EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 46, 19 March 1909, Page 4

EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tim ordinary monthly meeting was 'held at Opunake on Friday. -SINKING FUNDS. A letter was read from the Auckland City Council re sinking fund commissioners, asking' the Council to enter itw protest against that portion of the Act 'which prevents local bodies investing their own sinking funds, 1 Resolved, that this Council -supports the Auckland Council in its endeavor to get tllu particular section of the Act irepealed. (Maxwell-- Farquhar.) The Valuation Department a-ked the Coum-il ui appoint au -.isse-i-or. Mr. R. Lambie was appointed. RACKitLIK'KS UOADS. A letter \va-> read from .Mr, Moore, asking the Council to remind ihe Hon. A. \V. Hogg that t'lie. wettlers in this district had luickhloi-k holdings, and point out that the money was being spent east of the railway.

; Cr. Macßeynold'S *aid he had not much, (sympathy with some of the settlers, a* Ulii'V sold out liei'e fit good prices and •then took Hip cheap land in the back'blocks. i Cr. Dudley said there should be a law 1 •that the Public Trustee should not sell' ttiiy land until he roads it. It no good 'bridging rivers until the road is made, •lie said a bridge had been luiill on the •Opunake-Stiatlonl road, 'bill it. could 'not -be used, as the road was not lit for •I r a Hie.

i llesolved. on the nKMi/iii of Cr*. Cump'lm'H am! Young. that n letter he -written 'to tlie Hon. A. W. -lldrawing his attention to the backblocks roads ill till' IJgiwmt Counlv. LWITAT.IL Vim KAILOTU. ; The foreman estimated that it would cost £32 to make a piit'li from the post 1 olliK-c to the hall. The .settlers promised to -ihul <CI4 14s. It was decided that the matter be held over for a time, KATES. - The clerk was instructed to sue lor all outstanding rates after 31st March. FOREMAN'S REPORT. • 11. Munro reported on the Qco Riding, as follows: —Contracts: The continuous! dry weather has enabled contractors to •put through a good amount of 'work during the .past month. Kelicly Kros. Wve 'completed contract No. 112, delivery of gravel ( oiv the Lower Oeo road, •and they have made very good progress •with contract No. 110, delivery of gravel -and boulder stone on the Patiki road; 'this contract will be completed in n few ■days, and they will then wake a ntart 'with contract No. 109, delivery of beach shingle o-u the Main. South and Watino roads. Those contractors also put out •70 yards of gravel,for the construction •of approaches to the Pihnma post oflice during the month. General: 1 might Vail the attention of the Council to the Very unfair position, taken up by the Waiinate West County Council in sending their contractors into this riding toi procure boulder stone antl carting same over several miles of this county's roads •during the late very dry "weather, thereby causing considerable damage to the 'metal way, the greater portion of which 'has only recently been put down. I understand from the contractor that a» ■notice or' entry 'had been served on the 'occupier of the property from which the> stone wis taken. Stone is very scarce •in that 'locality, and we find it very diflicult to procure sufficient for maintenance purposes. i The Council will get advice re Wai--mate 'County taking their stone. Resolved, that work to the value of i£2s be done on the Auroa road. I ACCOUNTS, i Accounts amounting to £758 'were passed for payment. The overdraft of ■the Council <is £2109. The rates outstanding amount to.£Boo.