SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2325, 10 January 1890, Page 2

SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD

The asaal monthly meeting of the South IRaktla Road Boaid waa held on Thursday. Preiant: Messrs Ljtteltoa, Stringf Hotr, MoLeaa and Pf :ro!t. ? la the abienoa of the Uhairman Ml Lyttelton presided.

The ro'urnlog officer slated that Mr Pyorofl), the only candidate nominated had beem alected a m"mb«f of the Board la plao« of Mr Mulligan who had rattened. The oletk reported as to the condition ef the 'radons roids tn the dltkrlot and on other matters. Larger qaantttlei of attall birds egga were ooming in than had arat previously been the ou9. Tha manage* of the Ne* Zealand and Australian Land Oompiny bad deeMnei to «!go "the Initemnty In the matt r of Aadtnou'a hod until he had ooaiulted bli ■olldtor.

Theolerkwaa Instraotid to oharga the Ooantj' Ononell 5i pat day for the work done od water race oroaitaga or £24 lOj in all. , , -

The qaaatlon of letting plantations wm deferred till next meeting In tha abaenoa of the Ohstrman. v '"-

The bilanc j to oredit of oar rent account at dtto w»3 stated to baJBl? 17j. and the deposits woold not f*U In tilt February 2.

On iibe motion of Mr Ly ttelton aeoondad ,by M? MoLean, the o!erkw»s loaroetad to mat: i air»agamenta with the Manage! of the Bank of Na*r Zealaod for en orardrafc to miet present reqolrementa.

L dlaoasston arose Id referenoe to the contractors employed by the Boatd and U wm d olded to give con tractor T. Going noilce to finish Btr«iob*,o'a road before Ftbra>ry6tb or tht extract woold be cancelled and tbe foil panaltlei luflioted.

Mr Btiiigfellow spoke atrongly against one contractor being allowed a anznbaf of coutracte and taking his own tima to finlih the work. It wa* very unfau toother cos r xctcra and he hoped.it would be considered in future. The contractor should have finished S rach me road by JauoVy Ist and had had lota of time to complete his work since the middle of November,

Mr Sheehan asked for three week* leave of absence to harvest A. month was granted, Contractors Brown and MoAnalty, and the contractor on the Kyle rotd also received a month to go hatVesting. . - •---::• Mr F, Windsor aiked psrmiiifoa Went cocksfoot off the roads, giving the Board one quarterns payment. Tht offer wm acceptedP ana of gravel pita were raoeived and the clerk was iratruct«d to tike;the neosaoa'-y atepi for tranafera to the Board* Account! amounting to £165 were parsed for payment *nd the Board ad-> journod,