Pohangina Road Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 82, 1 October 1894, Page 3

Pohangina Road Board.

The last regular meeting of the above was held on Saturday. Present -Wardens Dickin (chairman), Vicary, Bell and Brown. CORRESPONDENCE. From Commissioner Crown Lands, stating result of consideration of vesting reserves in Board will be forwarded to the Board, and section 78, Block XIII, Pohangina, had been vested in Board. From F. Pirani, M,H.R , re proclamation and other count? matters. From Captain Turner, in reference to site for Pohangina bridge. From Husband and Curran, re a road to their sections in the township. The following resolutions were passed : — That James Ryan be granted n lease of metal rpaorve No. 32, Block VI, Pohangina, on the Board's usual terms. — Brown Dickin. That the following alterations be made in the rate roll :— -Section 11, Township Pohangina, Joseph Husband ; G Baylis, J in place of E. D. Butts for section 28, j Block VI, Pohangina ; J. G. Browne in place of Brown Bros., for southern half of section 68, Block XI ; and K. H. Browne for the northern half of the same section. — Browne— Dickin That the Board's consent be given to the transfer of McDermott's contract to Mr Goodwin, all further moneys still accruing to the said contract to be paid to the aforesaid Mr Goodwin.— BellBrowne. That the name ot Frank Grasby MeEenzie be placed on the rate-roll for section 36, Block XV, Apiti, instead of ,ida McKenzie.— Bell— Vicary. That the engineer be instructed to take immediate action to give an entrance to section 11, Pohangina Township. Browne— Bell. That the Secretary be instructed to write to Mr Pirani, M.H.R , pointing out the great inconvenience to the ratepayers of the distnot if only one polling booth and one returning officer are appointed and suggesting that a poll should take place in each riding with a deputy returning officer for each ; and that at least a week should elapse between the date of the election and the date of the first meet mg of Council in order to allow time to notify Councillors of their election and the date of meeting.— Dickin Vicary. That the special order providing interest and sinking fund on loan of £549 be confirmed, and that a special rate of two-sevenths of a penny in the £be struck over the whole of the rateable value of the rateable property within No 2 Ward of the Pohangina Road District (Crown and Native Lands excepted) such rate to be annually recurring for 26 years and to be payable at the office of the Board on the Ist day of April in each year. — Dickin — Browne. Mr H. J. Hayns, engineer, reported : — The roads generally are in fairly good order, considering the large amount of rain during the month. Slips continue to come down on most of the sidling road, and are a source of expense. The contractors in all parts of the district have had a trying month, and very little progress has been made on their several contracts. According to your instructions I went to Wellington and interviewed Mr F. Pirani, M.H.R., in connection with the election of Councillors for the Pohangiua County. He stated the election should be about the 18th of October, and the first meeting of the Councillors on the 19th October, but that will be decided when the proclamation is drawn up. I also went to the Land Board office and had the questions of thirds payable to local bodies explained to me. When a settler capitalises a perpetual lease section the local body receives equal to a third of the rent for 15 years. If it is deferred payment section a third of the purchase money is paid to the local body. The outstanding rates at the present time amount to £633 8s sd, and the amount collected since last meeting is £103 0s 9d. Accounts to the amount of £264 were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.— StandarcL^^^^