LE BON'S BAY BRIDLE TRACK.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 237, 25 October 1878, Page 2

LE BON'S BAY BRIDLE TRACK.

Mk DuxmntY r.v Reply

To the Editor of the Akaroa Mail. Sir, —It sometimes happens that persons ever hasty in making groundless and unscrupulous assertions are likely sometimes to be checked with records of their for.ner actions in plain' Mack and white, to use a homely phrase, and though contentious persons are apt to twi.st meanings where vaguely worded to suit their ovvn purposes, therefore, to prevent being accused of such unfairness, and as this affair is getting somewhat notorious, I trust you will allow the appended copies of minutes to be published, so that the public may judge for themselves whether the random assertions of Mr Piper are true or not, and ia continually drawing, inferences from, -euch assertions, the one of course must be on a par with the other. It will be easily seen that Mr Inman did not understand- the process of stopping road?, and it is manifestly unfair for Mesars Piper and Koberts, as agents for Lyons, to-take advantage of an error in judgment in the preparation of the sale plan. It-is at %ill times unwise to enter ipto , discussion with- persons who may be totally regardless of" ths Ninth Commandment, and I am quite sensible that the stopping of the old road would !be of advantage, to me, in that the expenditure which would have to be incurred on the new one would enhance the value of property in which I havo jiii interest: yet, having been'tyifsted by the public so long, nothing'sliiill' induce me to promote my own interests to the disadvantage, not only of the ratepayers of this'district, but of the largeand rapidly increasing community settled, iijifwid firpniid'Le.Bon's Bay. '"Yours, Sc, > :.::,,' JOHN DUXBURY. Copy of minute Nu. 1, dated 2ith March, 1877. Members present—Messrs Shadbolt. Duxbury.' Lelievre, arid the Chair- . man (H. Kjfer). '. .: :.: •, " Letter was received fro'.n Mr W. G. Inman, drawing the attention of the Board to the necessity of some . improvement being effected to the j Gemma Baj Valley road. "It was proposed by'Mr Duxbury, and seconded by Mr Lelievre, that tenders be invited for forming the portion of German x Bay Valley ioad near the wain road, and also the approach from the German Bay Valley to the Le Bon's Bay road. Carried."

Gppy of specifications for the work. " 1. The work of, surface forming to commence • at the Main roa«|, and to terminate at the fence and ■ g*uNp which Mr Inman liiis' erected across the Valley road, and the benching to- eommrtnee at Mr InmaiiV.sheep, yard, and - continue to the rld<s,'3 of spur... ~ , \ "2.-The benchijig at foot o<! u:e Lβ 'Bon's' Bay road.&piir to <.-omi,aeuce at Imnan's sheep yardyland terminate at the

slip-rails on the ridge ofi-spur, being a distance of about 8' chain's, more or lesa. " 3. The bench|ng to be executed at the best line of gradient obtainable within the road." .' I find that tins work was let to James Cairns, at £1 pel chain, on the 7th April, 1877. Members present—Messrs Shadbolt, Lelievre, and Houghton. "In the absence of Mr Piper, it was proposed by Mr Shadbolt, and seconded by Mr Lelierre, that Mr Houghton take the chtiir pn tern" The work was paid for on the 19th June, 1877, Piper/Chairman. The sum paid was £6. being svs chains at £1 per chain. •Copy of minute dated 2nd February, 1878. " Mr W. G. Inman waited on the Board and stated that some time since a road was benched on his property, and pegged off by Mr Adasns, and as he was going to England, he would like the matter settled, and would agree to take land for land without am* money value; he would, therefore, as,i that a'conveyance be made out. "Ihe Chairman (Mr H. Piper) said the matter should have their prompt attention.." Note.—l never knew until quire recently this mintrtcsivSl , ' 11 .existence, when it was brought forwarain support of the estoppel, and was not present when the minute was confirmed. J. D.