NOTICES OF MOTION.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3007, 4 October 1878, Page 2

NOTICES OF MOTION.

OHINEMtfBI BOAD. ' ' ' Cr «SpeMer . moved the following . notice of motion standing in his name -~ ♦ "That tenders be called for metalttnt ~ that portion of the Oh;nerauri main road from the KauaerjnEta.bridge to Eerikeri, and the road from L.opu wharf to junction wittemain road." He said this was the - most favorable time for putting on metaL'. *

A large number" of the unemployed been employed surfacingj and there was plenty of metal at the Eerikeri end. The Chairman said during the summer it was proposed by a cabmaa to run a cab j to Eopu; wharf daily to meet the Ohine- , muri steamers. \ ■ The mption was secSaded by Cr Coutts and unanimously carried. A EEWl's HILL. ": V Cr Spencer moved the notice of motion 4> landing in his name":™" That tenders be galled for breaking the metal on Rewi's Sill, for the purpose of repairing that I portion of the County road "between the bridge in Grey street, JShprlland, and the Southern side Eewi's' Hill, Pa-awai."-He, said the stones could be spawled and laid' along the road, when they could be V broken by tue unemployed.. ' Cp. Thorburn seconded. ,He thought Cr Spencer's suggestion a good one. Carried. '

'■'..-. WATER' EACE. \ Or THorbnrn inored the notice of motion kfeacdi^ b'Hia ' That in cpnse°'ff in the waters of tne'Eauaeranga sources, the surveyor be instructed to prepare plans, &c, for the introcJaction of the Mangakirikiri creek into the Thames Water Eace." Cr Coutts seconded. . Carried. Cr Thorburn also moved— '*That the Engineer bo instructed to prepare plans j and specifications for lining the tunnels on the Thames Water Sace; and also to prepare plans and specifications .for constructing the tunnel from the WaioEaraka to the Waiotahi Creek for the purpose of carrying out. the proposed extension of the Race." . Cr Spencer seconded the -motion. He was glad it was proposed, as it was time the Eace was completed, when it would bring in a large revenue. Carried. . THAMES AND WAIKATO EAILWAT. Cr Spender moved the notice of motion standing in Ms name —" That in view of the increasing population and traffic in the Ohinemuri and other district's, the Government should be repectfufly urged to commence the surrey of the Grahamsstqwn to Omahu portion of the Thames and.Waikato railway with as little delay as possible,." , He said that the object was a very * important one. They were, much indebted to the Chairman for his , vigilance in conjunction with the Mayor in having the line put on.the Public Works Statement. He confessed that they were somewhat dumfouhded when they found out the railway wai to be made from Hamilton to Thames, meaning Thames river, and was glad the Chairman was there to have it rectified. The engineering difficulties were not very great, the greatest, he believed, being the ' bridging of the Kauaeran'ga. A great many of the unemployed might get work on this section. Gr Thorburn seconded the motion, and in doing so, heartily endorsed Cr Spencer's eulogy on the Chairman's energy while at Wellington. ' The motion was then carried. . LANDS FOB SETTLEMENT. At the suggestion of the Chairman, Cr Coutts moved, and it was carried—" That the Government be respectfully urged to place the newly-acquired blocks of land in the Thames district in the hands of the Waste Lands Eoard, with a recommendation that a portion "of such lands be offered, under the system of .deferredpayments." . • . The Chairman said that tbe works contained in these resolutions might be termed the public works policy of fhe Thames County for the ensuing 12 months. On his return from Wellington he found great depression here, but when these works were commenced a great -.portion of the surplus labor, would be fgibaprbed. The completion of the waterrace would use the skilled labor, and the expenditure in it would bear fruit, as when the race was completed more revenue'would accrue to the Council. The construction of the railway, and the set' tlementof the people on lands under the deferred payment system, if carried on gimultaneonsly' would remove *he causes which brought about these recurring periods of depression, and commence a new era of prosperity for the district.

BATE COIiIECTOB. CrThbrburn proposed—" That tyv E. W. Hollis be appointed collector of the "County rates." Carried. IBBTTE OF CBOWN GBANTS. Standing orders were then suspended, and — Or Spencer moved —" That the Govern-. ment be requested to issue Crown Grants for all lands passed through the Court before may 1877." ' Cr Thorburn seconded. Carried. THE ACCIDENT AT WHANGAMATA. , The Chairman referred to the accident to the man at Whanuamata, and said that with the concurrence of Cr Thorbur^i he had guaranteed, on behalf of the County, the. expenses of. a doctor to attend the man. It was resolved that the Chair* man's action be approved. ' EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS.Cr Thorburn moved—"That the Government be requested to set apart ample endowments in Thames County for technical education on the Thames.' Carried. VOTE OF THANKS. Votes of thanks were then tendered (on-the motion of Cr Spencer) to the Chairman for bis exertions on behalf of tlie Cot«*j whilst at Wellington, and also tp Hli Worship.the Mayor for his cooperation with the Chairman in matters affecting the County interest. . This was all the business. ' ;