COUNTY AFFAIRS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 September 1940, Page 6

COUNTY AFFAIRS

MASTERTON COUNCIL MEETING TODAY. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. A meeting of the finance committee of the Masterton County Council was held in the Council Chambers, Masterton this afternoon. The chairman, Mr H. H. Mawley presided. There were also present Councillors R. E. Gordon Lee, J. W. Colquhoun. W. I. Armstrong, J. Donald, G. Moore. P. R. Welch and the County Clerk, Mr J. C. D. Mackley. The treasurer reported on the accounts at the Bank of New Zealand at August 31 as follow: County fund account, £265; bridge fund loan account, £844; bridge loan account (1938), £7229, £5OOO of which was on fixed deposit; workers’ dwelling loan account, £B6 ss. Receipts since last meeting totalled £10,916. The total subsidies outstanding and due by the Main Highways Board and the Public Works Department at August 31 were £4205. Accounts amounting to £3,710 were recommended for payment. Owing to the members of the council being engaged in increased farm production the meeting of the finance committee will be held in the afternoon during the next few months. In connection with the request by the National Council relative to waste materials the county clerk reported that in the past all material had been saved and sold to scrap metal dealers. When the request had been received some 4 cwt of scrap metal had been set aside, and arrangements were being made to have it despatched to Wellington as requested. The trustees in the estate of the late Dr Trimble wrote acknowledging receipt of the plan of the county, together with a description of the borders as Gazetted. It was stated that these had been filed for reference, and that the afforestation scheme would be soon in operation.