ORDINARY MEETING.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 568, 23 December 1881, Page 2

ORDINARY MEETING.

The ordinary meeting was held after the >_. special one. Present —His Worship the-; Mayor, Crs McGregor, Bruce, Cullen, Black, Chamberlain, and Gutberlet. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting .were read and confirmed. OUTWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The Clerk read the outward correspondence. INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The following letters were read :— From Mr Daly as follows :— "AkaroafDec. 19,1881. * " .Gentlemen,—l hereby request permission to again put down the rails recently taken up opposite my store, and to construct a crossing at the same place. Yours, etc. '• James Daly." Proposed by Cr Bruce, seconded by Cr Chamberlain, that the request be granted subject to the approval of the Works Committee. From Mr Wilkins enclosing account. From Mr W. H. Gundry a3 follows:— " Ashburton, Dec. 13, 1881. " Sir.—Your favor of the 9th inst. to hand. The Crown grant of Reserve 2198

■ May last for the purpose of impbelKs lease of 250 acres, 50 acresUet to Mr McDowell, on for retaining it after Jth-e lease. Itisnow ' with the ititles lately sent Dowel l's lejj.se. I will for- . together.directly I receive them back. ' \ "I have arranged with Mr McDowell to-day. I now forward you cheque for the remaining£so, which please acknowledge when again writing. - \ " The reserves are now exceedingly well fenced, and portion under crop which is looking well. I must • congratulate the Borough on obtaining two excellent tenants. Yours, etc.,\ "W.H. GundrX-" Cr McGregor and tbe othef/gehtlerhen present expressed their satisfaction ( Gundry's communication. FILLING UP COMIaITTEES' AND SIGNING - CtIEQUES. ' The Mayor said it would be necessary to appoint a member on the committees in [ f'-~ place of tho late member Mr Garwood, f It was also necessary to' authorise somo one to sign cheques. " ' Cr McGregor thought it would be better to leave the filling Up of 'vacancies on the committees till the new-member,.had been ■elected. He should be happy to' move that the Mayor should be, authorised to ,'• -" ,- . This w'as'seconded by Cr G.utberl«|t and MKiufried. THE DOMAIN. Cr McGregor read the following- report :*— • ' '• Akaroa, Dec. 10,1881. - » S. Watkins, Esq., Sec. Akaroa Domain Board. " Sir, —Ihave the,honor, by direction, .-to, point out to your Board 1 that the Akaroa .Domain Reserve,' No. 1724 has never,beeri placed under'any Pu-blic l -Dotnains'Act, or Ordinance as required bylaw. Before the' Council wilfbe able to take any definite steps in taking the Domain in question over; it will be,necessary for your Board to apply to the. Governor in Council,, to bring it under 'The iDomains Act, 1881' by the powers vested in him by the 24th section of ' The Public Reserves Act 1881.' -v- - * " With this object in view I shall be" " .happy to take •joint action with ydu after ' 'the holidays are'over. Yours, etc., • "A. I. McGregor, " Secretary." FINANCE. # ' ' Receipts since last meeting—Rent reserves, Ashburton, £50; General Rate, 1881, £6 ; total, £56. Credit balance k .At. date, £217 12sT9d. Accounts to be presented—Austin & Kirk (drain, pipes), £8 18s 7d; W. Sims salary as Returning Officer). £2. 10s; ( do (one month's salary as Clerk), £43s4dS; W. D. Wilkin's, as engineer, £19 I2s 6d ; James .Dixon (nailsand tipiber), £!2-,lGs 4d ; ' Burkes contract, M 10s ; total,'£s4 4s 9d. .passed .for payment. The meetmgl then adjourned.