SOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3687, 15 December 1890, Page 2

SOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

The statutory f rarapa South County Council'was' held on Saturday, there being present Crs H. E. Buuriy (Chairman), A. Matthews, W.Cundy, W. Booth, H. Braithwaite, J, Martin,o.-Elgar, and W.C.Buchanan.' ;.;.:. On tho motion of Cr Cundy, •' seconded by Cr Booth, Cr Bunny was re-elected Chairman for the ensuing ■year. The minutes of tho provious mooting wero read and coufirmed. Cr Bunny thanked the Council for > tho .confidence placed in,him -in re-electing him Chairman. The Returning Officer read tho report'in , reference to the election of and also gave a financial report andT ;some other items in referenceJa the Charitable Aid Board. InfoStiou was. alsogiven by the Clerk in respect to.tlie land whioh'is W be: taken for a water race in the Feather'ston Road Board district. ~ _Cr Elgar stated that bo would givo all .necessary information, in a few days. Cr Elgar made an apology for tho ' absence of Cr 0. Some discussion arose as to the Slaughterhouse Act, councillors giving' their opinion that from the result of a recent oase. before the R.M Court the Aot was almost unless, ag : it was almost, impossible for tho inspector to secureWtaviction when the law was vioMe'dfljfi, ■> j■ j . The Chairman; moved that the licensing fee for butchers be reduced to Is .per annum instead of £1; as ■ ' • •'' ;;■• '•■' '■■/[ :■•'• The Survey,, Department, wrote requesting' information 'as : to what ; .. roads. roquirod legalising... / The Chairman'jioYes" and Cr V Elgar seconded, that a copy of iho.■.'•':'. letter; with''the 'lithograph .plans of' ■: tho roads, bo referred to the two Road . BoM*ij-Sjns':!^^(j< , |..^j.■■■:.;;.; ,Cr.Mclvanan. etate^Hthat'tLe matter-in 'rbferorice'to"the jeiypuig r!v^

• of tho roads was.bhly.tbei'ofltooino pi ,the .actidfls 1 wh ibh wa a. t fallen \v i tli,tb e '" survey department' spine rnq'ntli3 ago, Tlio •" Chairman moved, and Or Elgat' seconded, that the special '-' order he now passod.p.roclaimingthat part of tlia Featlierstoii ro'ad cliatrict n water race'district for; tlie purpose ofirrigatjoipurppsos..,,,,;', ',■ Or Booth,, Braithwaitp, W, ; Cmidy, and' the' Chairman wore • •olooted members'*' of the Wairarapa Hospital Board, and Cr Bucbauanwas elected' to. represent the. Council on' the United Aid Board. „ Cr Booth moved, and Cr Britishwaito seconded,. that the common seal of the:.Counpil;be'ttflixed;,to, the deeds 'for' v the"'leases of llio Huruihiioninga • reservo ■•under'' the supervision of tho Chairman and tho Clerk. •,..,', . , . , Cr Elgar lianded in plotter from Cr Phillips,' asking tho .Council to appoint Mr', Bp.we as; engineer to tho Oounoil, under the irrigation schomo. After ■ some 1 discussion " ; 'oli 'the matter, Cr Elgai; moved'aiid Cr Booth seconded;; that'vthe ; matter, be adjourned to the next meeting,' A matter in : reference to' tlie clearing ; of the 1 Waiohine fiver of tho willojs, was' left in the hands' of the ffCouncil then adjourned,