Manchester Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 10, 10 December 1884, Page 2

Manchester Road Board.

"" — : *! ~ An' ordinary meeting of the 'Board was held at its office, Manchester street, on Saturday' afternoon last. Present — Messrs Macarthur (Chairman), Linton, Grammar, and Lethbridge. . i The minutes of ; the previous meeting were read an.dj confirmed. „ • A letter was read from the Kiwitea Eoad Board re expenditure by thd Manchestef Board of £ for £on Wilson's line, and asking for the Engineer to prepare an estimate of the cost ot the work; A conversation was held on the mat-, ter of the costs of Messrs Etonians aid' Baker m the late case ol Adsett v the Board, and it was afterwards resolved, That the further consideration of the matter be deferred till the next meeting. •;; Besolvedj That the Clerk write to the Kiwitea Eoad Board informing them that.in the present state of the Board's funds it cannot go on with the work v on Wilson's Vine at present, but that the Board has no. objection to their Engineer providing an estimate of cost as request-, cd. , .■ ... ■ .-■ ; ',■ ..:.'• . : •■:■'•■ ■'•'•■ The matter of the amount of dog tax was next considered, and it was resolved, That' the tax be 10s per. dog for the year 1885, ; A conversation was held on the matter of the slaughtering license fees, and after consultiug the Act it was resolved, That the license fee for 1885 be £1 sterling, with 3d per head for large and a half-penny for small cattle m addition, as provided by the' Act. • Tenders from :J; Foyrell, Gardener Bros., L. P. Blixt, and P. O'Haggerty respectively, for the maintenance of the Palmerston Gorge road for one year, were then opened and discussed. After discussion it- was resolved, That all 'the 'tenders tor the maintenance of P&lmerston-Gorge. road be declined as excessive* "V ;Resolved, that Mr Bray, senior! be appointed registrar of dogs for the Manchester Koad Board. Accounts amounting to' iJSI1 12s lOd were passed 1 for payment, and the Board then adjourned.