LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 188, 7 May 1878, Page 2

LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD.

This Board met at the office on Monday, the 29th April, all the members being present. ... CORRESPONDENCE. . A circular with duplicate forms for statistics from the Registrar General. From the Chairman of the County Council, asking for certain information in reference to the valuation of the Road Board district, and amount of rates collected for the financial year ending March 31st, 1878. :A : .V From the same, asking for list of names and valuation of the ■ district, for county election purposes, according to Counties Act, 1877. '*':;' .'■:■' From the same, enclosing copy ,of electoral roll, and reqiiestingjhat jt might. . be left at the office for; inspection until "".'■ the 15th May. " '. \..~V From the Secretary/for Public Works, with duplicate forms for statistical Teturns to be filled in. , ?".j_;w; From the Lincoln Road Board, asking for a cheque for the sum of £20 as contribution towards clearing the Halswell River. ■ . ;:}; From Messrs Snow and Anson, of Peraki station, asking tbe Board to reconsider their former resolution relative to clearing four miles of a bridle traok, from the homestead .to the top of range. '. .\ From the Chairman of the Waimakarariri A Board of Conservators, requesting the transmission of the rates-collected :in 'the; South Waimakarariri district. .•■.>-. From the same, considering that the Board of Conservators had not «been fairly - treated on being informed that no rates had been collected. ■ • From Fittan Bros., Little River bushy. requesting the Board to remove a cottage from a bush road. From the same, asking for assistance rtowards clearing a road to their sections,; . From the Agent of the Bank of New Zealand, Akaroa, Requiring the names of the members of the ..Board, the date of annual election, and the date of retirement of members by rotation. \ A general report upon the various works \ jin progress, and others completed during 'the month was considered and approved.,. | It was reported that the Information j required by the Registrar, and the. CountyCouncil, had been duly forwarded. It was ordered that the information required by the Secretary for Public Works be furnished also. - ~

Messrs Snow and AneonV applicationbeing considered, it was .discovered that there is no road reserye up the Valley, " therefore the board declined to entertain the matter," considering that it would be injudicious to .assist in making a rojd through freehold property, but that those gentlemen be informed that, as it ia the intention of the board to employ the County Council Engineer on survey and * other matters, they would if possible endeavour to meet their} views ;at some future time when a public road is defined. /> With reference to Fittan Bros. appli- *'* cation, the Board intimated that the cottage being placed on the road at the owner's risk, and without the Board's consent, they decline to interfere. Relative to the second application, the Board could not comply with the request.

Several applications were made to ' they Board by contractors, who had discovered that they had taken work at prices which would scarcely supply them with the necessaries of life; and asking for some assistance.

The Board complied with the request in one or two instances, but expressed* theft firm determination not to entertain any" application of the kind in future.

The term for which the sum of £5000 was declared a fixed deposit, expiring on the 3rd May, it was resolved to mease one thousand, and deposit four thousand for a further period of four months. The Board decided upon various matters as follows:—

That tenders be invited for forming and metalling about two miles of the new road in continuation of the works in hand, about 100 chains of this section being'on the right bank of the Halswell river.

That W. Bevin's offer to cart and spread 360 yards of road metal south of" Kaituna, at ls 6d per yard, be accepted.

• h That the Akaroa and Wainui Board be informed that the supervision of the main road, from Barry's Bay saddle to Libeau's „ "cottage,by the-Little River Road Board would cease from date. ThattheCounty Council be applied to for the sum of £900 special grant for a road from Mount Bossu range to the i* beach end of Lake Forsyth, the Board expressing their willingness to undertake the work. Thatthe Engineer to the County Council be employed to design some protective works above the upper bridge at Little River. • That tenders be. invited for clearing about 16 chains of the main road near the Beach Hotel.

Mr Stanbury, the poundkeeper at Little River, interviewed the Board about various matters connected with the pound, and it was decided to mature some definite <arrangenment -against the next meeting of the Board, on the 3rd of June.