MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10176, 28 February 1911, Page 6

MAURICEVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL.

'The usual monthly meeting of "Cine Council was held on Saturday, . the 25tji inst. Presenter— Crs. F. W. H. Kummer ('chairman), C. Forsbarg, C. Chui'ciliill Jackson and.- O. Isakson. Leave :of absence' was granted to Crs. Dagg • and Peivry, who were unable to. be present. • A ntatbicp wad received from the Department of Agriculture .re amendment to the Noxious Weeds Act, rc~ 'quiring special orders to 'be forwarded to the Minister, and that ragwort is now a noxious weed. Miraughout the; Dominion. W. Nation again' ( drew attention ,to the need, for meital repairs on . Maihoe Streset, This will be attended to as soon as the carts finish ■work on Mangaoronga Road. Notice was receiwd from 'Dr Jamieson of a' case of infectious disease at Hastwell. The secretary to the .Mai:lioeville Dairy Company wrote rej questing permission to lay pipes, to | convey water albng Mauriceville j South Road. The IVlinister for | Tourist and Health Resorts wrote drawing attention, to the' need for finger posts aft cross roads for, tourists' guidance. A petition, w'as forwarded by settlers Hastwell and Bowen Road desir'ng improvements to be effected on the unmetalld por-

tion of the road. A request was received f<pr: metal patenmg on Manga tamoKa V aJUifey ,roaa„ adso. tor extension of. 'metalling" r on Smith's Road, Hastw | ell. V Dairy Company were granted pea* ■mission to lay pipes on road reserve subject to usual coiiiditions. instructions .-yeara. given/to m'Mce a further application to the Government : f6r* progress payment on ; account of work on MaUgaoronga was resolved to gat metal i repairs done on Mangatainoka Valley Road and that extra metalling bin Smith's Road be left in Or IsaksonV;hands to deal with. Consideration of iin-. provement to Bowen Road was held over till nest .meeting to allo-w inqmry to ne made : re metal pit, etc. The clerk ' was- inis.tructg<i notify the Noxious Weeds inspector of the spreading of blackberry at. Hastwell and other localities in the County. It was resolved that all (rates outstanding after the 24th day of March have the 10 per oerit. penalty added, and -be sued ror. Accounts amounting to ' .#l3l 2s Id were passed for payment.