THE NEW HIGHWAYS DISTRICTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 99, 6 August 1880, Page 2

THE NEW HIGHWAYS DISTRICTS.

»„ Last Saturday Mr Ward, R.M., sat at Palme' ston, by direction oft ho Government, to ascertain the best and fairest apportionment of the liabilities and issf'ts as between the Manawatu Highways Board as at present constituted, and the proposed Foxton und Carnarvon- Sandon Highways Boards. Invitations' bad been sent tQ the Chairman of the Manawatu Highways Board, and other gentlemen interested, to .attend and watch the proceedings on behalf of their respective distriois.' Mr *" Ward has kindly placed, at our .. disposal . a number .of particulars regarding -tho award enquiry. The accounts of the Board >tnd of the respective Wards were gone oarefully through and it was resolved thateach Ward should be credited with the ' revenue raised and debited with the amount expended within i*".. •' As to .l-.be matter,. -of . forking expenses, that has been calculated up to date on a peroehtage charge on tho works executed in eaoh Ward. The •financial statement Jprepared by Mr Hoe

.Clerk to the Manu watu Highways Board), and wiuchwas handed intoMrWard.showed j^h||MHHßa^jtvou and Sandon Wards to the Manawa ■ '•ffilSf 8 mr d * n sum of about £600, ybutiatiraTist this indebtedness ia^be faji|-| considerable sum is o^amm^ (^ l ;Boa*fd*S6Dr rates in those Wardifftf These, outstanding rates will be a valine as4ef; is against the indebtedness of thbsei Wards, j foxton, on the other hand, will have about ■iffitejjtg credit, in addition to the out j ii^'dn«B|tes. It will therefore, be 'fhat while nlte Foxton Highways Board •wiH-^ave a co-oSiderable sum to reoeive from the pi^ran.l^bjßdy, the Carnarvon Board will be iv debt, aud will have to refund about -•E600,. The amounts we have mentioned inolude in each case the per centage of wo*rking**3^'e'aSßß;'' In otder^to-taeoertain the exact amounts that should be debited to eaoh Ward, Mr Ward instructed Mr Forster, Clerk of Court at palmerston, to carefully aTidit the- acoounts- -u> ace- thai .ibfl.. respeotive amounts W6re properly, charged.. I his having Deen dono, the question was adjourned until yesterday, wheu Mr Ward expected to finally ap"jiar toon** "ihe amounts? payable by or to the-original .Board.; Tfio: exact result has not yet reached us. ' " * i r -"* -■' •>-■ .-—•> v ... ... . ..