GREAT SOUTH ROAD.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 134, 7 October 1913, Page 4

GREAT SOUTH ROAD.

The Paparata Subsidy. To tho last meeting of the Franklin County Council, Tha clerk of the Fararata Road Board wrote:-"! am directed to inform \ou that my Board ntver inteede:! to refuse the £?5 grant merely because the Government or the Automobile Association would not contribute. My Board Ui.dergtocd it to be a settled matter that the Government would contribute £ for £, and made the stipulation tha' all money spent on trn work, from whatever soure:?, must be faii ly allocated. But when the Government failed to make a grant through no fault of your Council my Beard had ro irtention of withholding the money on that a-count. With rrgard to the Automobile Association, I think it clear frrm my Board's letter containing the offer Ihst whether the Automcbile Assrciaiion contributed cr rot would net affect my Board's offer, orovided Only that if they di 1 contribute a fair proportion of it must be spent opposite this district. My Board have r.o desire to raise unreasonable or impracticable demands aid will send the £25 as promised when the work i 3 completed. JMy Board object to your statement that they, equally with joar Council, ate responsible for tha maintenan;e of the Great South road, and consider now that your Council has taken ever this road your Council and not this Board are responsible for its main:enance." The hitff was received as being satisfactory. GET MOKE SPAWLS. Cr Lyons sail they should get steels s of spawls in the different ricings. H 6 had arranged with on? contractor to get 150 yards spawls, but he could not get any more. He moved that tenders be called for a supply of spawls, each Councillor to tupply to the clerk a list of his requirement?. Cr Flanagan said he had arranged for the supply of quantities at 3s per yard. Cr Fulton: We cannot get it down cur way for that. A councillor: Is it good metal? Cr Flanagan: It's the best. Cr Henry: I got some at 4s a yard. The motion was carried.