl^i^ \bi& been deenjed juaicious by tlie settlers jn that Kciiity to take repressive mca_.turos, aiid^ie'se^althouglf nd£ tbsal£iiij{i m their total extiuction,«EidMucceoded materially abatjne th s e. ( jvuisan,ae, v A sums of £50 had beetfVuWribVd'some two years ago, and a bonus given of 2s. 3d. .upon eaufiilrkßHif dtestfoyedr^EK effect of which might: be, .iniasisned by statjng/that the iun(f,"Mtb7Hhe excepti^mof £B. wa.s,exhaiiste'dT". t v - • r . s . %ipiuncinsr 7 LtN^o^taitf '«» / matter Mfel been considered by' the 4 -Pa:lrnerßton Borouoh Council/ iih^espbnSe to a sijnu lar document as that received by the County Cbtihtil, and'at 'the meetinpf ; it was distinctly stated %y-each member that none jpfthe^ had seen one of^the^pests/ H'« waf . as 1 alive to the leriousness of the evil as any Councillor atthe tHble'^tUl he did not be^e^^e.enforciriij^of .the JSg^. bit Act. which simply^mea^tgrum to a 3 J&an. It was not kn^wn for certain whether there%erer*bbiti m theCounty or not, and he considerea to put that Act m force wbul^>e^degni^eiitalf r to to* interests of the, County. The C|»slEiri^ <J#S6Urrda : m that opimoi»,j<i#^J«b|lift e red proclaiminj? the Dte^^^npf^e^c&jwdttld •■■- • Cb^fei^ LoeDos ■ wat &^piHibn,. -that |&r the present state of Utieei'tainty, ihe proposed action #oi(ia Jjfe pfeisaXWi» as it would he pros^t.tiiyft^gisUtiQn, and deal with a merely possible evih CJouncillor^^^^trrib'w ' iioVed^ an' 4. Councillor . Gowbu secoijided— *■" That Chairman and Councillor 'Xinto^' (lie Chairman of the Mari# Highjicays Board m -?«bbit auitaoce, and report at next mooting."— Carried. JH^astCToN j;^b Goujrci^. V £ti order whs received from Mr. Crtwiher, storekeeper, which had given BiAlfi^Mr. ;OpoJc,jc?ntractOr/ njjoqrthe CoW&l. •'/••.." . ...; •;•-■ Although it was admitted tKat Sfr. Cook^had a claim upon the Oouiteiliar. m ttnfsf^ thi o!rder\' stillil uaanmmous"' dptntoii 6i the C«t£ig» that (ho-principle 1 was' injudil-t^^ recogqiser such documents, •^m^^'i notwithstandiug .thai. fact r t^^rap>afed to *be ?J#tfmU&Mmion Vijdi tk^par^oethefpoujKjit^gs,yfndjr*dually to move * definite .resolution to to hars^^S^^&i Ji^.t&ke action: upon CkWiwilw^tXTOiif moved, and Cbun., ctiU*U<Kjt&ipw:*econded— 'l^hafc this ,Cuunca^s^e4^^^h§f^s^rs from cwtrj|«brs^<^ymoi|l»^'rsotiswitli The Chairman w*k 4ftifebri'se4 te. expend up to £2(XJi , m fi»o%tii|g tho;de^»and for accomtnodutibu in' tlie 'W^ngauui Jjpspi^L ". .-..' "- 1 • • •• Wi .• >.?,sk^ - ; ' •'. "^ v wi<JttrTioys. ; ftflsjiDj" " " Proposed' by Co^neiHoiy^werf and ■ecended by V Councillor Eockstrbw-^ "That tesderajwilL- bflfUpceived W t^e CEairmau of the .County I Council, at Fovton, for the learie of the pound at eonatrojjs t^ be, #epar e d; > t^: Cpuuty Encuieur. Te^jdcrs Ue ;in v ; by fexl xneeVng.'!' • • * •*. '? ■ '' ■ ll: : « •■ ; .'' > i ' 1 Pfowned hy:. CbuncilTor Epekstrbw tecoi^edjbyiOouncUJ^r'Ldtiid&i.iß"^^ the tenderof Thp/aas • Camwo^fof re I I^ngfch^pxtottpu^, be^atijjentedf." Proposed, br GbunciUor JKpiJkatp^w ■econ«sediyV.Ci>^iyo.ir i&^er-^^ tEU^t the Engineer. .be) instructed to eipeiia tbAaumof£lß;dn.the^w»|)uni drain, half the^t to.l|9 r; borjie, a b^th.e Govern»entv"..; _z^ :\'?r' '"I i:r _ : X^udbn* sev S^*f. h ? - Kopkstrow^ nhat in ateaa^of. «W^lbg,:tenders fdf %?^ O0 - Ot * kl waa,^that the. Enri. forufatibu of the . above ' rSid from ' jJSSJT QT^wgillor^tspwer;' se. r cep.ted,,,ajid. M^wm-jSi^ for culverts tb^6 *&s*&!*£&&? ■ ■> *•"'* " '; 'P^«s^,: by, touncUfoCMoKe|t >SM ■wn of £49, be aocepted." '• ™ ma SS^f^T lcm^ *fe*row;. •te*«|^>y;Coun«^lpr idudbn— -that the aaiar^;o| the Clerk to the 1 CoWv Council fbe. rais^Vfttm- £lsp^ o , M .peryeaj.:^... •:. • ••■.;■. r*^ ?>??■ Eropwed by Councillor Eoekstrow: s^W?d by Councillor Loudoo^-"That ten4erigbe called for theojS« % <>f Coliec ?S^lw 'S? vouuH ■Ouairmjtfiud Jte/»^«l%of May^t^p^u;"- '.; . . V " *■■'■! V

~TEqSw« ; Saoacxty.— A^l^sant Btdry'has fust came to ua<f rom the Cape of Good Hope. In Chraaf-Beinett, as m the 613 Dutch towns m the colony, there is, m the centre of the (rfSge.f-Tij large market, where the farmßr»J»nd others who arrire with their, produce at any T hp,C»rpfthe.day l pr night n»»y «« sut-span "the; oxen or hordes from theur waggons, send^it'heir'cattle t« the ' eommpn»g?" to feediWhile tlfey Di¥ouaeatthßir' wasfgbns, as is the wont of fhe jLfrio&a' tra», vejlors to do, until the 8 o'clock morning market auction. An old horse bclonging'to one of these parties hadwanderod. about m search of grass w»ter-^Tainly, no doubt, |orit |yaf during tlie sevew^drbughV.frpni which^he country 4s i bufc ; iiow^r^vering.'i jgpming to the great bare tnarket-plapd)^M)d; finding a knot of men talking -there, "he singled out one of them.iand palled bintby the sleeye with his teeth. The man, thinking the horse might possibly bite, repulsed Jiim^ gut wit was not very roughly done, he i"«---'furiied to the cliarge, with the saine^receptibii.V,but he was a persereringlahiuiali and. pmotically the- axioai that, ■'*' perseirerarice gains the"day,"_for upon His taking the chosen sleeTe-fpr.the-tliir.d.titne between -his teeth, the owner iivoke to' the •idea that a deed of kindnessj.mjight be required oi him ) so c putting:' his hand Upon the. horse's'hec^^B^siiidi^'^iU HgW, old Jello w j jmarch bn;!"\The 'horse' at ones le.d thp to a pum^at th* furHiisr epd of the* square. Some *colbuved serrjiiitg were lounging about the spot." One of them^at the bidding of the white manjjfilled'a bucket wit h water, threo- timoa was .the bucket roplenished before tlie" great thirst " wa9 assuaged, and, then. the. grateful Jbrpte t al,mp*t ■"sp^kehjs thankst^O-hisjwJiite. friend by ;ru'6-. bjnjT his! nose gently againjt hi 3 ' j a'''n^, after which T\e walked with agreat sigh of relief; A story somaw^st-analogous^vtoti^efore-; going- was told me by ; a friend', c who>V uncle," "an .old country squire, m .qha of our wßs|tern coirrities, ji»d a. _favorifffluirite l r_ jrf a 'lfeb'sfe' box m the stable. Orit warm summer day" he was j" athirst," and could get. no. water. He tried to draw the groom* ntt-eat ion to the faci, but without svftWß'ss.^-Tlie horse was not to jbe_ discouraged ; he evidently garo the matter^cbnsicfejattDriU :THef thjrst> was; pr^Bsinfe. All at once he remembered that. £ he y aiwiTßjjad a cerNiff^aMerrP.ut iipondus h>*^ WJien led to the water. He' knew w^i*Bipiiaj3g.}fHe: raaTia^ed^ to ■ unhook vit -fromTne peg, and carried it tb'ihV groom, who, m great admiration ofthe knpwledgabie brute, rewarded 1 him m the manner he .desired. — Nature, ••■ o r:-; ; .'i .>-X'- -^-rr: