Pohangina.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 26 September 1890, Page 2

Pohangina.

At the mcc ing of n .e Kiwitea Road Board held on S .tur lay the f llowing busine.-s relating to Pohanjina was c • sid lvd : - Mr John 8.-irtholmew sawmiller vmre stating that he was about -rect ng a sawmill cm the Kiwitea Cownship and asking for permission M lav a h'imway from Kirn oltou Road to lie 0 ova rivet 1 on Coulter's Road, a d al-o as .ing tlie Beard to. f .rm and metal about 5 chains of die said road. M B ictiiol iraew also waited on the b >ard to urge his request. Warden IFaythorne was in favour having the work required done. Warden Luc is drew attention to the fact that the sett n-s in the Po hang na had been uigiug the boar I to make this road lor s mie time witnout success, ami now a gentle man wait d upon the board th;y granted his ivquest at once. He considered the board wo Id h*ve a hornet's lvst round th j ir eai's. Warden Haythorn poi ted out that the Polian^in i settlei'3 did no pi y rates to his ward, wh.le Mr Bartholomew wns a large rate payer. A ter s'inie discussion Mr Bartholomew was informed tint the board wou d favourub y enter am his r quest. W,ird>n Lucas drew Mr Bar tholomew's attention to the fact tnat li sti ber waggons were cutting up the Taonui road by drawiug into th water tab ps. Mr Bartholomew pr nvs^d to spoak <o his carter o i the subject. Warden Luc is su ge&ted hat the pr se it loan under the Roa s aud Bridges Con truction Act be converted under the Gov< rii'iient. Loans t ) L>cal I'odie-i Act. and moved a resolution to that effect. Warden Williamson would no agree tp go into the matter, us it h d a reirty' i een fully discu-3e>l, ;md the 1)0 rd had decided not to couv- rt the loan. On the ros'diition IWrg put to the meeting, it was neva iv- d on the casting vote of the cliairmnn. Wiiiv len Lucas said he wo ild liketo .-,t ite why lie was not [JUsLing on '.vith the se,jaiuti no' thePo'iauginn district. He cousid -red that lar p b dies were a wiys better than small o e9, a dh • 1) lidved ihat all tit back wards int" d d {•> s- pavate. which wou il letve the four ol wards in t'io ureh