MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8861, 11 July 1907, Page 3

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

S ■ TO TH of M -fItScOUNT Y- ■ _ ' ,„u i tt submitting iilYoii tUe year’s ibo eousidored s-t , uce Jas ■ Ibolicy of the -IKZ has been to reduce lcav ViU year, hoP in ° the whol ■ I c ir term is the end 0 4 extinguished a refore th ''lcial year, , TC ar*hav %ov the co« e , u y si 9. Thi fa out on t'other net in , > .Agitated t year’s rates o -.X Tthe entreat J er tlie wliol* ■Ad. sprof ii i iaV o though Sfe *.J|Tbc oofflaci face of le SHESbIe i n ,!fl against.sink P lately f n uera l rates, t< ®liffere ° ue ral rate 0 f »a faking it necessar: ■.■ Hidings-. _ No increase ha jßdou RI Y, tTiis Biding, exact!: || mado rates t being collected a ■ffioted iaf f Sunt Stowaxt coUe6t « Hut of fl W not sufficient io pa: (Hvear tiS -puliue loans, and a; Iptereßt fST/ increased b: Kmount is fnr. g necessa ry to in Stills y ea Vly i-16d, making i So the fl® % which gives £a Bate ra |°,.?Voar The bridges ox if than last joar- road> f(?: H Foildiug'- 1 0500 vras raised |h n l°f b °een completed Ii II not yet he u s £ f the firsi |ng down thcof wa3 struck Bo a . , tlie piers beinf B ineM „mch deeped at increased Hewn a i ß o arose in II for, enfficient to meet the lr of Yhe second bridge, which R lo mfd out of the Biding funds. H° P i i?ri,lce Will not be as exS oC °?o erect lad will ho comPlected will not he it to pay tlie interest on lining ft but the Council propose, by Sal Order and the consent of the ptor-General, to transfe i the general account, and . iway With tlie necessity to strme llor rate. The rates m this Stuff will therefore remain the H 8 The principal roads iiave 3 re-metalled and clayed during Slast few months, and are in good fcffotea Biding.-The heavy deKls for road maintenance m this Hmr make it necessary to strike I eauivaleut to the amount colid last year for general purposes, i id in the £. The reducing of | general rate to &d therefore imitates the striking of a separate Bf of izd although this means I the total rates collectable will ■bout £35 loss than last year, as Bonncil cannot collect separate i over the town district of Irotea. The special rate of 1-od feted last year to pay interest ft j ias been reduced to d-lOd, as Bis sufficient to pay interest. _ irnarvon Biding.—The financial lion of this Biding is satisirv and the reduction of tlie |al’ rate from %d to does take it necessary to increase the late rate (l-£Od), so that the I rate is reduced by 3-9 d. Iwakawa Riding.—Tins Riding lhad very heavy expenditure log tho last year, and the amount 3ueral rate struck, viz , 15 J6d, not enffiacient to meet demands, itantial repairs had to be effected ng the year and a large quantity total put on roads. It is necesto strike a separate rate ox >3O, ■iug total increase of 3-16 d on ' year’s rates. No further insets are anticipated, and it is s(] (if no unusual demauos arise) a reduction may he made next

tvahou Riding.—At first it was ight that a similar rate to that ast year would ho sufficient, but damage done by recent floods in Maiiawatu will cause heavy exditure. A separate rate of 1-Cd oing struck, giving an additional S. During tne year the Council ight it advisable to erect a for the roadman, as he could get a suitable dwelling. This igs in a rent of 6s per week, hirokino Sub-Division. The .rate rate of U.d struck over this iion of the Awahou Riding last ; was not sufficient for the npi of roads and bridges. Extra snse Was incurred in having to aoe the bridge over the Goverut drain on the Whirokino road, sparate rate of H&, giving an mse of £53.17s Sd for general exlituro is being struck. For the acial year ended March 81st, , the chief items of receipts afld ludituro were: — RECEIPTS.

£ s. d. .eral and Separate rates 5270 1 4 sidy from Government 1090 6 G ■uses 88 0 0 ries 60 0 0 . Tas 76 18 6 Way 2339 10 7 eof road machine 7 9 ® mary . 8 ® sof metal drain pipes, etc 48 7 J it of roadman’s cottage 514 0 EXPENDITURE, ninistratiou 514 10 0 mty road maintenance 8476 9 8 Ties 83 1 0 alrari bridge 61 2 2 igburn-Rougotea bridge 15 3 0 irokino bridge 16 14 4 spital and Charitable Aid nd Infections Diseases Lospital 866 Jok interest and charges 129 10 6 mrance 20 7 8 amway 2GBB 11 5 aiu pipes and metal _ 78 15 10 ig collars and commission 21 0 G ladman’s cottage 134 19 11 dilation Department 91 10 0 mpousation for land taken C 3 11 0 :erest on loans over the whole county 895 9 10 Attention of ratepayers is again [led to the large amount, £129 10s , paid to the bank for interest on erdraft, and are requested to make yment of rates as per enclosed acmnt on due date and thereby assist i materially reducing this charge. TRAMWAY, eceipts £2839 10 7 spenditure 2688 11 5 leaving a debit balance of £349 0s )d for the year’s working. The blowing amounts are included in spenditure:— ~ „ Bleepers £3O 14 3 Rails and fastenings 462 11 8 Windmill 28 16 9

£623 2 8 'hereforc tlio actual working of the ramway for the twelve months reresented a credit of 10d. die lifting and relaying With 4010. ails of the line along the Carnarvon ncline for 43 chains has been inished. It is proposed to carry the vork to the top of the hill during he present year. To do this another E 5 t(jns of 401 h. rails will he required. The old rails taken np have [been used for renewals between Rosina and Himatangi in place of [those condemned by the Government Permanent Way Inspector. GRANARY. The Granary Manager’s _ report shows that this building continues to be a financial success. After providing interest and sinking _ fund a credit balance of £3O Os lOd is shown for the year’s working. PALMERSTON-PONTON MAINg ROAD. This road has been completed now, all but a length of SO chains and an application has been 1 made 'to Government for a furt-Mx grant towards the road. If the application for grant is successful the Council, recognising the importance of the work, propose to make a further grant from general rates and complete the road. WHIROKINO BRIDGE. This bridge, which is now under the control of the Council, has been badly damaged by the recent floods in the Manawatu River. A quite unexpected scour has taken place under the bridge, and the depth of water at the three centre piers is 27ft., about double what it was when the bridge was built. The additionaal piles driven in 1004 have held well, and are now the principal factors in holding the bridge. It is proposed to obtain 20 piles, 55ft. long, and drive them in each of the (Continued on page 4.)