PI AKO COUNTY CO UN CIL.
A special meeting of the above council was hold yesterday in the county offices, Cambridge. Present : Messrs J. P. Campbell (chairman), J. C. Firth, H. E. Whitaker, W. T. Firth, G. C. Ellis, and W. L. C. Williams. The balance-sheet for the year ending 31st Match, 1883, was laid before the council and adopted. An ordinary meeting of the council was then held. A letter from the Bank of New Zealand, Cambridge, re overdraft was received, when it was resolved that the council undertake that, failing of the liquidation from other sources of the pioposed overdraft for £3000 applied for to the Bank of New Zealand within six months, the council hereby agree to a county rate sufficient to discharge the said overdraft. — On the motion of Cr. H. E. Whitaker, seconded by Cr. J. C. Firth, the clerk was instructed to take the necessary steps to take a poll ot ratepayers of the Te Aroha outlying district under the " Roads and Bridges Construction Act." Re Mr Roches complaints. — The dark was instructed to write Mr Roche to the effect that the damage complained of on the main road at le Aroha was caused by complainant's own action, and the council have no funds to repair the same. The following tenders were accepted for the Te Aioha-Shaftesbury road :—: — No 3 contract, J. Wiseman, £351 7s 11(1 ; No 4 contract, J. Wiseman, £383 13s Id ; The Te Aroha Tramway Committee brought forward their usual monthly repoit, winch was adopted. — On the motion of Cr J. C. Firth, seconded by Cr G. C. Ellis, it was resolved "That the Under-Sectetary for Public Works be informed tint to pay for or return the old rails before October next is not possible, but that failing other airangemen ts being made, the county will eithei pay for or return the rails when circum stances will permit, care being taken that as little inconvenience as possible will be caused to Government." On the motion of Cr J. C. Firth, seconded by Cr G. 0. Ellis, it was resolved " That a committee consisting of the county chairman, Cis H. JO. Whitaker and W. L. C. Williams be appointed to take the necessary steps for the pioper expenditure of the go\crnmenb grant under the Roads and Budges Construction Act for the new road within the Waitoa Road District, with power to act on behalf of the council." The chairman's action in paying the contractor for main load in Waitoa district was endorsed. It was considered unadvisable to accept at present Messrs Hethnngton's tender for No 1 contract, Te Aroha. Resolved that "Mr D. Murphy be authorised to run tho punt at Waiorongamai under the same conditions as Messrs T. CarrandSon." Councillor Whitaker was authorised to call for and accept tenders for fascining a portion of the road between Waiorongomai landing and the township. Crs. Campbell and Ellis were appointed a comiT)ittee to take the necessary steps to obtain a grant under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, to form a portion ot the Cambridge-Tauranga road near Taotaoroa. The clerk was instructed to represent the unsafe condition of the Piariri bridge to the Government. Cr. Williams was authorised, on the motion of Cr. Whitaker, seconded by Cr. Ellis, to arrange with Ngaropi re getting the work done under his contract valued by Mr Jackson, and terminate the present contract. The following accounts were passed for payment : — Hetheringtonand McKnight, £1 17s 6d : H. Hyde, £19 10s; R. Tiingham, £14 8s ; J. T. Home, £7 14s ; John Sergeant, £10 14s ; D. Murphy, Joshua Cliff, £4 4s ; H. McLiver, £10 ; J. Ingram and Co., £1 15s ; Thornton, Smith and Firth, £5 18s Gd ; Wilson and Horton, £16 17s 6d ; Thames Newspaper Co., £9 9s ; Denis Murphy, £115 ; Darrow and Foughey, £1050 ; Alexandra Bremner, £4 Is 6d ; J. McFhorson, £2 2s ; county clerk, £18 15s ; Geo. Dickinson, 14s ; county surveyor, main roads account, £85 2s.
Wbitmjg a sensible aud effective loveletter is one of the most difficult feats in the whole range of literary accomplishments. r J hey tell us of brave men, ready to face the cannon's mouth at a moment's notice, yet wholly without the courage necessary to tell a woman, to her face, the condition of their affections. Kousseau said that to write a good love-letter, you aught to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and finish without knowing what you have said. But Rou«seau was aFienchman; and love in Prance ia a very difterent thing froiq love ia this oountry,
An Interesting Puzzle. — A young man asked an old man for his daughter in marriage. The answer was, "go into the orchard and bring in a parcel of apples, give me one half of the whole number, and the mother one half of the balance and half over, and the daughter one half of the remainder and half an apple over, and have one t left for yourself without cutting the apple ; and then, if she is willing, you can have her." He solved the question, and-how many did he bring ?' Fourteen, as you can easily piove. The old man was to have one half of the apples, which would be seven. The mother was to have one half of the balance, which would be 3i and half an apple over, which would , make 4 apples for her. There would be 3 apples left of which the daughter was to have one half and half an apple over which would give hey two and leave the lover his one without ontting any,
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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1695, 17 May 1883, Page 2
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931PIAKO COUNTY COUNCIL. Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1695, 17 May 1883, Page 2
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