WAITOMO COUNTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1922, Page 2

WAITOMO COUNTY.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The usual monthly meeting of the Waitomo County Council was held at Te Kulti on , Friday. In regard to the Te Kuitl-Pio Pio Road, C^ ; Boddy said he had suggested that both the borough and the county engineers should metet, go over the roads, and then assess the thg amount of metal required. In the event of' them not coming to an arrangement, a third ptaty could be called in, otherwise the amount decided upon would constitute the amount of m&ial to be put down by the contractor. It was decided to write the borouglx to this effect. & The urggpt need of metalling three miles of the iiiwi Road was raised by Cr. J; C. Eowfek in a letter to the council. The writer staged that the engineer had advised Mm to a. the council td write the Ohura . County afei point out tfi©,'; urgent need nfi' having thS roa<| treated, qij it. meant con-.-/ nfectlng tw6’, counties, and there . was only niStter of 4hrc-e miles of rowing ttf'be attend? ei± to.—lt'.was decided to. write t)ig’ Minister - Urging tbrr’ necessity for the" road W6ri£ ' ,(!Fhe Minister Of Public Works wrote ajC?., khowledging receipt of a letter forwarding. a? pMition signed by Mr. J? M. Fo'rbes ai»d; fqyty-eight other settlers with respect to tfug-j iMangaotoa-Kiritehere Road and advising the matter would be given consideration whpi| M tpe estimates were being prepared. -, > . '*The total receipts of the Waitomo Count? ‘ ftijj 1922 (March 31) from all sources' hmourits to £41,922 9s 9d, and the totaf ; expenditure £50,331 Ils la. Tn the Awaklno County the receipts were £20,124 13s Bd, and the expenditure £20,046 8s 3cL