TAUMARUNUI BOROUGH

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 127, 19 August 1927, Page 12

TAUMARUNUI BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL The Minister of Agriculture has itformed the Taumarunui Borough Cottcil that he is prepared to recomm«: approval of the proposed amendmr to the abbatoir by-law increasing th scale of killing: charges for cattle Iron 8s to 10s per head. The Mayor (M E. Manson) auc the town clerk < $ I. A. Webb) appointed to rep.. sent the council -• the conference at Te Kuiti on Augt r -5, when the question of rating « native lands will be dealt with.

The solicitor for the Municipal Association is to be written to for information on the matter of fishing the power house, and the council’* lability, if any, in the event of electr:eution of fishermen should their too become tangled in the live wire*. A proposal by the works committ* to the effect that the lighting of tS* eastern end of Miriama Street be improved by the erection of a light the returned soldiers’ monument, *?• with a good deal of opposition frc councillors, though it was pointed tha.t the work would be done with tfc consent of the returned men. Cobcillor Thompson expressed the that it was an improper suggestion L make the memorial into a lamp P The town clerk reported that electricity installation loan was w* 2 a position w here the sinking fund &'■ posits pould be applied toward wipu* off the loan, an amount of £4.000- J was decided to proceed along the Ita* of the clerk’s report. Steps are /to be taken at an ear date to lay out and plot the new cem*‘ tery, the fees meanwhile to remain ** hitherto. - . A letter from the Manunui To - Board, requesting further consider* tion of the electricity supply agree® - between the two bodjfs. was recei** The electrical engineer, Mr. H. FLeod, said he would not recommend ** further concessions to the board. Bight applications were the position of driver of the o®*® steam roller, Mr. S. Forbes, or mcrunui, being appointed.