HOROWHENUA COUNTY.

Shannon News, 11 July 1922, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY.

MEETING OF COUNCIL. The July meeting of the Council was held on Saturday, and was attended by Crs. G. A. Monk (chairman), J. 11. Why to, F. J. Ryder, H. Barber, J. McLeavey, C. I. Harkness, H. G. Bryant, S. A. Broadbelt, and A. R. Knox. CORRESPONDENCE.

. The General Manager of Railways replied to the Council's suggestion urging an alteration in the train service to suit the convenience of children residing north of Levin wiho desired to attend the high school here. The matter had been fully inquired into, but it was regretted that the departure time from 9.25 a.m.- to 11.25 could not be altered, as this train was the only means by which passengers could reach certain stations in the morning. The delay of the train would also dislocate the through goods traffic.

Received: members referring to the want of consideration on the part of the Department-in not affording better facilities for the education of the children by providing a more suitable

train service. , Mr C. 131 enkhorn forwarded dedication of road in the sub-division of the estate of the late Mr M. H. E. Gorringe, near Koputaroa.—Dedication accepted.

Mr \V. Laing, Wallace Road, asked that a culvert be supplied for the road opposite his property.—Left in the hands of Or Broadbelt and the Engineer to deal with. Mr Kelly 1 , of Tokomaru, waited on the Council. He said he wanted the Council to define the boundary between himself and a neighbour. The boundary Irad originally been the centre of the Tokomaru stream, but about two years ago a cut had been made through Ids land to divert the stream and save the northern end of the bridge. Sonie of his land had been cut off, and unless the boundary was defined he was in danger of losing that land altogether. The chairman said the Council appreciated Mr Kelly's position, and would see what could be done. He stated, 100, that the Council was appreciative of Mr Kelly's action in allowing the cut to be made through his land to save-the bridge. RESOLUTIONS. The chairman moved, and it was carried, that the special order made at a special meeting- of the Council held on June 10, 1922, authorising the raising of. the antecedent loan liability loan of £9OOO, and striking a special loan of one-fourteenth of a penny in the pound over the whole of the county as security for same be continued.

It was resolved, on Cr. McLeavey's motion, that the seal of the County be attached to ten debentures for £9OO each, issued in respect to the antecedent liability loan of £1)000 raised ny the. said Council. ENGINEERS' REPORT. The Engineer reported: The work generally throughout the county has heen satisfactory during 'the period

j 11 i-jl ended. Tokomaru Uiding.—ln the northern part ,'ot' this riding e-evrything is in iairly good order, but in the southern end some of the roads are in great need of repair, and during the period a quantity of gravel was put out to patch the worst parts of these roads until 1 am able to send the plant into this riding. . • Wirokino Riding.—Approximately 1100 cubic yards i. of gravel have been distributed on the various roads during the period, and the plant is at present working on the main road, Weraroa Settlement. A great -deal of inconvenience has been caused while re-forming .'.this road owing to The

want ol' consideration on the part of dri-vers oi' motor vehicles, and especially the drivers of outside motor lorries. 11 was therefore found necessary to close the road and divert all traffic by way of Bruce and Buller roads. The next repair work to be put in hand is the Le-vin-Foxton Road, which l.hope to start in about ten days' tinie. A start was made during the week with the Muhunoa West water-race extension, and should he completed before nest meeting. Cr Whyte suggested that Mr Burton might he-made a larger grant for the work of keeping the track clear to his farm in Tokomaru Valley. The track was used by othersThe Engineer said that application was to be made to the Public Works Department for a grant to supplement what the Council was paying. Cr. Harkness considered the Engineer's action should be confirmed in diverting traffic to Bruce Road from the main road, Weraroa, where road- " making was in progress. It was quite right that the work should be protected until it had properly set. The Foxton Road badly required attention, and the work should not be delayed, The drains at the Kuku Settlemen want something done to them. A loost plank in the bridge opposite the Kukv factory should be seen to. Cr. Broadbelt reported that the roat through Ihakara had been completed and a good job made on the whol

The lower portion, however, had not been rolled. The Engineer said the metal there was too dry to pack, and was to be re-rolled later on.