BALMORAL ROAD BOARD.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 May 1876, Page 5

BALMORAL ROAD BOARD.

A meeting; of the above Board was held on May 16, at North Hillend^ Schoolhouse. There were present : ; Messrs James Smith (Chairman), 0.; M. Begg-, M Marshall, and the Clerk. The niinutes of previousi^eeting 1 were! read and confirmed. V' A letter was read from tbe^rq vin-i cial Government re deviations bf^rbad'j through Messrs Begg's property, skat- r ing that Legislative action will be necessary before the conveyance can be< made out to give Messrs Begg the original road lines. •- ■■ - ■■•- - • ■ • A letter was read from the Provincial; Government' enclosing ' map, showing^ the boundary of, the Board district,; where it adjoins r.hp township of Balclutha as de&cribid i i the schedule <•£ the Otago Board Ordinance, 1871.

A member stated that" the Corporation of Balclutha had been levying rates on a part of the land under the jurisdiction of the Board. / r.-

The Ghairman" remarked "tfiat the Board' would takn good care\that they, did tiotd'd iit again. ; '■■•'] ;^ H :; , A letter was read 'fro ni" i^epayers/at ! Tuapeka MpiitH^ hkliing that 'omejre- \ pairs be mfide to . the' bridge on 1 tjie river, and sorn^ i ibrmatiofi /and ! tij&wos on the road I^ding/^'b'^JlJawr^nbe^^el"! also fhatVPading to the bushr . ; : r ; The.Clerk ; w{js ! -'iin^fmc^eri,\fo Mnfiprm the ratepayers' I 'jonr'-ftiie Goldfields! ! tft Tuopeka, iriojithv rtiji^,al|''tjii}-^«|KS i ,',^0.1---■ledfed, tog<!th'pr' wi» h tjie" 'Gavern'men J t subsidy would be >S^^ spent to the best advaiifa^e.ontjjef.wbrks referred to. )•:.-"-• ."-..■ /■.,. 'J he insjifctor reported "that he, had

passed contracts No. 5, 7, 8, on, Hillend ' Road. The following 1 accounts word passed on the motion of Mi* Mnrshal!, seconded by Mr Begg :— (Jb'h tract No 5, bnlnnce £93 19s 8d; Contract No. 7. balance £45 ;■ Contract ' ; «S. bal.-mco .£l 2O 12s 6d ; ex-.riis." C3 l 17s 8.1 ; J. Bower, surfacing 1 , £4 10.-? ; Wj Wil«on, surfucing", £6-1 2s ; st,ruij»r!, £\. Mr Be:?™* moved that the. Chairman." be authorispd to spend a sum not exceeding 1 LIO in lemoving some rocks oif the road which is being fenced in between the ( 'nmkburn and. Tuapeka Mouth. Seconded by Mr Marshall and agreed to. A letter -was read from the General Government re subsidy, stating that the 'subsidy granted, l&s 4d in the £, by the General Government was being paid on rates collected year 1874-75, and as there. were no rates collected by the Board in ! that 'year they could not participate in • he grant. , It was pointed out" that the subsidy was. always hitherto paid on rates coflected on, the year the subsidy whs paid, and by the. (jleneral Government departing from that rule the Board would lose the subsidy on this year's rates. It was also mentioned that- the 'General Government had made some mistake in paying; the subsidy on rates collected year 1874-75, as by doing so they were paying twice subsidy on one year's rates, as ilie Provincial Government oh be"half of the General Government paid a subsidy of 15s in the L. on rates collected year 1874-575. The 'Clerk was instructed to write to the Colonial Treasury, drawing his attention to the position- ; of the Board by the subsidy being jvaid on last year's rates, instead of , the rates of the present year as was formerly the practice in paying 1 the subsidies; The returning 1 members are James Smith, Waitahuna Wusfc Subdivision, and Robert Paterson ? Hillend Subdivision. Mr Begg moved that Alexander Nelson be appointed returning 1 officer. Seconded by Mr Marshall, Agreed to. The meeting; then adjourned.