WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 796, 24 July 1877, Page 2

WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

July 25th. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waikato County Counoil, was held .at the Council Chambers, Hamilton East, on Friday last, the 20th instant, at 11 o'clock a.m. There were present the Chan man, (Cr Claud), and Councillors Clarke, dimming, Kirkwood, and Whyte. The clerk read the minntes of the ordinary meeting, held on 22nd Jane, and Jof the special meetiugwhich was held on the same date.

They w«re confirmed by the Council and signed by the Chairman. Communications sent and received weretfad, jind'the fpUowin^ accounts we|| ; passed and ordered to be psiirj, v3z-:~ 1 ! ' '.si/ ■'' *■< ?~i . ■ £ s d Mr SriuthP&i account - yr s^S I | ) oopacb ... .HO 0 0 Mr Sande^'iMper vision 3 3 0 Mr Hammond advertising account ... 13 7 o Mr Neal tioiber for Kara pera bridge .... 73 12 2 Mr Reid plans and specifications ... 11 10 0 Mr Tuetenbei-g common'flefal ... ... 3 0 0 Sundry small accounts 211 7 . Total ... _ £217 3 9 Of the above £133 3a was ordered to be debited to « separate account,' and " the balance to general account. > - COUNTY :. COUNCIL FUNDS. Councillor Whyte drew the attention of the Council to the large amount standing to the credit of the Council, at the B-mk of New Zealand, and enquired upon what terms the banking transactions of; the county wore carried on. The< Chairman, replied that up to thew present time no defiuite arrange- A ments had been come to, and after some consideration on the subject the Chair/flan, was requested to confer wit.b ; the agent of the Bank of New Zealand and ascertain upon what terms the cou:ity account will be kept, and report to next meeting. '■ ■■: ; PETITION. Councillor Kirk wood laid on the table a petition by James Laney, of Cambridge, addressed to the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled, in which heal verts to a former petiiion presented, and reported on by the Petition Committee, but hitherto withholding the relief sought, namely : some compensation' for personal injury ' done to him by one of the natives in rebellion: near Cambridge. , Councillor Kirkwood stated that it would be "within the recollection ot Councillors, that Laney was severely, injured by a blow on the head.. That he had suffered loss, and was in some degree permanently hurt. What he wiaiied the Council to do, was that they would sign the petition, and that the Chairman would forward it with a recommendation to the favorable comsideration of the House of Representatives through the Hon. Member for Waika'to. Councillor. Kirkwood mentioned the case of a gentleman v whose head was broken by a native some time after the L.iney affair, and the Government mended it with a £500 plaister. He did not expe,ct the . petitioner Laney, to receive such an expensive cure, but he deserved some compensation, -fhe Council agreed; signed the petition, and. the Chairman was requested to forward it. . ••••■• •■' '-. . / BY-LAWS. Councillor Kirkwood in accordance with notice given at the special meeting on the 22n I June, moved that the by-laws enacted by the 'Council to regulate the slaughtering of cattle within the county be adopted, and that they be brought into force from 21at instant inclusiye, • The morion was seconded by Councillor Clarke, and carried. GREAT SOUTH ROAD. In accordance with a resolution passed it last meeting the Chairman brought up a draft of a memorial to the House of Representatives relative to the hardships suffered by the county in having the Great South -JR. »ad, between Whaiigaw rnarino and Taupari, thrown upon*its oharge, with all the bridges (one exceptetl.) in an utterly rotten state. The petition, or .memorial srates that the district generally is poor land, and taxed to the extent of five per cent on, its rateable value, but only producing some twenty-five or thirty pounds.- .revenue. That a large portion of the lands are unsold, and the traffic on the road insufficient to pay for the establishment of a toll. The House is therefore requested to place on the estimates . a sum sufficient, to re-construct the bridges, when the' couuty will undertake to maintain them. The draft was approved by the Council, and the Chairman waa authorised to have a fair copy prepared, and to sign and forward it as early as possible. engineer's report. The Chairman laid on the table a report by the Engiueer, Mr Reed, accompanied by a rough tracing of the- road required to give an outlet t) the settlers at Wairangi, near Rangiriri. Ib appeara that the surveyor's road is almost impracticable, and that a deviation through nearly half a mile ot swamp is necessary. The settlers, putting their shoulders to the wheel, bravely offer to contHbiite £&4> to the work, and to bridge a creek at their own expense, in a rough way. Aa Mr Reed worked without a correct tracing or map of the country, the Council was udablo to. take any definite steps in the matter. The Chairman was requested to obtain a tracing by next meeting, when the matter would be further considered. HAMILTON FERRY APPROACHES. Tenders for the re-coustruction of the approach to. the Hamilton Ferry, east side, in accordance with a plan and specifications furnished by the Engineer, were*opened~b'y the Ciiairman, which were as follows ;—Uv

Reed, of Hamilton, £98 10s ; Mr Wells, of Ngaruawahia, £110. The plan and specifications weie minutely, examined by the Council, and they came to the conclusion that, as the work required might be considered as of a temporary character, a landing of a less substantial and expensive kind would answer the purpose. The Clerk was ordered to intimate to the accordingly, and invite fresh tenders as soon as the modified plans, &c, are ready. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSE. Aliceuse to slaughter cattle, was granted to Jared Allwill, of Cam- j bridge. GENERAL BUSINESS. ' The Clerk was instructed to prepare written authorities for the Police, and take other steps neces sary to cairy out the provisions of the by-laws, and to furnish the rate collectors at Rangiriri with the necessary book and instructions to collect the rate levied by the Council for the half-year ended 30th June last, as well as to ascertain the best place to establish a public pound at the same place with a view to collectin^tho depasturing rate. consideration of a letter from tk&Qolonial Secretary in reference to ptibjic pounds generally, was deferred till next meeting. The Council having resolved to utilise the landing-pUce, or foreshore, at Cambridge, Councillors Clarke and Kirkwood were apa committoe to examine and report as to the best means t>f doing so. A copy of the Dog Nuisance Act, 1854, was ordered to be obtained, with a view to enforcing its provisions throughout the County. This concluded the business of the meeting.