NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2571, 13 April 1887, Page 2

NORTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

This ordinary monthly meeting of the North Wairarapa County Council was held yesterday (Tuesday), present— Councillors Hawkins''(in' the- chair), ■Beellmm, Maunsell, Dagg, McCardle, Brown Hunt, Smith,-and Meredith. - The minutes, of the previous meetingwere read and confirmed/ .' COIIItESPONDEXOE, '■ Pi'onr Upiier -Miera - Boat! Board' suggesting that the Board's liability" bo conyerted'. into: a loan uiiijei"'the' Loans t» Local Bodies -Act.- -.Masterton Road Board, stating that the Board was not favourable to tho conversion of the : Boads and Bridges debenture liability into a loan under the Loan to Local Bodies Act. Mr R,Healey, offering the sum of £l5O a year for the Gorge toll, and to keep the road arid bridges in repair as well,An apology from' Mr T. Mackay,'' County Chairman. Mr T, Collior, applying for a slaughtering .license, Mr Charles Hall stating that a conference re tho Gorge Toll is fixed for 21st inst. at 10 a.m., at the Club Hotel, Woqdville.' Mr J. McGeo, asking, the Council to eroct fencing, round his cottage oii the Tauerii road'. •Left for Engineer to report upon. Bulk County Council re administration of-Hospital and. Charitablo -Aid Act.' Department of Justice re boundaries of Licensing District. Treasury advising remittance of £92 9s ii on account of tho Mauriceville division of the Opaki and Manawatu road, A. Peters re leasing Tarawa, toll gale. Alfredton Road Board recommending conversion of roads and Bridgos grant to loan under the Loans to Local Bodies Act. Public Works Department, stating that Government only offers to act as agent for tho local bodies interested in the maintaining of the Gorge road.—Treasury Department advising remittance of £4170 as loan under the Loans to Local Bodies Act. School commissioner, remitting £lO 8s Od on account of judgment for rates. South County Council, asldng whether the North Council would share in the expense of a survey from Otaki to the Wairarapa Valley. Treasury advising remittance of £lB3 16s lid on account of tho subsidy. Ekotah ma Road Board stating that tho Board wishes to take ovorso much of tho Edetakma and Tinui road as was within their district, Manawatu Road Board re maintainance of the Gorge road stating that the road was a burden,' and suggested immediate action. Committee of tho Mac'andrew memorial soliciting subscriptions towards the same. : Ordered to he upon the \taj)le. Colonial Treasurer re Colonial Institute. Tlffi GOHGE ROAD. ■ '

On the report of the recent deputation to tho' Minister of "Public Works being road Or McCardle, as one of the deputation stated that tlio Minister informed them that very little was'' left over from the tolh, after paying the collectors wages! '• At present the Government wore repairing the. bridge, and the Minister further informed thorn that ho had recently paid a visit down South and lound sevoral bridges that: had been handed oyer to the local bodies'iira bad state of; repair, . Or Meredith considered that the portion of the report which stated " That some of the ■ bodies interested wished to raise money on .the Gorge road to spend elsewhere" was a serious charge.

Cr McCardle said.there was. a feeling among the other bodies that the North County Council wished to raise money there to spend elsewhere.

Or Hawkins said it was usual to impute bad motives to the North Council. SLAUGHTER HOUSES.. Mr Collier's application for a license, for slaughtering caused some discussion, which revealed the fact that there wero no bye-laws on the subject. It was resolved " That, Crs." Mackay, Beetham, and Dagg be a committee to examine tho site of the slaughterhouse, and ascertain if there is anything objectionable to the neighbors. The same committee were also appointed to draw, up bye-laws for the regulation of slaughter houses in the County." GORGE TOLL CONFERENCE. Cr Boetbam, .speaking on tlio application from the-Waipawa County for a conference, said that h thought Cr McCardlo could do all that tho Council required at tho meeting. Ho considered tho County was forced into the liability through tho action of the Government, end that 'the Waipawa and Manawatu wero.really, the only bodios directly interested. ■ Ho arguod that as the Government had'.forced the oxpenso on thorn, they slioiild be placed in exactly the same position as they woroboforo the toll was proposed. He moved that Cr McCardle tlio representative of the North County Council at the proposed' conference,-.' Cr Meredith advocated, that the boundaries be readjusted so. as to give Waipawa County a slice off' tho North County, so as to repay them for maintaining' the road. Cr McCardle said he would not bo a party to having a portion of tho county taken off as suggested, as it would include about a. quarter of the Mangatainoka special settlement, the settlors of whom had no interest whatever, in the Gorge road. He stated that the Pahiatua settlers never/used the Gorge road, but all their traffic went over the Napior or' Masterton roads, the former route bringing goods from Wellington by steamer and rail about 7.8 6d.a ton cheaper than by the latter route. Cr -Meredith moved "That tho Manawatu and Waipawa County County Councils be informed that if ' they will take over the Gorge Road, and pay tho expenses the North County:has been put to, they will take off the toll gateihere, : and that tho gate must remain until the boundaries have been re-defined, to which this Council will offer no objection, the expense of which to be borne by the Manawatu and Waipawa counties." Seconded by Cr Dagg and parried. '■',' Or McCardle was then appointed as the representative at the conference, CONVERSIONS, The Eketahuna - Alfredton, and

Upper Taueru Eoad Boards Loans, under the Boads and Bridges Construction Act, were ordered to be converted under the Loans to Local Bodies Act. ' .'., .CHARITABLE AID. Cr Hawkins in roferririg to the letter from the' Clerk of thQ South" County - Council,; pointed out that the; Council had only/to mbve:that a-.siuri of £6O paid by the Council to the North Wairarapa Benevolent-Society- be refunded;and that the United District m'ake.ft'eir' claim-before the estimate's of the yearare calculated by the.' Council!;' Thiswas accordingly done. • ; •■■" • OVER. Ttti TABAJsCA. On tbe ; letter'being. read from the 1 South County Council, asking if the Council were prepared to assist in the expenses of surveying a bridle, fromthe Wairurapa.to OtaM. Or Smith moved" That this Council have' no funds at thoir disposal, to dovoto to tho purpose and, that the - South County bo recommended to point out to.-the'-Survey. Department tliat thero was a probability of opening up. some valuable land by the proposed', taraok." Gr McUardle. seconded the motion. Or Be'etham pointed out that : thore was far better land to open up in the'Waugehu Valley, althoughthore might become good land opaied-up. by the proposed route. The resolution was then '.put and carried. •< ... . oahonga niv.l,: ' Mr Baker waited on the Council to know what they would do .with regard to the extension of the leaso of the land at tho ferry, as he was prepared to erect a new hotol there, provided tho present lease' of 4 years could be further extended to, say 21 years. The Maorios were willing to lease it for a further term of 16 years, Boine. time ago. He did not fee) justified in erecting a new building at a eost of about J2 700 without a guarantee as to the lease being renewed. Unless the lease wan extended, ho could not build, then the Licensing Committee [would not grant tho license, and the place would be closed.

It'was resolved, "That the Native Minister be written to, with a* view of obtaining an extension of the lease for another 21 years." •COLONUJ. I.VSIITUTB. . ! • . On tlio Colonial Treasurer's circular being road, Or JlcOardle.moved.'.'Tljat the paper be laid upon the -table, - and that.this Council do not feel tlieni-' selves called upon -ta recommend anyone to subscribe towards : tlie fund.

Or Smith, in' Becpndingliheiiiqtion, said he did not tiling Hov Majesty; would' thank |he'ni for. .drairjrng '■ thou; pockets when' thoy tould- not aflord iti and he did not Hllinli that under existing circmnstances they would be justified, in paying away -dtiytiring. -. Or Boethain said it was a quostion worthy of consideration and lie thought that the. ■ colonies'. and the mothercountry should pull together, for in case of.any difficulties, sueh as war,thoy would find that miily was strength, and he thought, that if the. list was laid on'the table it would give those an opportunity of subscribing who : desired to do so, " " .' ."

' Cr Hawkins eoold see lots of.biUots looming.iu the future for the favorites in connection with the movement, and thought that the less the colony had to do with it the boto. The motion was then carried.

A FESBTHLV'S IKOUBUSS,

Mr Baker called attentiou to the evasion of tho Oahang'a ferry by people going over the Akitio crossing at the mouth of the river about away.. Mr Handyside had, during the past year taken as much as £l5O for traffic across the Akitio ferry, whioh Mr Braker coiisidorod hard lines, as it was so much out of his pocket.

Cr Hawkins said the, Council had nq power to forco peoplo ovor the ferry, they might ask Mr Handysida, tq pjaei a foneo so as to keep the, traffic 'from the Akitio crossing. Cr Meredith pointod out the danger to snoop crossing at the Oahonga ferry. Mr Baker said the crossing was now recognised as the safest in the district and he referred to the largo number of swaggers who were put over without pay because they always pleaded being hard up, ' ; •

Or McCardle considered that Mr Baker should have- his annua) grant returned to him ineonsideration.of the good work ho was doing to tbo public Or Hawkins was not in favor of taxing the industrious settler with these loafers, as that was. what'.' it really meant by making a grant'ofthis kind, Or McCavdlo gave a ■ hofice of motion "That tho resolution passed at a previous meeting abolishing a grant to fche'Oahonga Ferry be rescinded." -- SPECIAL MEBtiKB. A special meeting was held to amend the by-laws re the. width of ties, portions of .the Upper; Taueru and the Aliredton Road--Boards wore included in the schedule, and slops were ordered to bo' taken (io carry oulj % necessary formula in connection with the additional roads. OHAKITABUS PBOPOBALS. j A circular was rea<j from the Buller County Council with'reference to tho Hospital and Charitable Aids Bill, amongst the proposals ofwhieh was one for making the charges fall princl-. pally, upon the wealthy elasßOß throughout the colony, and not as afc present upon persons irrespective of" the measure of sacrifice." Cr Meredith said he considered that/ the poverty in the eolonies was due to the recklessness in which the public works policy was carried out, and moved " That the Charitable Aid Aet, being the outcome of the gambling and extravagant public works policy to which the mayorifcy ofratepayorswere not a party, this Council cannot agree with the proposals of the Bailor Gounoil."--=,',.;■"./ -fyr ■••-■'■■ Or McCardle did not-agree with the wording of the proposal, and moved as an amendment" Thai this Gqutity do not view with favoj the proposal of the Buller County Counsil," : Or Maunsell thought that the proper source to draw the Cbaritab>' Aid

fund from, wan the colonial revenue, so that everyone would; contribnta alike. • ' ;: -'--:. ~; CrDagg said there was no.,need of ■'-.'• • any poor rate at all, if thewaste'lands of the Colony were occupied:.'".....:,: ■• • . .... Or- • McCardle'a. amondmpnt ;_w«B seconded and carried on the;volceßr,r . •' .:■'." ■„'■.?' ■ r 'FlNA»o£i--^'*''V----''T>-r?.-r l^ The finance'cominHtee'a: import ■.'.«}£-,. •commanding tho payment pf.'iccOpfits 'i fltnounting to £1768 lis 2d. m that,: 2£ per cent be charged- to 1 , the Loaiß raised under, the 'Lbans-to Local Bodies /Act a'ndlhatbhetKrd'he'given as-"a bonus tothe C^rk>nd ; twothirdsto the Engineer owing to the amount of extra work thrown upon them - through the raising and expending of the loans, L. was read and adopted. .. 'JPr .BEADJCSTMENT. • ' The questidii of the readjustment of the representation of the County occu- • pied the Council along timo.. Several resolutions were proposed on the sub* je'ct, and it was evoutualiy decidedihat the number of representatives be as follows: Masteiion 4, Castlenoint 1, Wamuiora 1, Aifradtou'l, Padnatna .!;■ Akitiol. •'.'.'. GI!NEB.Ui, ' After a lengthened discussion, '-Cr Meredith withdrew. li|s motion;' of which notice had been given, re interest on loan.- '■" ■'';'"•■ Cr. Smith's motion re letting surface repairs by contract was lost/after discussion. ' ' - ■ "■■;][' '■' ■■ ' ''!'■' Cr Hawkins'motion re disposal of wastelands in river beds was withdrawn by consent of the Council. / Re tho application of. the Eketahuna * Eoad Board for control of certain roads in thoir district, it was decided_th%" the Council would give the matte'rits carefal consideration. The tender of Mr J, Anderson for quarrying 800 yards of stone at' 6s per yard was accepted. The meeting then adjourned..