North Wairarapa County Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3066, 28 November 1888, Page 2

North Wairarapa County Council.

The annual statutory ■meeting.- of the Council was held at noon; to-day , (Wednesday) for the purpose of elect-,. iii'g; a chairman. Prosent —Crs Beethain, Dagg, flandysides. Elder. and Meredith. . . " '■' ' ; : : The Clerk called for nominations, for the oftico of Chairman.,' '. .'.' ■„",.'. " . Cr Dagg moved and Cr Handysidos ; !.-, seconded, that Cr W. H. Beetham be Chairman for the ensuing year. There being no other nomination Cr Beetham was declared duly elected and took.his seat. ,; ,"...'•.■,.' The Chairman thanked bers for the honor dohe hiinV j !•'.£-,'*s<( • Tho iiiinutes;of lastbrdiiiaryinieeting were read and confirmed. I \CI ■■s ,' Leslie Qraiit claiiued -=J3I .j IMikli-) clearing logs 'and'-islips.■ oh county:' k road,twelve ;'; ;;;,< H The clerk stated the ;C6unoil'!had', already signified its readine&ifl 'pay:; >'' theaccountassoonasth'e'.wbrk; was approved, by the member for: that riding, Cr McCardle. Or McUardle had not sent in a report. ■ : On the certificate of the Eugineer the account was passed for payinont; ; ' NORTH WAIKAHAPA BESEVOIiENT :';,:-. SOCIETY.. . ' ;.;'" Tlie Secretary 6f the Society applied ; for an advance of £SO, which he esti- : mated would at tho presont roducotl, expenditure,' be enough to cover three months.—Granted, .' ..:.., COUNTY MAIS ' Mr G. Fannin, of Wolb'ngtou, I woto stating that, the mi of supply- ■' ing a new County map would be' m.

In answer to the Chairman, the Clerk said the present map, was unreliable, and anew one was'required. ■ Tlio Engineer also considered it a necessity.

The Chairman said in the maltor of legalising roads on which the grants had matured it could only, bo done in Parliament assombled,' He thought strong representations should be made to the Government by all ;■ County ■Council. Roads used, andou - ; which public money had beon spoilt without protest' should bo legalised by act, giving tiino for protests to be made ii" necessary, such protest to be brought ■'before properly constituted : Boards* and adjudicated upqn. Ho did not think there was ton miles of legal roads in tho old district.; They had been simply pegged off and used* •*(([ and people put up fences.and acr'!' copied them. One thing that militated'against roads being properly legalised and placed on maps was that tbey were not properly surveyed., ' Government had not enough/liimdsi ■ in the old times to do the work. Many roads were pegged off and not recorded and that had caused no ond of trouble. The information would be useful that Mr Fannin offered to supply and very acceptable. ■■"■.. Or Meredith Baid the price did not appear to him to be large for the / •amount of work that was required. : Gr Dagg moved and Or Handy-, side seconded that the • map be ordered at the sum stated. . :

The Chairman'said whilo speaking upon the subjeot of roads lie might state that he had just had a very long interview wfth the Premier w>, quite sympathised with the position, of the Boards and was surprised to. learn thai Crown grants had matured! beforo roads had been laid off, He, alsointemewedtheMinisterforLandsion the subject of laying off a road un- ' dertaken by the Masterton Road! Board through Native land at To Ore.. Ore; The grant had two years to run before it matured, Mr Marchant had informed the Board that ho could only send a manwith a warrant to take ovor the road after it been survoyed at a cost to the Board', of L2O. Tho Premier and Minister of Lands, after an interview with tho Chief Surveyor, agreed that it was the duty of the Government to survey tho roads where the grants • hadnot matured, and not ir saddle the Boards with the; expense,' and, any roads where' grants werV not'.' matured, and the County made, application tho Government would undertake the work That was an important dncession, and if tbey had known (that years,ago, they would not have been ,in their presont-road difficulties, - On receipt v of: the;:'new.■ County, map;-, they ought .to immediately ■ applylttf the Govoriiiriehtto }have;-the'Mds] : surveyed;; aiid),legalized,| ?on| receipt > of: applic'atibri, i Miv Me-/ faovf. assured hnn,';they wbuid'bet auended : %'■, j /; ■; 0M : : v,The'moMU^as^ ' Vi^NairONßEffivbLENTiKsWoTE^i'.V .■'.;..• ■•■ • \ r- :^''.f.v : ''/.v i ,;,.t^..';^-/,Y»r.'. ;. The Secretary" wirbto: Bta'ting'i tLiit; ■ I (heiCbiihoilhad : tlie;right;toseiid 6iie: Irepresentative to that Bb'ar'd.'ahd the :■

.- election for members was fixed .ibr tho 28th iustant. Ordered to lie on tlie table. .W SPECIAL OHDKII. , ■flP'tio speoiul order constituting Woodville-Tiraumoa a soparato road district was confirmed, and ordered to be ga'zottod; Mr, John Homervillo Bamiatyno was appointed clerk and Helurnhig Officer pro tan. The election of mombers was fixed for Saturday, January sth, 1880, and tho first meoting'of tho Hoard on Saturday, January 12. WAIRARAPA HOSPITAL DOARI). Tho following mombers were elected representatives of the County on .the Wairarapa Hospital Hoard : Crs Bcetham, Dagg, and Chamberlain,' ! UNITED DISTRICT All) HOARD. Cr Beethan. was olected to roprosont tho Council on the District Hoard akitio raaav. Cr Handyside said the last Hood had -opened a new mouth in the tio Eivor and the sea came hi and qd the road away. The Gear Coy wore bringing sheep through and • they had to cross at a different place through his property. He moved that the Engineer be instructed to go up and inspect tho Akilio ford and take what necessary steps were, required to restore it, Ho thought a bridge would be required. The Chairman said that it would bo necessary to obtain monoy under the Loans to Local Bodies and striko a rate over a given area if a bridge had to bo built. Cr Handysidp said that a toll could bo put on and that would help to pay tho interest. Tho Gear Coy. had made arrangements to cross 10,000 L sheep at Oahauga Ferry, and there was tho wool traffic. Ho added to his resolution that the Engineer bo instructed to report ifjjfttho necessity of a bridge, an J its probable cost. Cr Meredith seconded tho resolution which was carried, . TENDERS. The following tenders for surveying and pegging road frontages through Eketahuna township wero dealt with:—A. J. Eawson (accepted) £25. Declined-C. E. 0. Smith £2O; Jno. King £29 17s; C, P. Frasi £BS; W. G. Hayward £45105. The meeting then adjourned.