TAU ANGA TOWN BOARD.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 196, 22 July 1874, Page 3

TAU ANGA TOWN BOARD.

ANNit aT, ?.I E ETIV V. Tltß unnual meeting of ratepayers of this Board Wits held at the Court-house, Taurauga. m accordatico with annou’.eemeur m, Saturday utter,emu. the 18th July, [’here was a vo-y Urge ati.-mt-.nee. and great interest appeared to be taken in the proceed mgs. Captain tanks, as chairman of the retirhn* Board eiphuiuHl the ofc>ms of the meet mg. and i cuu tut? tuliuwiug liua-ncinl s-t .TloniCLit :

Jamks Bob *r, n ■) J amis T. Bradley j Auditors. The report, was adopted. C.ptaiH Tanks then left tho chair, and Mr .Jituir... was unanimously elected chaimum o the meeting.

The Chairman cite* several clauses in the new ■^ l k»' Wayß Act re the right of vofcinw. Joh . n °, h! .‘ dw j! ;k hfUKl ‘ ,d in Ihe following pet ition, signeu by 60 in habitants ofTauranga :-~ To His Honor the Superintendent of Auckland “The humble petition of the undersigned’ SS3X* “ th ° di “ triCt ° f Humbly “ That your petitioners are desirous of havine the boundaries of the North Tauranga District BXvendod so mto include the whole of sec.ion No - on ine Government maps, because an error was inadvertently committed in the preparation of the boundaries, and their petition is for the following: reasons : A

That extending the boundary to section No. 2 wid give too Board a better opportunity for making improvements in their own district, and that the General Government has taken the months’ c^D “"1 kt : Cphl « in r ®P««r, for twelve months, of the roads m which your petitioners arc interested, namely, those which are detached *rom the Country Board, and have also contracted with persona to keep them in repair f ‘‘ d That the . Town Board, being very short of ! l;, a o deSl?O, r th f tlie should cxmnd the present boundaries of the North dieribfd Hl r hwfiy . a 9 heretofore described as by such an extension they will thus qUlre a ,^ tter opportunity of constructing roads *iow greatly required. b And roar petitioner* will ever pray, &«.” Mr Chadwick proposed, and it was duly eeondea, “ That this meeting approve of tlm petition as read —(cheers). Carried unauimousiT. 1

‘-h^? del! . Pr '" POS f ,an<l seconded, ; n %“ ": ,e tor the be on* penny ‘ F ou .' id ou value to sell." Carru-d unanimously. ri ! A letter was neud from Messrs Penny and Co £?P n Pn,lt ™ tin * P a P«« of cost, Iwks. 7 aD<l ° a - 6 ° mif W w “«cepled with n>l i h ®. fo!1 o wi »fi gentlemen were then proposed T -'‘d.dateß for the UL of F w^t M r J i,m v S . VVri on, Tt V.: Bttulkuer » and A. Cook. * Mr Tv ng l WaS ‘ r£,dUlt of the voting: Mr li.th Wrujloy, So; Mr Hannon, 83- Mr Tho"" 7, £ 5 Mr Bodei! ' «* * N..rrWs3 ; M • A * CnV ™ n *£ 7 *JV C “» >ui " bunks, dp/ A; r Mr Or‘bbi;: L ' B ‘"' 8i Mr J - L - *“»»■>«, ? .

The candidates returned thanks .duo"’ K ° lle '' B ' ,a »— V '"■■» «PP -int oA

Credit. 1873 Jam* 30— -By balance in hand £ 42 13 d u 187 Kilter, as per roll hook valuation, £3l,10G,at Id Juno 30in th<* ptnxmi -brofn Provincial Ironsurcr 1 20 100 17 II 2 0 W ii'ivfiagor, rent, of the wharf -IS 0 XJ a d er 11 o g 77 a i s a n e a A « fc 15 U> 6 Keeeipts Ircnn public pound 20 0 5 Arrears ot r i!.■ ,-< paid , 1 6 1 lient ot pump 1 10 0 Total ... . £150 5 11 l>ehfor. 187 Judo •4 30--To forming embankment Beach Koad, Messrs £ s. d. 8>kcct ami IIill’s contract 177 14 3 do District JKngjneer, proport.ion paid hv Town Board towards forming and making Devenport and Ganicron Hoads 50 0 0 do d mi mi go, culverts. &c., of Willow and Wharf streets, Messrs Me Caw ami Water.stm ... 55 11 0 To channelling and clearing water tables 8 12 6 To repairing wharf and approaches, £<J lie 8d ; lamp, &-c., £G 1'aid for rimin pipes 12 0 11 1 S 9 Other works 0 0 0 Salaries, commission, xalufieri, and rent, of office ns 17 0 'Printing and advertising neons : 0 9 0 Miscolla: To paid for dog collars ... 4 3 6 i o expenses of pound 34 13 11 To sundries 4 13 1 do unrateabiO nropertv 2 1 8 To uncollected rates, ".£21 10s 4d ; and native?, £3 5s 5 1 ... To iSTafiro reserves 24 1 13 5 9 0 10 Balance credit 10 15 C 1 3 0 A-Uciitrci hiici, tound co rrpct. 5 11