PIAKO COUNTRY COUNCIL,

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 238, 21 January 1888, Page 2

PIAKO COUNTRY COUNCIL,

!Gdunci|MB,.hcld '^Moriilf ill© iX&NKtyi; (Joull Dibble, H&an&itatpli M«*lTOft9a Dili I H '* I J^ X'Minutog b&tlft preyMton monthly, noting/ ; "jfere read affdweoniirafed. The ttmmntfx correspondence was then read and dealt with : From Property Tax Department;, atating that £196 16s 6d, over-paid Council, as sub,«idy s ttnder.JL(i?al BoUjkU J^&ange *"<* Powers Act;\Muld^e,deduo|ea^frdm figure payment & a&aidiea'fo Comity^ 7 ?^i Cancelling Subsidy Promised :-From Mr H. J\ H.EHdii.,Under-Secrerbr (> v,' on. behalf of {the Minister of Mines," stating that 'with, KBpeet t6 letter of May 2lsfc, 1887, authorising tho transfer of thd balance of £108 11» 2d frout tracks Fern Spur to Butlers, Spur, and tncka to claims at' Buck reef) 'Waioron^omai, to be expended on construction of a track at Stoney Creek; in view of retrenchment* he regretted " that it had been found necessary to cancel the balaui'O of tho authority referred to viz. £72 lla 31 (It will- be remembered considerable discussion took place last year r.> this subsidy, and that Government ti'fusod to pay it on the grounds that, tho traok was too steep, and' must be reduoed to a grade not exceeding 1 in lOt) On the motion of. the Chairman it was resolved than a letter be written to the Hon. Minister Mine.*, reminding him that the money was 4ffyutely pronvsed Council without any conditions as to grade, and the work was curried out, by council on the strength of that promise, and respectfully urging that the money be paid. ■ Traok at rear of Hot Springs-H-Frpm Mr H, J. H. £SUo(t-V Under-Secretary, stating th it owing to retrenchment, ti.e Minister o» Mines regretted ho miut cancel the promise contained m a letter dated April 30, 1887, of £60, as a subsidy towards the construction oi a traok from tue reay of tho Hot Springs, Te Aroiia, to the Tui-WaiorongOiiiai track. Clarky'B Drain Again '.—From the County engineer, Mr Pavitt, reporting at the request of Council on the possibility of taking the water from the creek near Mr Mao-kic's along the rjad side drain, instead of through MrCiurke's land, and stating that this could be done by deepening the outfall dram through Mr Bleueowrtj'B leasehold land, and widening it to four feet,, und also deepening and widening the road drain, total distance th.rty chains. Also that it would be necessary to fix a plauk crossing over the road drain, whereby Air Maulie could got to his Beotion from- tne road. Estimated total cost, £13. Estimated co3t of faxing tluiuing through Clarke.-* land (as ingested at last mcc.ing) £50. Mr Pavitt in his repart also stated that Mr Wencowe -was quite willing to have tho outfall drain refened to deepened and widened through his land, us it woul i drain a considerable portion of the low lying ground ou ttu and adjoining sections. The report mentioned Anther that Mr Clarke was willing that a small quantity of the water should pa-s through his la»J, provided tho County would ele or out tho lower portion of the present watercourse) bjiow his seeuon.probabtecost£2. Considerable dis usaion tOD'.c placo ra this matt ci. (which mi* airsa.ly iriei tUo forbearanco of tho Conno.l, and Lhe nockeis of iho ra epnyers &lmo-t pact endurance, anl ha"j in fact bocomo a ragu ar nuiaance to the Counoil.) Ur Q-oulct an m -Ms\y de/rcrated any further money e*pj.n.Utui't bdin^ incur ci ie ihii matter, uni a Ucd wii* the Oounc i shunki gf» on spending mou^v because l,wo neighboius choso to keep on Quarrelling a? t; vhich way tile water shoul-l lun. Tho Cimivtnan askc 1 what Mr Cl irke's o->ject wa3 in stating he woul.l havo no objection to u port on ot U;e wat r p»9 ing through hu land, to which the Kogmeer repliel no I had tol t Mr Clark*? i ho Council woali probably etop all the water frutu going turo i^h ins pmce, and lie then said if this wo o do iC he would have to go to toe river for \v«LBr. Cr Alurphy : I am quite certain vm li.tlo datnage ho. 1 * c\ii i bcoa don.- to Mr Clarke ov flood water, that is plain t^a-iy pcisjti loosing at his place. The i oad,culvert across the roa.i, and connecting drain wo c c instructed mi'SSi) or 1881 by tho thon County ang.noor, Mr-Pur-ohas.und the landCLrkc occvipies was not then e*en lakeu op. This matter o ( .uainingClarixei land, und works c .nnceted therewith, mu« have already cost- the Council i.boiu iioQ\ still lio wounl rathrr scttlo the i»utt»r quietly if possible ihan have a-iy complaint. U t m- tateiy it was rosolvcd, on the motion of Cr Mills, secondod by Cr Murphy, that the rccommendatiun of tphe Engineer, re taking tho water tnrough Mr Blenoow.i'e land, be adopted, and the old course filled up, so that none of tha water be allowod to go thruugh Mr Clarkes laud. Grey Street; Waiorongomai : — From Mrs | Maria Taylor, drawing attention to the dangerous stale of tho drain near her residence, whiih neeeded bridging, estimated cost £2 to £3. .Letter received. General .Raid :— From Mr F. D. Rich, general manager Thames Valley Land Com pany, objecting on behalf of that Co., to proposed extra raw ot £d in tha £ being levied over Patetora Riding, and. stating ttie rate would have to be almost wholly paid by said Co. ; and that fhe Co. Jiad already formed roads, bridges, etc., at their own expense to the value' of £1500, and were, prepared to still find tde means to keop the roads in repair without calling upon the Council for assistance, and therefore objooted to, the ra to being moro than i in M. Cr rle.my also objected to tho extra Jd rate on Patotere, and said a rate of |d in £ would provide, a sufficient sum over-the *d in £ for the requirements of Pate tare. Cr Heany ppoke at some length in •apport Of bis obWtiou to the extra rate, bu» the Cnair.iutto\p4 other momberß pressed home the Ittct t^atNAhere was not tinie now.to make any auoh al^ationj as it would* necessitate staring do novo wjth. respecting to levying r«te, and the notices would have to oo advertised orer-tagain, and the County (subsidy be endangered. '- > • Slaughter House Lioonscs:— The applications ofMessrg FJCank'J* Marshall (nej* license), Morrinsville ; D. Sheriff Oxford; F, Dibble, Mata ; T-. ,% w0 > Waihou ; and Orures and'Jßaskh'iiTe, waiorongomai (ronewals) woro granted. , - Noti(ieg of Motion ;— Notices of motion re the iollowing maters were next dealt with in tho following order: ' 1. Cr Murphy : That the future meetings o the Council b» held at Te Arohaj sooon^ed by t Cr Heany:~-. \ J! , , » ' % ■ , ' Or Murphy expressed regfofc that Oi Smith was, unavoidably, absent, - being detained ai Thfj^Tott as t wouid ofrtainiy vote in favour of tho 'meetings being held at Te'Aroha. $he diup^sion v^ TX m\wh upon the aam« ljnw^aß^j^t^^t'^nMwting, and the.eamo Orj votsd for ana agaiusfc, khe motion Ibttmg U#t on the oastJTigypto.of.the (Cc Murphy forthwith gave notioa that he sho«id'&gdin xnowd j the arioo^6i£iHdi^ted at next Council meeting-) ; 2. Or.Bl^Wll^iyMlltjfiiaoJiardere be, adopted for t)>e carrying, on of the business i'at the Oounc.il me^jgii^Aleugthy disi-ussion Vttsued, s ;Beveral 3rs expressing' the opinion^ B&admg' o^ers. Finajly it *as reiqlve^ffchair Athe'jpading c*der© pf Waikatwi' HbspiUl aad

Oharitftble Aid Board be ad jp ted, excepting tlw'fQllowin&olauses N oi., 1, , 6, 19, 22, ,25; ,69 tb T «6 (moluiiv©); 38, atfdti 39. Sub-section &an&~8 ofoktile 3 to Wmerged into one*' ; \ , 3 ; Mills : Th<*t this.Obunoil sub4di*e tHe 'oropcaed '"Frbsnecting; . Association /being 4ormed at Te £r6ha, if fioate i, in the mannf i S^ided by 1 the Mining-Act} ; such as sttb-itd-" Csing :<K 4s£J*«S! t^ els K 6d *??■ «ft If dot etc. <V^/ r^" '„ , - ' 1- ' ,7ri y SecQndea% Or "Murphy, * *> Crs -Mills spoke in support of fate motion, and urged that if the Council did/as suggested, a-»d if good gold were struck by the Association, the moflpy would be refunded in th«form of K old duty. Besides the Councils subsidy wouid carry an equal subsidy from Government, as set forth in the Mining Act. Or Murphy »aid that he belie vei it \r uld be one of the best works the council could assist,, to put irt a low level tunnal at Te j Ai'oha. The subsidy would come to very , little a» work .would not be carried out on a very large scale, and the Association was not floated yet. The Chairman expressed a doubt as to whether this was a work the Council should or could assist, and did not think driving a tunnel, as proposed, c.tmo under the definition of prospecting, and requested Cr Mills to show the Council the clauses be referred to in the Mining Act. Cr Mills said-he had forgotten to bung the Act with him, but. assured the Chairman it gave County Councils full power to do as suggested • , Or Murphy, : They have no reef to exactly drivo for, bnt wish to pub in a tunnel to see what is in the hill, and what reefs they can cut, therefore the work is undoubtedly prospecting. Cr ' Heany move i as an amendment that the further consideration of this matter stand adjourned un.til su< i h time as the proposed Co. is duly formed ; at present all the Council had before then was -a prospectus and to hii mind it would be rather' atsurd for the Council to subsidise a prospectus. Cr JDibblo seconded the amendment, which was declared carried, only Or .Murphy and Mills voting against. 4. The Chairman : That a general rate of |d in the £ bo levied over the Bidmg* of Tt> Arolia and Patetere, and of id in the £ over the Waitoa, Matanaata, and Taofcoaroa Hidings. Secondel by Cr Murphy, and carried noan con. Resolved unanimously that the application of Mr Munro (adjournel from last meeting) for assistance to prospecting at Waiorongonui b<« n»t entertained, C >uncil having no funfcj at thair disposal for the purpos*. Kssolve.l oa the motion ol" <Jr Hainy, that he extra $\ ras.» over Paretere Hiding bo ypende 1 on public works within thub llidiug. Gordon Settlement: Tho Engineer, Mr Pavitt, supplied the following estimate of oo3t of doing work proposed at. lasb meet ng at Gordon Special Sottle«n-nt. Filling in gu ly on Mr I{,ochc3 Un 1, £10 ; making appro ichaa 'to bridges on maori reserve adjoint Go/djn Settlement £30. Total £10. The Chairaun silted that t\<i Te Aroht a-parate rate account was aG prasont date 1:163 11s in tiebfc. b 'sides which £i 5 lial been advanced Te Avoha from general tAte account; this was apart from the general indebtedness ot the itidmg to »he rc3t of the County. Cr Murphy said the roa 1 raaJj 1 ist, y->ar liad n>w become consolidated, sal was likely tobeagool ml for imuiy y «r3 to come, and it. w.s highly ncccijaary the propose i work should bo d no au I moved chat it le cair-el o it tv as.-ordance with fie Enginee 'a e-iniA'i.w; aa no further ixpenliture wouli b3 rejuiroi for T« Aroha Kiding for someti'iie to cooic. cd '>,V Cr Mil's, Only the mover and s conic- vote! for t.-.e mot on, which Jwas oej'.ar ct \oA. On ih • motion of Or Murphy, tSearplijation ma'dc i.t asfc moe ing for a bi'i isc, culvert, etc., at Gordon Se 1 . tleme.it, was allowed to fatm l over lor the prcoe .t. Travelling lisp ihcs :— Travelling exp2nS23 of Crs was iixo ia? folio .?.», on the motioa af tho Chairman. That the''allo a ance for ,i tejioin? meetings be as herotofore with r spect to any ii'Ci tings held at Cn.mbrid.jv. For m.oii.igs hei 1 at M in'insville, that Cr Hcui.v ho allowo I fiwi c'a s train fare jtni hotel" espansfig; Crs Biunskill and Dibble £1 la 0 1 o*?h j all ths other Crs 13s oi oh, , Cr Jlurphy -When the mjo'ing are niii at Te Aroha, I s<uli muku no charge i'or travelling esj ensi s. Collection oi P»a:oi— q^ tho motion oC the Chairman, the CJlerk was appointed colltotcr of rates to tho Council at a remuneration oi 2i per cont. Accounts amounting to £33 Os 9a wore passed for payment, an! the Council rose.