GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 909, 26 January 1882, Page 2

GERALDINE COUNTY COUNCIL.

At the rneeting of the Geraldine County Council, the question of Slaughterhouse licenses came up for discussion. A petition signed by all the butchers was received) protesting against the proposed alteration in the slaughterhouse license fees, and urging upon the Council the de-

suability of continuing the services of an inspector of Slaughterhouse. Messrs Lee, Kid will, and Green wha waited upon, the Council as a deputation, urged that it was hard on butchers to pay £5 license for killing 11 sheep, and one beast, while the farmers were only charged 10s fid for killing 10 sheep and two beasts. Farmers could, under these circumstances under-sell butchers by one, farthing per pound. What they desired, was to fix the license fees at a uniform, rate, as they wished people stopped from selling their meat in the auctions. Mr Meodelson said the 10s fid fee was , to applie to farmers who wanted to killa few sheep to supply his men. After the deputation had withdrawn the Council resolved itself into a special meeting to consider the resolution re the , licenses and after a good deal of discussion the license fees as fixed were confirmed. A letter from the Mount Peel Road • Board having been received in reference. to making, a. sheep bridge, the Opuha. it was resolved to. ask the .Mount Peel. Road Board to forward, an, estimate, of the probable cost of the bridge, and the „ cost of a road and approaches on both, sides of the .river Mr Moody also promised that the Surveyor to the Levels., Hoad Board _ wouid bo asked to visit the locality and report upon the work. A letter was read from the Colonial--office, dated January 10th, in,, a request of the Councill for, as to the manner in which.. thWßpsidies due to the County had been applied to the maintenance of the Timaru. Hospital, stating that the total cost of the . Hospital for tfie year ended March, 1881, was £2265. The subsidy due to the Borough of Timaru was £847 ( 17s fid, and to the. County of Geraldine, £1436 os 3d, from. the former of which had to. Re, deducted 4 for.maintenance of-Hospital,£B4l, and and from the latter ~£1424. The total j cost of charitable aid in the Canterbury , district for the Same periodwas £9IOO, whifjh vas.deducted m n the sanm way from subsidies to Counties. an(| in,the 4 . provincial district,as, the .Hospital expen- _ diture. In regard .to .the representation t of.the Council iq the . management pf the . Timaru Hospital. ; it ; was stated -that, the . Charitable Aid Bill proposed by Government would have, met, the' suggestion, and s il was hoped that the. Bill wpuld Repotne . law next session^ After some discussion, Messrs Moody, Clulee, and McKerrow were, appointed a , a Committee to make enquiries upon the . subject, Mr was appointed-.lnspector of Slaughterhouses pro tern., and : Messrs. Moody, Clulee, and .McKerrow a Com- . mittee to consider the..duties and re--, munpration of the Inspector.. Accounts to the amount of £56 3s- 9d. were passed for payment.. The meeting , then adjourned.