PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 449, 9 November 1880, Page 2

PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting - of tin's Board was held in the Board's office on Saturday, November G, 1880 Present: — Messrs Hay (chairman), Pitcaithly and Budiia. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. chairman's statement. The chairman in his statement informed the Board that, as a preliminary to the proclaiming of the road through Holmes' Bay by the Governor, Mr Fox, C.E., from the Survey Office, Christchnreh, had come on behalf of the Governor to examine into the point.;; r e this road ; that Mrs Holmes' agent and him«elii had met Mr Fox and made their representations to him, and that the engineer in company with himself had afterwards gone over the ground examining every point minutely and taking evidence from sonic of the settlers. This was with a view to report for information to the Governor. ' Tho Clerk was instructed to write to the Hon., the

Minister for PuUic Works for a copy of tlie engineer's report in order the better to know how to act. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters w.ere"read :— From Messrs Joynt and Perceval relative to Crown reserve for road in Holmes' Bay which Uio Clerk was directed to acknowledge. From the Road Boards of Port Victoria, Port Lev}', Okains. Bay, Little River, and Akaroa and Wairiui relative to the desirability of abolishing the County Council. The majority of these Boards seemed heartily inclined to see the Council dissolved so that an appeal to the ratepayers may bring about the'accomplishment of the matter. Some conversation on the above subject now took place. From the Clerk, Okain's Bay re name of a ratepayeij occurring on two rate rolls. From the County Clerk re number of votes each ratepayer is entitled to. From the Assistant Under Secretary for Public Works relative to the stoppage, exchange, or sale of old public roads. The sections of the Public Works Act Amendment Act 1880 referred to svere read by the Chairman. He also read some of the provisions of tha Stamp Act Amendment Act 1880. which are well deserving the attention of all having any public transactions. After passing the following account?) viz. :—from the Press, 18s ; The Canterbury Times, ill 7s ; the School Committee, £3; Mr G-. White, £1 15s 4d; total, £7 4d ; the Board adjourned.