WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 10 April 1882, Page 2

WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Saturday afternoon in., the. County offices.' : ;".■>/"; Beetham (Chairman), J. : : V. Smithj ! T.-'jfackay, E. MMb'dith,YUn.,afid ; H,R.l|unny, • ■'.,■ : Tft6"ffljjjufci£ of'jthe'nreVious - pieetins '■'" ""

From A. B. Jackson, re dog collars, Prom Castlepoint Highway Board, rp money raised by debenture for metalling Kauhumingi road towards Tenui.—From Southland County, Council, asking cooperation re subsidy,-Jfrom Castlepoint .Highway. Board, re surveys.— FroniCu'mmiffiionfijt'ijror/n.landsire roads. —From Treasury, relating license fceu.-From Captain Holl'iday, re lioiitffor report on road lines.—From West County, onojojiipg account' foV engii\eering "service|,T'From)?epjprftpnHighwa3';Board, requesting BecohH 'iDßpneJit for extension of' East Coasf roa'd,-~j?rom Masl ( ert ( ou Board,' re'distribution ,0/yfltj),' "..'••'• ;" : vi , ''; ~

..... 'THE BOMUJOT, " ."' On tlio motioii.of by Cr Bunny, ifc wan resolved tlwt'tn'e resolution passed on:thel4th of February last re registration of dogs, being illegal, b,s rescinded. fhe following resolution was carried on the motion o{ .Cr seWdeii by Cr Bunny':—That' whoreai'ttie l)og teglstration Act requires County Councils to carry out "registration "_gf all dogs, and to, cplkr's' anoj.jabels' fo,r them, whusit tlje Rabbit-)fuiß#ucß. AV. exempts rabbit .(fags' from jlffee'sor rogjjsjiratjon, tbjp Qouncfl being'unnjjle tr) p'njviiffsuch collars and {abelg for ra|/bi£ dogs frpe of cost, resolves—

Ist. That the fee on registration of all doe's other than slock or rabbit dogs shall bo fw.gliillings ea'olf, including cost of cojlar anfjlabjj... . . gnd. That the /pg, as jb.qye, for dogs used forthp -management 0 f B tock shall belß-ewbi>■:....;;..,- • >,., 3rd. That with regard to rabbit'dogs so certified by the Babbit Inspector, until further notice, it shall be sufficient for for the owner of suoh dogs to furnish the registrar of his district:witb a list of them appended .to the Inspector's certificate, without payment of any fee. *''. . 4, That all dogs must be registered, as above, not later thanstho(3lst of May, failing wjjioh their pwners will be likely to be proieaute'd'toj' anf} that itbeanHhyrwtfoh'tb'tlvGlefk ofthe Counoilto ißßue ; collars and .labels through.the Registrars to'persons requir-. ing them for 'rabbit;dogs at cost price, Cr Smith In proposing this'resolution, said that he.was fully, aware that the part relating to rabbit 1 dogs''was' not in strict accordance >yith .tjjekw, whiqh made.the supply of colics'and labels pari of fhe duty of registration ; I ']iut 'ft 'wan the nearest approach that' could- bo made to the intention of the Legislature to exempt rabbft dpgs. from all charges on account of them, He preßurned/that t|)p .Goiin'cfl was not prepaid to strike a special pate for the purpose' of providing owners of rabbit dogs with collars and labels gratis! Re the circular from. the Southland County Gounoil, it was resolved that its receipt be acknowledged and that the Council be informed that the important question referred to would be duly considered.

I Re amplication Crown Lands office, the ! clerk yas instructed tp forward the inI formation referred tf>.' '' Th.e County agreed to the proposal of the Masterton Highway Board'for the distributipp of the £340 subsidy, viz., fffO to the Upper Taueru line, #35 to rpirnburse No. 4 Ward fpr money spent on Taueru-Caatlppojntroad, and £1.35 for No. 5 Ward for expenditure on Jlatpoint road, excepting as regarded this first item of £7O which the Board was requested to j.'e.oonsidey, as it was appropriated to work not within the limits of the County. On the motion of Or Mapkay it was resolved that the Works Committee be empowered to arrange with .the Castlepoint Highway Boara for-the salaries of ferrymen in that district. The Council then adjourned,