LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 294, 13 May 1879, Page 2

LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD.

Monday, May 5. The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held on the above date, at the office, Kaituna. * Present—All the .members. COrtKESPONDENCE. The following letters were read :— From the Secretary for Public Works, enclosing form for return of receipts and expenditure for the year ending March 31 last, v . \ From they Cpurity jQonncil, enclosing copy'of electoral roll, to be open for inspection at the office until the 15th inst. From the same, requesting list of alterations in the valuation fof the current year. From the Akaroa and Wainui Road Board, in reply, stating that the road on the western elope of Mount Bossu had been contracted for, and was in process of construction. FroA Messrs Wood and Allan relative to a road to their land in Little Kiver trash. •■ ■ . From Mr B. 0. Latter, re bush road in process of, clearing on the Barry's saddle range. . < ' - • - . < From County-Council, requiring return pirates' febllectdd; for fhe finalicial year ■ endirig' March" 31' last;' also amount of ' rates that ought t<i have-been collected. j Areport upon the various .works in hand and completed was' read, the following beifrg amongst the items several small bridges and culverts had been .'replaced by. new* .on.cc. { oq the Christchnrch road ; that the pain ftrainatTaiTapuwas in ; process* of ; Clearing ' and deepening; that about''6£ miles of Voad lines had been mai-ked Ojffi in Little River, bush ; that the contracts "fot forming in the western valley were in progress, also clearing bush line near Barry's saddle ; .that Berryman and Harkers- hdd ■> completed • their respective contracts, jthe former for forming and the latter for breaking, carting,' and spreading road metal ;.that a number; of pi ejecting points on the Christchurch road in the Little Hiver bu'sh-haa been and pegged off with the object of widening the load where the turnir"a"re too sharp ; also the culverts'to , lia and marked ;oi3E; a,nd, that repairs had been completed on. : the main, road where required:-^ ,,, :^" , ;"" , '-. s^, - '•' :'•:-: i Mr.[John Bevlnsj Ben:> attended 5 forthe purpose of applying for some formation of about 50 chains to be done in Kaituna Val3ey..v. ■ '>:<.-y.>.A~if— A-l >"■ { V Mr John Bracher attended for the purpose t)f. getting ;s,ome.assistance to construct apiece of near Mount Carew Peak.., ... .., .'■'"■ ,7 ".;':[ •-

: A petition from 1 residents and owners of : land in k Little River' bush.' was received, asking that a line of road be opened to enable the petitioned to obtain' access to their property. ■ 'i; v : The fQllpwingfis $, summary of the reeolutions passed :—That the^.Chairman wait upon Mr Bird.ling about a drain cut by Mr Price 1 in the swamp ; that a riewTwidge be erected over the Halswell' river on the (Jreenpark tbaoV.a. chain or two above the present Kiraber's bridge, and that iihe Springe Boad Board, being- interested, be written to, o,n the subject j tfc&t. the; .Clerk report upon'Mr Be'vins' application at next meeting.;-' also that .MHBricher ascertain how - far the , or occupiers who 'might be benefited by'fhe work would be inclined to assist in-its construction, and Clerk to.-report ,at next, meeting j also H6 report iipbn a : drain'euE by 'MrGebbiie 'from seetion:sßll to\^6.l cplvert on main toad, M'Queen's flat, he having done so at his oto risk and expense ; that a surveyor be employed to measure that part of theAhuriri road 4ivei;sipn jpassing through Mr >Morton's .section 3319, and that Mr Mqiion ]be paid for the'lWd,' and also for the road metal procured .from his property ;* that }arrangemerits tie made for filling in _ sand holes on the Lincoln road with shingle;_ that the drain oil the lower" Tai Tapa road be cleared in continuation to section 1142; that Mr A'.M'Phail be requested to grade and set off , the coritiliuation of road on the western eide of Mount Bossu, and that it afterwards be. reported on. With reference to the petition from residents for road in Little Eiver bush, it having been found that it would pass through some part of a native reserve, it was - referred back in order that Mr Coop might obtain information ; that day labor be employed to cart metal for filling in holes and ruts on the Cbristchurch road in sundry localities ; that notice be given to Mr Charles Doyle, of Tai Tapu, that if his cattle are found crossing the drain on the lower Tai Tapu road, he will be prosecuted without further I notice; that Messrs Wood and Allan be informed that no part of their land is in 1 the LitlleEiver-Eoad District, nevertheless the road will be formed up the flat to the boundary ; that Mr Latter be written toabout the bush road on Barry's saddle j range ; that tenders be invited for new | bridge, over Okute, Okute valley; for, forming road on bush flat lip *o boundary' of Akaroaand Wafnui district; also widen-; , ing culverts and reducing points on the' Main Chrlstchurch road througli the bush.

Sundry accounts were paid, • and the Board adjourned.":. '■■'■'-■ .i ■■'