WAIMAKARIRI BOARD OF CONSERVATORS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1655, 10 June 1879, Page 3

WAIMAKARIRI BOARD OF CONSERVATORS.

The monthly meeting of this Board was held at the office, Hereford street, at noon yesterday. Present —Messrs B. J. S. Harman (chairman), C. T. Ick, J. N. Tosswill, and A. P. O'Callaghan. Mr Tosswill movod the'following resolution : —" That the Board now issua debentures to the value of £SOO to Mr Thomas Tombs, of Christchurch, to be numbered 134, for a period of one year, at nine per cent, and also a debenture to the value of £IOOO to Mr Henry Bush Q-iebrook, of Christchurch, to be numbered 135, for a period of tkree months, at five per cent, and that the seal of the Board be affixed." The motion was seconded by Mr O'Callaghan, and agreed to. Mr O'Callaghan moved, Mr Tosswill seconded, and the following resolution was agreed to : -" That the Board notify by advertisement that it is the intention of the Board on the 21th June, 1879, to levy a general rate of Id in the £ on all rateable properties within the district, and also an additional special rate of Id in the £ on all rateable properties within the special rateable district for the current year, such rates to be due and payable on the Ist day of July, 1879." The following report was read from the overseer : Waimakariri Works, June 7th, 1879. E. J. S. Harman, Esa-, Chairman of the Board of Conpervators. Sir, —I have the honor to report, for the information of the Board, as follows : Tee men have been employed during the month finishing the concrete work at the river end of Henderson's Bank. The work is now completed, and nothing has been spared in makiDg it as substantial as possible. At the lower works the men have been making and placing small blocks along the face of No. 7. They will have used up all the cement in a few days. They will then go on with placing the small block at the end of the groin next below No. 3. There ha 3 been one small flood during the month, and the river ha 3 returned into the south branch. No other change of importance has come under my notice. The river is yery low indeed now. I have, &e., Jas. Potts. The chairman stated that the weather had lately beeu very favorable for the carrying on of the works of the Board. The report was considered to be of a very satisfactory character, and was adopted. On the motion of Mr C. T. Ick it was resolved that, in future, the meetings of the Board should be held on the second Tuesday in the month instead of the second Monday, as heretofore The chairman and Mr Ick were empowered to arrange for the payment for making out the rate rolls. The meeting then adjourned.