THAMES INTERESTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 744, 17 August 1929, Page 15

THAMES INTERESTS

Two settlers on the Kauaeranga Road made an offer to the Thames County Council to keep the road in good order for 80 per cent, of the rates paid by settlers in that locality. The county clerk, Mr. D. Mackay, said the amount would be £53 12s. The council thought the proposal a fair one, and agreed to accept it. The

work is to be subject to the engineer’s ] approval. 1 No access to their property for 17£ 1 years, which had involved them in considerable expense, caused Messrs. Fisher and Mackay, of Whangamata, to notify the council that they were not able to assist in legalising a road to their property. The speed of motor-lorries and the > excess loads carried were discussed, i Cr. Courtney pointed out that the ■ county’s own lorries were bad offenders. Their lorries, licensed to carry one ton, were carrying 2 5 yards of shingle. Lorries he also stated travelled up to 45 miles an hour. The Highways Board had written stressing the necessity of controlling heavy traffic, and suggested the appointment of a joint inspector for ad- } joining counties. This was deemed to be too big a contract for one man and the council decided to “shake up its own inspector.” That a hospital board cannot discharge any person who has commenced a course of training in its nursing staff, until that person has completed the term of training required by the regulation, was pointed out to the Thames Hospital Board by the Health Department. The town clerk of Paeroa forwarded to the Thames Hospital Board a cheque for £IOO, being local voluntary contributions for hospital purposes. The Paeroa Hospital building has just been finished by the Public Works Department. As soon as the furnishing and grounds are completed, the hospital will be ready to receive patients. The cost of the hospital is £6,778, made up as follows:—Building. £5,500; grounds, £623; and equipment, £655.