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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 192, 13 August 1872, Page 4

,jßqab Bo akb.—A; special f^titigj held 'on "i'the 6th instant. . The newly appointed Secretary (Mr ;: Tatraint) was requested to commence his duties forthtoithf' >^m\f e'd ;■> J " : That ; the Secretary po^tWP;,' r /jCJrflW;ft .. land n ear Mr Green - Mood's; farm to set apart as a gravel reJ at' : | < ;Mr\Gr&eiay6q'd' ascertain from M^Mpftktl whether he is willing to giveUip^aTtnyi^pieee'of land (rented by Lim-from the Native Commissioner)- for a gravel.i i pjt."-rr7^3^ a ! ; M* 0 Secretary apply to the Government for a portion of the Council vote^ [^'Compensation for roads through j private property," in order to compensate* Mi ' Herrick- for taking a new road through his laud." — "That the SecreWr^ryq^pst Mr Herrick to execute a Y6liyejancs'& . the land taken for the above, men tipped road as soon as practicable."rr"s'i!^at';tiie i . Secretary prepare the assessment of the district . for the inspection of the Board at its next ■ meeting.''^— " That the Secretary forward a passed by the Board for the protection- 1 of roads to the'PrttViricial- Secretary for the confirmation of the" Superintendent and Executive Council.", Mr Staples (a member>iof. itiief late, and also of the present .Board) stated that before the meeting broke up. he .wished to make a personal as he liad returned from Wellington only a few days, he. had not been present at the meeting of ratepayers -convened "to condemn the action of - the members !' of the laje Board, .for appropriating;; 1 certain moneijrs '.i .iau'i -paymenit .'. '-, '-for expenses of members/ but he Wished npw ; to say that the late Board had been, induced to do so on the represfenjatibn^of^e^'^ Secretary "^flJa^l? 6 WKi ;t 'qxiite v i-igli t' rt^kt^ 'nj.embbrs > should be paid their expenses, and 1 that f other Boards had adopted .this rcpurse; but such payment "were, illegal, to refund 6 SjJ?MH?M % h^r :r<Boe|v-fid; | from ; the ißda[rd;^'4)t the earaejtioie , he wished; most emphatically *6^pratest' >ag'amst wJ being '. called a a fpgflejoaja* .^dhiefn^T] what be^' badi" taken ?) -, i .he;.hbeliev.ej(i r-:at:: r.,the stated be was one of the oldest settlers in .-' «|fi^ and •wja r s- (^i^;-pir^ftHK^ gdtion as that of aqy pfe bj.B accusers : In speakitfg -to^e 1 question of-, the. reduction of the gold duty, ; M r V^hike* K ima^e! one or two Mi^-ffiAfff^Wended, were :.- • very severe. '-V^i|j^!M^f^ir^.dii^T^t'i of thieU)Jßax A>Ur3^iißii^"amcted bj the) /;;■■. du^were;,d6«fOTßW|^^ IS '^mioiri^as^beJßni w