WAIRARAPA WEST COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1735, 14 July 1884, Page 2

WAIRARAPA WEST COUNCIL.

The West County Council sat'at the Council Chambers, Carterton, on Saturday. Present -Crs Wvi. Booth (Chairman), Philijk, Bunny, sen., Bnnny. jun., Braithwsß Eussell, Matthews, and Buchanan.' ' The minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed. v.C: The Treasurer's report was ;read, shewing a credit balance at the bank of £229 8s 3d. Correspondence from Engineer's Office was read, members expressing their opinion that it was unnecessary to go into particulars. • Cr H, Bunny asked whether a poll had A been taken re spending tho sum of £SOOO W from the Public Works Department. • Cr Phillips asked authority to be produced authorising'the poll. : Tho minute was read, but Or Phillips contended that it was no resolution, and 'went oa to say that the way in which the Counoil was carrying on was most harmful. Ihe mode in whioh the rate was struck was quite illegal Crjßraithwaito inbrincd Cr Phillips that he had omitted to attend all the meetings of the Council, Cr Phillips contended that he had done so; ■ Crßussell said that Cr Phillips had been absent three or four meetings in succes-

An application was read from Messrs Udy Sin o M£;: tocarryti ' am^a " os3 Cr Phillips objected. The land to him and he had not been consulted® the matter and ho would ask the Council!* postpone the application. The Chairman moved, and Cr Bunnv secondea-That leave should be e iv en on Carried m ° f the C ° uncil - <T An application waa received from Mr sextan tor a new lease. At the request of CrH. R. Bunny this was granted conditionally that it did not interfere with old lessee A letter was read from A. Doughy Man, ao that if this was not done settlers there would have to pack all wool and stores. A letter was read from Mr McClond, A letter from the lessee of the Perry Toll, asking for consideration at the hands ot the Counoil, was read. He found that ho was the Spit when th, Lake was closed, thereby suffering consideiabie pecuniary loss. Or Matthews moved, and Cr H, R. Bunnv wpnde -That the Council should Z enforceithe half j ear's rent-Carried. Cr Braithwaite moved, and Cr Russall soconded-That legal opinion be tS whether the Councd could not enforce t A 'n n st ms closed > Prosing W mtSs andßuna V asacommittee to BeT Or H B. Bunny thought money expended on legal opinion would be thrown away. , 4fe l* if. K. Bunny moved, and Cr Braith- * wattoseoonded-Thafc Mr Price be written to re using tramway before he had fulfilled the conditions of the Council Or Bunny unmd-That the report of the Works be adopted, and conue^ h f th9 i lmUboftlloC o™ilwere due to those gentlemen, Cr Russell secouded.-Carried, Cr Phillips again considered the proceedZnr/ egal '^.™ c «byCr Bunny and resumed'his seat. The report of the Dog Registration Committee was then read. It stated that on account o the large number of dogs allowed to run wild and the numerous cases of shobp worrying tut were taking place, it was considered advieaWe that a small fee should beenforced-greyhotmds and lurchers 10s, sheep and rabbit dogs is 3d, and all other

J?'?? 8 ?? mmi & Philips socon-ded-That the report be adopted. n n f™""."?' w,lile thaaking fiRussell and Phdlips for doing all the wSfc 1 !? ™wg «p the report, thereby takilF he labor off his shoulders, certunly objected tc.what he considered one of tho best modes of killing rabbits being taxed. He would not import the ferret question into the ft discussion, but he thought dogs the best wav \ of coping with the ra'.bit pwt, as they would * work when poison was useless. It had been said that: greyhounds were no use as rabbit dogs He considered that a few of them in a rabbit pack were very useful. He Lad proved it by past exoerience. Cr Eussell thought that if Greyhounds were taxed 10s, if a man had a good one he would pay for it; but the danger arose from he large number of greyhounds that were being teed by the Natives, and he thought if this -tax were levied they would prefer destroying them to paying the tax tir Bonny thought there was a good deal o be said on both sides, and he would move that a copy of the report be sent to each member of the Council, and the enquiry postponed until a future meeting. Cr Phillips seconded the motion, which was earned, The Council then went into Committee.