PELORUS ROAD BOARD.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 146, 13 August 1880, Page 3

PELORUS ROAD BOARD.

The Board met at Havelock on the Sth instant. Present—Messrs Dive, Kenuington, Cullen, and Maher. -e A letter from the Returning Officer was read, reporting that the following gentle- , men had been elected members of the Board—For Pelorris, W. E. Dive; Kaituna, Wmi Kenuington; North Bank of Wairau, John-Halier. : - >-'r (j £ t .-, It was resolved that, Mr Dive be Chairman for the ensuing" year. The following accounts were*.passed for payment: —P. McLean LI 4s, R. Finlay LI 4s Johnson and DihihXlo,/C./B. Jervis L 4 4s, J. Fitzpatrick L 3 ( 9s, Davies L 4 15s, John Hippolitc li3, Furness L 5 12s 6d, Chas. Homan LI 16s, Marlborough Turns L2 19s 3d. W. Hibbs L 9 4s, N. L. Mc- H 1 Lelland LlO 10s, ditto Ll2 10k,' John/ Hippolite Ll 4, J. Fitzpatrick L 3 4s, -H;(Fuller,T and Co. LG 10s, A ! . Johnson L 5 12s, Dr Riley L2 2s, Secretary L 7 10s, , , ' A" ' The following resolutions were carried:— 1 That the Board'is willirig to forwardithe g exchange of rOads as applied for by tho Te' Hora natives over Totarjv Hill. : That the Board inform Mr Jas. Huglios, they cannot entertain any application for compensation to trespass roads:' *'«} V-nl i That Kraig arid Co.’s tender for Grove contract be accepted amounting ,to L49-.5-6, That the Pelorus Road Board are willing to join the other Board iu flagging and keep ing the Wairau arid Opawa fords passable by clearing the large stones from the same, and the Board can recommend, a, person willing to undertake the work for the sum of L4O per annum. The supervisiofi to bo ’ left to either Briard ivillirig to u'riderfcako it, each Board paying an equal portion of the salary given. il, Mphi y>< m i Hl i That a rate of Is in the Pound as proposed he struck this day,rand now' Rue Vs act- ! * vertised. ’V";' ’; .•Jooj.i[j That Mr T. O'Sullivan’s tender* of L 65 per annum for the office of Inspector to tho Board be accepted, provided he does all the work required by the Board, including tho Rai Valley and Wakatnarina roads, with the exception of ; special grants from ithe General Government, - on which Mr O'Sullivan will be allowed..a,commissjpu of five percent. , = i , *",7 ‘* r “ *—■ That no tenders he ' accepted at present 7 by the Board for tlie Kaittma fribtbridge@.f( 1, That Mr Clark Rairipliug.be.paid tho,sum. of one guinea for plans of proposed bridges at Mahakipay'a. ~ f ' T That the Board acljonm to Wednesday, the first day of September next.! ■ ' ,