MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 38, 26 April 1879, Page 3

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

r,.-, .■T-^y.^;,..^y.y-,.. ;.;..;■ '.'.'. TpospA-ir, Aplui, 24, 1879. ■^w^tffWwdenß7o)a_ryippi^^ man). _%cc, % MThetsbn, M'Kenzie/and^ -Farmer, yy, y ._..yy „.-:.. .x . •-.. ;< ,^|fe r i 7* lls^.ra^.n^jof prexiousr-meetine hftd^-heeri- "TChd ' aßd^cbrifirmid/ the Ifflerk wad the following* V .ft * . ">'' '" OOBEBBPoirnENCR. j if . £?%* ¥ r <*HJ£t, Wenzier'asking-if jury reply had been' received fropj** the Q-overri- v xrient to the protest -against thb election of X&fl&F* Pawshti asy-Wj-i^if for' No, i JWard.. 'TW'lebt*ry%B^MdmU ; as Dawibn had left the "district it' could met il /•S^*!-*. "ifes*' : bixJSjVbnt • itf view of the : it wotdd*i__k%he Board to ri 9 TO?* ' j^^Mprttene pf £n elector, ac **?f^ "?«b.F**7 Act did.Wfc seeiii cW bb the •i^e^. : '^.fc^lMfc electibh-some weife nc^aUowed^o Vbte, v b^iu 9^tH>»tr ; i^infl 8 were hot m .he.-rate-bpok, *» m the ck_e of ' map Nairn,;thbugh he allegedthat he' bad p>idy rates fey /years, and n* his name w^s «- AV&%^^in-jfche.iate^book' i\^as simply dri error " otlihr clerk or cbllector'T while dtber-i tfy rates/ ofi-th<_- day of poll were 7^a*lowed* to vote, arid Mrr-ttiweon^'wholse 7 !?j-}' nre '■ -?«* Ifot appear in^theVi-at&book, was i^:rilowAd fire -rptes, be?tu=-e hiicliiimed to be 7^^ *pd Co. '; Tlio. letter farther i - ™pmhj»_;<o$ .th^^mj «fc l -T^*.' *■•'*•.'•■"• :>>'.'•■■. 7. '*'.'>"> .. v-.yy'i >■•..•-.%.».-., J?--.*,

titled to the same number* or are they . ;J!2^ 1 .^..:.*^.T0te < at all if their names do nbt ' "appear on thV rate-book.- ■' -' -'"^.- - - ■ The Secretly was instructed to communi-, cate ,wtth Mr. M'Kepaifc-ahd inform"hiiri that the Board had no" knowledge of any protest ■;■ neither had fy received any com'--munication from* the Q-pyernment. *With ! regard to .the secpnd questibn. fhe Board was pf that J n^;perspn had f a ri ; ght^ ' tp ypteSviibse riaine was riot bn the' bbbip •*",. -.. , „-.■'■• y a Abojm£&axVA''A A7A:A, a From the. Treasury, intimating that .the subsidy, fqr the^ :haif-year'ending the 30J;h'pf June, yj£79; ■ampuntiirig'- i to -£725 ; 3_;^id:;.* had beehUpdgedtb.the'- credit pf » the BMv& ; m the gapk-qf •Australasia, Palmerstpn. , -y \ yv : . y'.y.y;^AD"iiNßy;"- ,i Ty; '*7 lh '-> f; Letter' from Mr :' jiaihes permission tp have a road taken throughhis, property- on~ tbey understanding that; 1 - the Beard- would shprtly'-fen'ce arid make it,larid pay a sum per : acre equivalent to the sum I /originally paid for.it.i ' ( ': i7':fi* 1 ,, ..'.THe triatter was, left m the hands of, Mr. : Farmer and. the. -Engineer; ;to,cpnfer„ with , - M-y.Wilspn. '■--..«. "'.: A77.A''7' THB' IJBtfERT-RD PAYMENT B10CK,;. .7 -„-- .Frpm'the Colpniai Secretary's bfficeViriti?. mating the receipt- of- letter,. and replying' '-that the sum appprtip'ned 't'p th'e -Manawatu District out of the £10,000 vqted last Sessinn fqr, reads, in Deferred Paymeiit .Block, taken^ up pribf tP'the ! l_t of January; 18*78; .will be handed oyer to the CpurityGpuncil to experid. Eec-ived. -■'•■.-'' '■■:'■■ / BUBH PAiMIfG- Iif THE KIWITBA. ■'■ . A letter was'received from Mr. John Barton with regard to required informatipn as . to bush falling m the Kiwitea Bleck. ,The.: 'letter '^stated that -the work^was' caiwied oht; nrider ,hl9y-up_;ryißipn,^aty&^ . -rlate Provincial 'ftbyernment, andaftertbe abolition, under; jth'ay.C^enara^^^ as, a Provincial liability} ; (Jwing.to Mr. Bajjtori'slqsing his appointment on thqabolition pf the Provinces^ a very important pirt , jpf i the work .was nqt bawled, but; hamelv. Itrayersing_ arid legally prociaiTriing^ certain 'deviations from the prigmal suiwev lines. The Chainmah was tp,w t r?ta to the Minister pf Publi6^W^rk_ -regarding the matter. \- ."•'■,.• ■■-^xx-AA- y-.- ..... - ..-. \ A... 'A, I BVSH.' PAHtING. A A*, y , Applicatiph from Mrl- j(ihrles^'Rwk^ ! Bta.ing; - that he had let a portion of bush fnllirig on .. 'section I? p v 4V D\ottglas Special' Settlement Bleck, at £2 6s. per acre, arid/asking that the, Beard.rwduldygi*arit perriiissiohrtQV'fell .4$ r ohairiß of roadway adjoining.-^Perrtiis-; eion granted, the^xpMM npt tp; h* Ttribre, than £2 per chain. ; ' '" ' ' : ; i; ; ',* '* : asking permis* , i6h 'to fall • f abcjut . twsrity:ftvey 'chains pf j, bu-»h. ;brii road; . ■ ;.linehy'the: end;hf ?soctibn; ( Buri.ny-;/. thorpe. .— Permjssib^j^anted, yuppn the^ usual terms. ' '■--'■'" I ( From ; Messrs. • Thynne,' Linton;, & Co;/ writing pn behalf ef 'Rj Rhodes and>Frede: rick Bpyes,. string that i it: was the-.iriterition. ; 'of various ownerspf ■ jnrpperty situated pn . * tjfie. line, of , rbad . commencing, at the. .Bunny- ■ thprpe roa'dat section 599, ! and 'terminating at Tatonui^eam,,tp. fall a^large.quarititv'bf .: bush. Pei-missiph was, tlmref ore , aske^d to fall, andl' blear the road lone/adjoining,' spas • enable^ fences^ "to be erected. '-—'■ Request granted, uppii the i uspnl conditions. )■. :"'■' y Xjvrs r; s^mf7 : y' '■' '.-'- ■ • "" ! Ijet^er* froni RoberfcyMalsbn, iskin.; •-.*pOT-i mission ; on * bis own andibther^sfettlers^be- ; :' .half 'to' erect." their ferices,;on.;the Ride of, their, ■ lines, so as to allow for the planting pf . live fences Pn the bbundarv linel^-The.corioes-siouaskedifor, was, granted, three -fee^ being aUowed.as: the limit. „ 'A y^. ''*•'. '. 7. y ' • . " . PBTirio'x.'^ '.-a- 77 77y ; . Petij^pn frojn.a pumber bf «pttlers pn the Napier roadwh^ 0 h | road lines.— -The petitieri7was favomblv en-' ■' tertainedj and.a', proiriise 'given^that. if 'there were funds .available aftpr the irate had been.' . f-^^k^e^wprk wpuld j^dpne!' 7777"* -.'•'. .■'.-, ' A 77;7^ti^.-bjwoj!B. '77~7 '[,:'■ a l -' In ebbnectrpn with'a' reply 1 from tjie. Cpiaiman£df\ the- M^ Cpun-' } A^i; wivbjjregard^) ; l^e-rnbbitp nuisaji^e^ Mr. Bbtjcb moypd, and "Mr. M'Phbbson; ; Hecprided^-r," That;; this. Board is qf,opinibn that .yigprouis > ste p.v_baii]4 be at onCe taken to ■• exterminate'ythe >ahhit^' m "the Maria- ; watu.", - •■',.'.; .'"."'. ;"'"•■ ■'."*"'■'' ■•".'"'•'7 . ; daANTTFOB PI^HERBERT. . was' re'eived* 'febni" the 'XTnder•Secretarvi.for,Public iy^oirfs, In. reply • tp aayn y . apnl{(^rOT ; wqubstinsr *k^ntrin-aid'>towardß' : ■ riinking a'. ; rbad,;Pn . the apiith 'side.' ef; the •Manawatu ßfreivi^ /ter for Public^ Wprksr^fttedh (to comply therewith,' there' nb<-y£eing any; [ Jyote. ( qut,qf which funds could bb , provided/ .'■-, y „. : ujJsivro^i% irnii. ,v "7 y M l•■ JL, letter ,wa?V read /rom. ltfr. D. M-'Ewen,' ,- iWarden'for 'No. 'AA Ward^sfca-trig- that be, vhad spoken with •S^e'-srs. J., T., arid '■■. A, jM'Ewen, regarding . Hamilton's road, arid< ; •they bad . np phjectibn to the line leading tb railway^ along ■the'' western boundary of .^ectiori^ B9 f -— No action taken attpresent. * ■7. : '.-,}, v tryRBOTBOTBP V;EHTO.IiBS. '; : . ; j^q, - Q^B^-^r , drew; attention ;% "the ;fact that.-itywasapractj(qe^both iqside and Iputside.ihe^ t^n fbr^yehicles to' be 'left ; unprotected ih Ihe'midc|lebf -jhe Street: ■r^;' , "'.''. v> '" ; ':^.^ i y-' ? .- A'- ! f ; -' "■''"' ;-'■*•■** ', Mr. BapcßtWughfat was which hould bpwelfleft m theh^nds of thejJblicei :• The CHAiBMAjr said he 'would, therefqrei 'epeakto the Constable abput the iriatter^' 'y '§■ 7 • '- TOTIVXVFOnJS o-*;BKAT;,y* '-' --^ •-•''' J TheiC-^raatiN -stated 'that Mry Warden Pawspa bad' 'vacated tho. Beat for Np.. ' '4' Tv^ardj bj bein^v-abserit from;the''spard for ' fqur ccn*ecntive ordinary meetin^af and hi» ' ;,t^pught s it^wpul<]| i be well?tb v Jmake arrarig^- ; inerits-fqrapppintinga retri^ing?b]lfic.er.\ '■ • " Mr.'Bßncß:»aid\he thought it would i ; boi wellto appoint. Mr. Hpe '-^Ttbe office, an by; t shfh stephe cculd npllqcit the rates from: ;■ pewonjs!.wißh(ng to lybte, ',' A; A . •"" 'As '.'^K: "Hob ; pqTnte/i outitbat Mr Lpitoril i *I*#;B..the^ : AA Liritoh had! , ; afltM7.n,;tb^ ;" ..e'eht years, v and t .had^ tion... .' ' 777 7'A '7' '7 "'• -"* ' ' r A „'Tbe.CH*kitiMA^mti*mat^ was' npw^newTS.ofird.." - ; . •>. ?,A.h>L..; 'Mr F^b^^ apy v d|fference,^^ inasmuch w the hew Bpard bad' to take pver ; ail hh& pldliabißtie's. "y A It^r. M'Pl*: ebson ; certainly thought it -wmilil be but ;a fi^ef^;^^ Mr, \ LinbQri m the hffice. ". : ■ '. • ' 7"; A'>' : - 7Ayf*\-A Mt.Bßhqß said. tbat, after what he had beardi^he^p|rfeptly agireed^t_mfc;Mß;iimtqh ,-wm the proper'perspn. ! '' 4 '"'. v ' v " '■>■•*■'>'■ AA "■ -, It was ( -benv'resplved .that, Mr.^ Linton •.houldC/act "as^lhrntrig^'bfficer t or > \s6'. -^ >War,d; the; v eliMtiqn7fc Q take,:^ ,- Bchpol-hpuße, "Ciirnar*bh,x)h Friday, the 9tb 7St |ffayy '"»'?' ->'i<i, ■ri&h-r-'i pA* .Vxx\x7 7 'TAroATtdy !ijf_T Aeo^s^-8. :■ •'• • j A .No.'i/Vjrard* Aamfyi^WyQxJ Ay N.0.2-Ward „.*. -.'$: 7 &.58<_ 9 7' S'* * Nbi3{Ward ..;. . 3,393i9 ! 0 ■"• ' i-.v*-: .Npi-4>Ward < >•-.,. ,--2;742 ]5 07. ' ■-„ yNb;s«W<ird .....;. 2,219 00 r ' No.-6-Ward -..-.. . '2;05'3 19 76 !> Np. V^Ward -..'; 2,225 0 6 ' • --A7* 'xf-'^TA ' ...-., . ■;, ";;'. ' "'■ - ' ( . ' ' 7AAA^AAAxy. _ 0 "-b.7'i "' ■. ; 7 TMT x6k : 1878-9. y AyA'.'A] . Np: lW % a*Mvyytj.y£9 i 4a» 15 0 1- .' N0.2 Ward, -.-.. 11,447-. 0 0'; i ■ No. 3 Whfd' y.; •*.-. 5 ''W 'l No. 4 Ward- : 77;..-- 3^ : 5 0-1 No. S Ward-' ... 2,039 2 0 ' No^v6 Ward .{ • ;; - 3^3)11' AO 7: .i •y-NbV7Ward;y" x:. xy&tf&lAAQ: 0 7 'A'Xy'yA*X;'AA t\' AAyr±XAAX.A ■-•■'- '.".. 7a77''A "': ■•:'.■; ' y - J-; \ .^679 18 %7- ■' 'A ' '"'•''"•"' ''">'-'' A A -a .•.•'....-w^.^icr-; .yv".'. .■

Atrniioks. *"'.'" » .. Mqyed Jby,Mr., FAtt^EU*'i|rid secprided by Mr, .'MV_>HBBso>'.r-;-^ -.Tiia.t ! MessT**,.. Turner iand Jackson be askbd^to act as auditoi's."- 1 - Cavried. ' '" 7y.yE^GWF.KR's nßtjOß'"'.. .'"-.- This mbiitir. has v b : eep ah ii'niisually biisy month te me, through the ''number of con;tV4o(;s that have •been*completedand roquire inspection and.' taking oyer frqni-coptr-ictors. * Np. 1 Wai-d-^-Althoifgh I have visited ■'this ward, twice, during the .month, I have not foundjtiuie to see either to the Bailey's Line; Contract or Speedy's Lipe., . . k 3^9, 2,.W^rd-— The works->pf'Cairipbell-i tpwri and Jpnes's Line pf v ßpad ; haye been .pushed pii,- and are just'v(ppn f pushed'.- \k Np.l3 Ward — In this ward =a -great deal ; bf wprk_hiiteybeen dpne during. the. month. .Tri' the Cemetery rbad thb* fprtnatipfi" has been finished ; the scrubbing pf the larid^--fcuttipg, and a few -bthe-r repjirs. will make fthe |road passable. Metoa^Road — Gluerin has jfinishfid his first contract of formation, andis.abp^t; to start the secopd cpi*(tract. rile 'h^;' alsb' pii,shed on with sariding^he clay libaa "f pr ronnatipri'. ' : Bush; felling and clearing ; on road line leading off Motoa; Road js finished., (Clearing out main drain is , done satisfactorily, ,' as .also' clearing blithe! draip; pear, C.^SyiiiiOns' .property tq the River. Manawatu. Bbwe has fixed the" box .drain near. Collins property. I visited Mr' Thypna'* ?-ibad, and would suggest the 'let 1 ting of the. work to Mr. Thynne. By this means the work wdl be done much cheaper and betteivaa. Mr. .Thynne. will emplpy h^s owp men tq do the wprk. „. NoJ4Ward-frßandolf arid Walker's bridge ■ is . finished, and ,contii_ctor,s have made, a v *jw 'gp,b.d.-jpb, of same. . 1 ; wohld re<jqmtnend hand--rails,.. being--jEi^e3.tb; tjhe" above hrid|eV , Wftldegraye's Line.;©- 1 - Itofed-^Tbec'ohtractpr -fe_j this.;-wbrk; has . finiaheel thej, fbrniatipn satisfactoyilyj. , Tbgeiher.witli Mr, il'JJwen, I visited Vß-'amiltb_i'B'; Line of Rdady and T find, as at. present; laid '6ff,"we should haye to; croas. fou.r lagoons,, which wpuld make thp road -very costly hp-hl for. bridges, cul-"yet'tsV^nd-banks. 1 wculd strpngly advise thatitha ; irQad''linb; he 'altered -to. the bpun-- • da,ry pf Native_ Blpck t; . ilv^easrs. , M'JSweh. .have censented tpallpw the Bpard tp take , hcflf. clu*,in wide;;P.ff their grpiitid, it:;the; I B.bard wall give, them ih' return tbe rea'd J Aline as laid dpwn. The cpst Of making. this new proppsed road will be very much, less than thehld r.onte,.arti,d be shprter by.spme ten. chains/ tp;Jack.eytbwn Statipn^,';. ; > N.0,',,5, W^rd—-;The contract for f brma,tipn aridymetjaUing, by Bassett ;*is finished. Bridle tivick towards Fitzherbert is. pearly finished; . t'le. only work that repiaiii- tb' be dbrie is , tlie, ,B|[ppe,,c^n ( l ) pprtiqh of ,'Nq^ 1 sec.tipri, and Riding . anotlier } phr,tiqn\pr/ f th^ track,- \ Gori--1 tra^tpra^are^npW.: .engaged felling and clear- : ing" bush' r i eai* Fitzh erbbi|t:' ' Ne'wQOin,e'B Swamp, is finished satisfactprjly,yand':the roads wiJVnbw bear.a hea^* load over them. - No. 6. Ward4-eTairies , *s T/'ina, is finished. 'JC agaiiji Visited Squire's Linev of Rpad, apd cannpt see. hcw7wbrk , can be,, dppe any 'cheaper than m. my- fcrmer. estimate. The _ v-brmatiptyi Is required very badly,, as, Mr Squire has.ff encecl; h js land where, the, road . Hfed tp ruri tbrpugh. -.. '.A , ' ■ A AjCcpupts to the ampuritof £668> 18s.' 3d. w.erqy .passed for payment, and the Board, adjourned untd Tuesday, tbe l'4th of irf-ay.