Manauatu Road Borad.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1626, 4 February 1886, Page 2

Manauatu Road Borad.

7?^ v (Continuation of Report.)

From Colonial Secretary, re Board's power to vote at proposed poll for Mangaone. Bridge, referring Board to own solicitor. From Public Works Department, re Biinriythorptf Station approach, stating that work, would be._{rfoceeded with at 'onceA \\ ~ s Vbihi t ''Hoffimm, Bnnnythorpe, re railway crossing required. Received. From~Mr Hanltain, re Taonui Licens- * ing District. The Chairman stated he had instructe 1 Jili-. Haultain . .to- leavjau the- matter, m. - abeyance as ou previous years. Action endorsed. From H. F. Raven, re claim refund of expenditure incurred bushfelling. WardetifAkers remarked there were a' i good man y. Settlers on the siuue footing . : as : Mr Ra*ven,'ahd that he be requested ? to defer his claim to a future occasion. Mr Sly suggested that the written order of the Board [alleged' by ,'the writer. ■ to have' been given authorising the | work be produced before any action be taken. This was also resolved upon. From Mr Hewitt, claiming refund for falling and burning bush m 1882. Warden Edwards remembered an apr plication 'laving been made for permission to oxecute this work, but did not know whether it had been granted or not. . .- . - Resolved,: *pn .the motion of Warden Alters (Warden Sly dissenting)— That the claim be acknowledged, the amount to be paid to.be decided on receipt of the : eng.meerVfepbrt J<i '^ s ;^ " , Warden Akers ' remarked, ' re the suggestions of the Engineer concerning cattle straying, that : it ■: .would m his opinion .be ,.a great hardship on -the; set-, tiers to enforce, .the Act; m any, case ha hoped jthe ranger would receive instrncrtions ijoVto 'interfere 1 with- No. s'Ward. ■' Warden Sly proposed and Warden Snelson seconded, pro forma — That all settlers having gates or slip : rails erected without permission on roads m the Mana-'i watu Koad ttfatricfc.bav-d same retnoyed. As an amendment Warden Akers pro--<£ds%d' and" -Warden Mathieson seconded — Tjjhat; the' /prbpdsition only apply • to_ , main : roads. . ..'„ - : .^;. .-' ■. ,^'* Warden Pr.Ytt'suppo'rted the-moSion,-he knew places m? Eitzherbert -wJierjß* gat.es had J)c^i]eHct|d|Beveral jekripSclkl and sincetb.n nothing haoT'ever been dona to rp.mov(>*tih.em.' I O ! ; ■ )l ! !/. ; / The Chairman suggested -that- as there ■M&u i fench a divi.sjpn of opinion . on the subject, the mattgitsljould^be/dejerred $9 next meeting, m the 'meantime sometnihg satisfactory to all the Wardens-: might be : arranged. ! ; ;■ ': : , ; ..■:■■■.:. Warden Sly objected to this and;re-, quested: that the , matter, b^ dealt jwith. -wi'thouij further iiosip'oriemetit'. The iuie.ndment was put "and. carried, arid Warden Sly's motion Io3t.; ( ; ; ' |Re*solved^— That: 'three months' notice be\givfln to -the /Settlers of; this resolution.' . ; ;., . „;■.';.,-;,...•, 1, „■ .J.c't .•:-• :