OTAKI HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 31, 17 December 1880, Page 2

OTAKI HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Tuesday, Decemher il, 1880. Tho Board met afc the offico afc 2.30 p.m. Present — Messrs Simeon, (Chairman), M'Crae, Kebbell, Hadfield, and Ur. Hewson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read an 3 confirmed. ...... . Leave of absence . -was. granted to Mr A letter, was read ffom the .Secretary to 1 Treasufji.'^ated Wellingon, Upc. 1, l'Bßo, ißtftting that a Treasury Voucher, together tiwith for the amount fcher^pf, , had .been pbstecrtti'tho Manager ( of, tho JJank of New Zealanj, f6r the credit of the , D^sfcricfc Land' Account- .-• Circular letter read from tho Chairman of the Foxton Harbour Board requesting grant-i|i ,ui<V !«>f /ripe?-*. * ur?e y>! . an 4 ill? wfcfc re«olved to consider the matter at next .meeting of the Board. „ „ .,. „, . ( JProposed^by Mr Kebbell, seafoti'ded by Mv and carried, "Thafc J. A. Knocks be appointed Valuer to the Otaki Highways Board for the year 1881 ; the remuneration for his sArvibes Wibte! £lo^ ■ '' '■ ' > :■>■> i ' ■ . Mi M'Crae gave notice thafc ho will move lit the next sittidg of the Board, "That the Chairman be authorised to take necessary Btep#,to take possession under 'The puolio VVorks Acfc ' of any land necessary for a road to conneot the road running from the Village fco the Otaki fiver with the main road from Wellington, the said road beingshown on a plan numbered 3." , Accounts were passed, amounting to j613 13s. Proposed by Mr Simcox,, Beoop<fa4 by Mr Kebbell.that tbe nexfc meeting of the board be held on ihe second Tuesday in January 1881. Carried.