LOCAL ROAD BOARD.

Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 61, 8 January 1877, Page 2

LOCAL ROAD BOARD.

The fortnightly meeting of the members of the Keefton Road Board was held at the office of the Board, on Friday last. Present: Messrs Bjrennan (chairman) M'Lean, Aikjen, Ke)\y, X)avies, and the Seorotary. The minutes ol: the previous meeting were read and confirmed. T,be Seoretary reported that he had received the following sums from the Government : —^2so, being subsidy from the Nelson Government on account of. protective works; and £250 12s Id being contribution under the " Payment of Provinces Act.'* The cjue-tion of finance was gone into, when it was shown that after defrsying all the current engagements of the Board, there would be a surplus of about £30, which amount would be subject to reductions for all works undertaken by the Board prior to being incorporated in the County. ! The Secretary reported that nothing had been done wilh reference to the erection of a powder magfixine, as the " Pan- 1 gerous Goods Act " had not been brought into operation in the district. A letter was read from the tJTncter Score. | tary, G. S. Cooper, Esq., replying to a communication from the Board, in which the regret of the General Governmeut was expressed that the number of Hidings in the County aa<| the distribution of representation did cot meet the approval of the Bpard, and calling attention to the '♦ Counties Act " wb-ich provided a means of remedying the complaint urged. Stating further that the Hidings and the number of members for each were fixed upon tbe representation of Mr O. Curtis. The opinion was expressed that there would be a probable debt of about £300 for tbe County to take over. The Secretary was instructed, to invite tenders for the extension of 1 ghiel-stjreet, and also to take proceedings against all defaulting ratepayers after tbe 12th in* stant. 'the overseer was instructed to report uppn the cost of extending Broadway to Maee-sireet. A number of accounts having been presented and parsed for payment, the meeting was adjourned- „...«»«„ ,^ ..