HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otaki Mail, 14 August 1922, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING Of COUNCIL ike monthly meeting of the Hoio wlieut.a County Council was hold oi suiuiuny, " Ji d UU; > attended by Crs. 0 A. jU>iik (.chairman), I'. J. Kyder, ii Darner, C. J. Hitfkuess, b, A. liroadbclt J. AUCeavoy, A. ii. Knox, anil ii. Li Coumy Valuation. ;,!;■ \V. li. Field, M.F., wrote in re- ,-., to the recent valuation of the ilciuuUL'Uua County, and enclosed copy c.,i order paper containing a question ]i t L:i! asked thw l'riuie Minister on the Tiihutton question, and whether is was kiwn '.'i to adhere 10 iho exeustuvo vuiiuUui».- upon wtiion the land tux and lucid niUt wore lu be collected. The iliui ii reply n,is that it general ic-\..-:vi. oi Lhe tuilo iiould be made wiicu the market puce-- oi ugiicuiituuJ and (.•.: ■■ i r:;i products had Oeen stabilised j,j y s Lo form u more or less reliable saiis tor the ascertainment oi' land valj..-. Mi iieitl added that if the Coun- ■:.■. ; ii it wise, he would be glad to .uuouuee a deputation to the Prime ti;iii.-«er on lhe subject with a view .9 ieii. t front -ihiy oppressive taxation, lhe Chairiiiiiti thought there was ...I iiiii'jtiim oti the part of the Govern- ...■:.; ; " make any alteration in values r. tin present lime, but an individual uui'! object to lus valuation. He retrud to the good work of Mr Field l the liiluaUou question. He was doeiviujj of thanks, but the Chairman id nut think it of any advantage to .; fu:titer with the valuation mutter instruction of Native Trees. .<■_. I. I'iiaiii. lion, secretary ol the i.... :,•; .on branch ol the Forestry ,i-;:ev. ; wrote in reference to the do- . i t'roin Utuki on the Ilautere road. | ;,, ir.-e, were onh about 1-71. in | .■;: -;, nnd it ■•:'- thougltt i* would be i.-i- i.i cunsone Mich trees, especially . mu* did not interfere with trullic. L; j. ph to the chairman. Cr. Ivuo.x mi the tree.- ici.errod to were a belt I : ., H i:jg tola.as. lie did not know ;.. , hi tin-in down. The tiees were ~; :) ,.,, r .f ami would not interfere ■ •:: the Chairman"* i; "'ion it was do:hui ilu- Council use exeiy on-■i.-.uur to protect such trees and take ■■,":: a cairn-1 any persons destroying The e.egiueer (Mr Anderson) added ;il the trees '.vers a splendid lot. and ■■-•?:■ ii meat pit) thev had been in Otaki Water Works. ; p!:tu oi 1,. . proposed route of the I lu.e m emiiieeiion with the Otak) • r apply, ine Council would like, .i!;i--oi: to lay the pipe- at the earconvenience.— Koic-rrcd to eugin'Bntt.v,e Repairs. "••:■ X. Campbell, Waikanae. tated !, ,-iji-. aad ii - ml I be neecssan • i ii .- i> lies' : tads to Mijport th' . . i ra stlingers, th 're being onlj ■ • j,|., in ~in-li pii'i' at present. «. lie made arrangement with Mr '■.upl.tii to reparr the bridge. He had - L-i.t'd the matter with the engineer, •i it. was considered ii might be bctn uv hardwood in the biidge. It , ~;,j i, 0 a;, well to leave the matter in h: ■. r ti;.„ c: i-ineer air.' L 1 r ■ • a' -,m into Manakau ivcqttest Granted. M?r A. W'dshuw, Manakau. asked for tn-.ibsion to elect two linger pest- on if Manakau mam road aT the inter- .",,■:.■ north and south of 'he rail . - station:—Granted, subject to the ,;M\nl of the engineor. An Otaki Complaint. Hr .!. Adam: Otaki-Railway, asked •:,• .he drain pipes doing duty for a iUvrt ia front of his house bo rcme;,,j ,: unee. Ui> place was hull' bur■.J ia mad and should any ruin come, a drain could not possibly carry -, , the water. TU« writer threatenI •■■;•«,ii in event of damage. io Chairman] objected to the threat aiitninecTin the letter: there was no Cr. Rvder said the matter hadly anted "attention, and should be seen .• ," once. TiJ..' 0 matter " i!S referred to the enA Walkanae Application. Fourteen ratepayer!- at Waikauiie re- . a,.,! that a footpath be formed from •r,1,1m. Street to the railway crossing -. the Uikioranpi road, also that the ante portions of the road be tar sealed f dressed. The Chairman stated that he did not i:ov how the finances weald stand the .lira, and moved that the matter be -t'vned to tlie engineer for an estimate. This v, its agreed to. Storm Water at Otaki. Messrs Harper and Atmora, Otaki. rote on behalf of Mr? Power, pointing i-.-,t that owing to the action of an ownv at the end of the Awahotonu read jljcing a culvert that led the water trom hi, laud to the road, large quaillit,, of storm vrater now flowed on tfj Mr Power's property. The writer; a«ked for an abatement of the nuisance Thi engineer stated he would see tht interested parties this week and han the matter rectified. . Motions. The Chairman moved that on tie de dication of the South Manakau roac t this Council by Mr Josoph D 'Ath ijein completed, stops be taken to have tna portion of Mr J. D'Ath's land dedicai ga t , the dotmcil prffrided Mr Boyb jpects. to the satiafaction of % Cour filij a fence on tfce northern bomid».r

fi' suok flgki-of-wayi The motion was seconded by Cr. liryant and carried. On the Chairman's motion it was decided: That the necessary steps bo taken to have dedicated to the Council that portion of the south Manakau road as shown on plan submitted by Mesrs Harper and Atmore, solicitors, Otaki.