WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 385, 10 February 1880, Page 2

WAIRARAPA WEST COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly-Mating of the Council took place at the Council Chambers'; 'Carterton, yesterday. Present-Coun-cillors Pharnzyii (Chairman), Boys;'Minchin, McGregor. Moore, Jackßon,,.aad Donald. ■ ' :-; -' ! The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. -Inwards.

, From Greytown Borough Council and boloiualSecietary re hospitals and charitable aid;-From Masterton Highway Board re. [layment and apportionment of the Engineer's salary bet iveen the two Counties.-From the Commissioner/of Crown Lands re the sale of Mangaone Block.-From fl. Aulin re repairs -to the Maurioeviile We3t mad.-From the Minister of. Public Works, statiiuj that tht "'aliiliine bridge would be constructed as ft.combined/liiitlge for cart.and railway 'raffle. From the Feiithorston Hiihway Board resiirveysin Featheralon district. Fiom H. Manns re whare Breezed in the Forty-mile Bush.—Fmm J. Meraon le lieiv "fWy-biiat for Wairarapa Lake.— From the Minister of Public Works re expenditure of,the Pahiatua'and Pukitoe. Block t'ofe;-by"the County.-From Mr King and the Masterton. Highway Board re repairs to the Waingawa Bridge, orjiWAM?. To the Minister of Publio Woiks r»

expenditure of' Pahiatua and Pukitbe - Block vote of £6OOO by the Couiicil.-To the Commissioner of Crown Lands .re vesting the lands of "the Wairarapa Lako vWm^e > Umnty l -To,Minister of ;hubhci\()ik,s re fuTthefmmtghance of ;FbrtyMile Biißh: / road. ; ;:and';Butii to be «&>*. ofilie'/ voted fcr ; roads; itfthe;lfeth"fila : nferv : ' , ; prevlously-;tothe con.• •sidera/tioh' i-f the' correspondeiice,'- stated "atteli&fr•for the Minister-o>,. the question .of County finance, -haL •owing .rtdv his/, absence fur -.the: last; Kp inonthsj arid.'no'o'ne -being.; sent ;him, : nothing, haU>b£eh%ne; ■'fle l .- wnajjifprmedj however, thatibhie portion of the•£so,odo'. allotted"ti)'-the.North-Island for roadsi would;be allocated to this County,..but no,absolution allotment would-.be;, made until' a scheme for the division (if the whole had been decided on. He'further regretted, to state that the account at the Batik was overdrawn by: Borne £l6O, but, thought' that this would be remedied assopn as the amount due from the .Government forrefunds on the Manawatußbad was paid in, and in jhelneimtime there would be no difficulty in arranging for a temporary overdraft to meet current expenses. He also;-stated • that';Mr E. MaUnseH/had enquired into the mismanagement of the Mangilinoko Ferry,; : and ; adyised that the Council ■should take the/Ferry oyer, au'd appoint.. Eurcpearis to work -it.-';.;' :: /v ; /. ■■/•'.' ■V.■..'.'■''■- JNOINEERVsiIABY./;;

Inreply.: to.:a.question .of Councillor McGregor, it was stated .that.a'time-book had been kept by,Mr King, but that it was.inconvenient for the. auditor having two vouchers/as unless he/attended at both offices he had -no..means of apcertaining satisfactorily for -the .audit whether he were overpaidOOfr f not "After some sli'difc discussion, on.the motion of Councillor Moore, seconded by Councillor McGregor it was resolved that; the suggestion of the East County Council that the whole of . the -Engineer's salary be paid bv tho West x County, and that the Eaßt County refund 'the propprtibtt' payable by them, be adop. ted."". "' '■-'■-,. :

Councillor Mobfe : having stated that there was a small balance in hand undisposed of on the Forty-Mile Bush and Mauriceville vote,: he and Councillor McGregor were .authorized to consider and decide on Mr H. Aulin's application: to be allowed to metal about 6. chains of the West- Mauriceville road, and charge the cost against the Council,

The turn of £SO. was directed to be paid to the Featherston;;Highway Board on account of grant for surveys through immature .grautß voted by the.Council. An objeci'ion having been raised by the Cr'wn Lands Department, as; to the said' ■of the land on the.Martgaoiie Block, pending arrangements''with''the natives for their lands, it. was resolved that the Clerk write the Department that'the land asked to be. placed in the market could not be natiV&.jft tfose'lands'Wefe i: not near the .other."."/' ~ ..........

Theclertwasalsoffirected to write to ■the Colonial §eoretary requesting that the .Wairarapa Lake reserve might be vested in ihe'County wiihXis little delay as pos« sible, as been made,to leaseit. - ~

..The' Chairraa'n-fitateiJ'Uhat- he had re*.-.:'' seived several 'froiio'v Mr Merson ;-. applying fora'ferry bbkt'to-replace new mie recently'supplied that. had been '•■ smaghedupia»iU : iri"reply.hadwrittenthat .- as-.ferryman he wasvreßDorisiblefo'r.the '') preservation; o|.-.the boat,'"After some a .: discussion it was resolved that the matter - should stand; adjourned until further ap« ~ pbuation. f rbin/Mr; Mersbsi. •

In dealing with-'tKw-q'uMion considerable niscussioh.tpok place as pf ;the ferrymen to keep boats and oars in proper, order. .Jr.vasV'h that they •were liable; bjitthat the' ferries alone did not pay itnd were generally worked with the hotel,'-a.i.id,the..ljc.euß.e's;always co»> tatneda clause' to triat'effecS and that doubtless, if there wa's''.'a"iiy-mismanage-ment; if, brought.before thehpensing commis:>i()hersV.it mig'ht'lead 'to a suspension of tjm'jiceiiße.,affected :,.-. .;.; ;'. Bakw of[report iiikm■issiie. ,