WAITARA.
BOROUGH COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) February 11. The Waitara Borough Council held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor, and Crs. Johnston, Blair, Jaggs, Rennie, Jones and Ogle. Mr. Rennie referred to the delay in putting up a fence at the camp reserve. It was pointed out that it was on account of shortage of labor that the matter had not been attended to, but it would be done as soon a,s possible. The Post and Telegraph Department repudiated and liability of rates on a house bought by them from Mr. C. Ogle, as they do not pay rates. The council considered this unfair. Mr. Ogle had paid his quota of 26s and should not be expected to pay the balance. The matter was deferred. A rise in wages by the employees was asked for from 14s a day to 15s a day. —Granted. The question of an increase in wages to boys at the power station was left to the electric light committee with power to act. Mr. T, Taylor waited on the council in respect to street lights in Nelson Street having been out for some considerable time. It was explained by the electric light committee that the engineer was waiting for material, and it was impossible to do anything until the necessary fittings arrived. GENERAL. The approach to the camp reserve, which has been improved by the soldiers’ memorial gate committee, has now had the finishing touch put to it by the borough employees, who have made a separate path for pedestrians, apart from wheel traffic. The whole has been cindered and it is the committee’s intention to plant shrubs on the seaward side of the road. May I suggest to the committee (if funds permit) having the pathway tarred. Messrs. Gaustad, Marrow and Co. have a splendid sample of wheat on view in their window, which has been orrown by Mr. J. Vicke.rfng, Tikorangi. The crop is estimated at 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Mr. C. H. Johnston, who has been seriously ill, is about again. It will be probably some time before he will be able to take his place at the wheel of the mail car.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1921, Page 7
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