OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 305, 16 April 1877, Page 2

OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of the above Board was "'j on Friday last. Present : Messrs. -^ r J| son (chairman), Henderson (treasii J| M'Donald, Marshall, Newlands, Hoss, Russell, Watson, Morton, "ft Mitchell. .* On the minutes of the previous met being read, > J Mr. M'Donald proposed, and Mr. J W shall seconded, That they be confirm Mr. M'Donald proposed, and Mr. shall seconded, That the following f'-| bp appropriated for? roads in AUdut r| LIOQ betiveen Mr. A. Marshall's gate||l Mr. Cruiokshank's, LTO for Wood ];.'*§ road from Mr. Mann's to Otepopo L6O from Hill's corner to Woodlands r|| via the cemetery, LlO from Mrs. Camerjlj gate to property behind the lloyal Hote|| Messrs. Anderson and Marshall to acc|| pany the Engineer when laying off fj work. ■ ||

Mr. HrVDEftsos reported that the Sydn..y mom hers had met thy Kakamu ones • five t.i the «l»*iattott of the- Inchhotroe '...■ A ,!nf.s'ict rtnw-1, *»»& had come to m» ; j^.. 5 .. n ,,,, .mil moved thsit the discussion b« ~l j,1,,r-tn'-fL till a map of the district be ob""s»!(5«>n»lotl l>y Mr. Markkas., anct carried. Tho Cleric was instructed to procrtre maps of the blocks forming tin; northern boundary of t.li'■> district ; atao to write to thu resident Rniiinoer, catling his atter»« tion to- the impassable state of the road leading to tho Maheria llatlway Star.ion. T'-e following tenders were then opened : For contract So. <47, Clark and Mdlillivray, LHO fn. ; James Hill, I*7o tin. Hi I. ; Wallace, LTt) tt*. Bd. : Alexander and Co., f»7- Ib. Bd. ; Carl liTu 7d. F r contract N„. 48, James KiU/LKO I"-t t. ; Wallace, Lit". ♦»«. HI.; Alexander _l».l-------elirist and- Co., LtDi* (V-t. «t I. ; Ca>d Pic t, fdttf B*. HI. t'ui- contract So. 4:>. David Heron, L7O I-**. Mr. Hkn r>i r ,i;>N' moved fc-iat tin? of Messrs. fill and- (file irist arid Co. |.,0 acuepf.nl for contracts «S7 arid 48 ryspoc!ivcly, nml failing their beinj* taken up, fcl,at the Cl-rk accept the next tovvtst. Seconded- l»v Mr. Il<»w, iVtr. Mrtcinvr.r. moved that fresh tender* bo invit 'd for eon-tract No. •{!>■. Seconded by Mr. SvM.,.\Xt>.i. Mr. t.'.oss applied for and rec -ived perquisition to erect Ida fence «f?C. from the siidn of the road- for a portod of three years. The Cleric was instructed to invito tenders for the new works when tho plans arc »<«nt in, and- to call the nexS luvctinjj tu suit tlio tenders. Mr. Hkn-piuwos; roofed, and Mr. M'DoSWr.O seconded, "That £•* b(r v.»tiscl for tie supply of the returns to the Regis-tr:ir-(leneral and Registration; Qdicjr. Tho EJ<vrd then adjourned.

Ah a I i'tt! mvotin; of t'ur Miililtosex nuufigtrate*. Me.. Sergeant Cox yave ar» ttmnsinjf account of » railway adventure with a party of u;«v Us harpers with whom hi! had reei iitty travelled. After the usual preliminary mock playing n-ril l bt tting had inn u L'oiii; throitgli, Stir, C<>x was invUt«l to t rv his tuck. buh replied t.iat ho saoithE not hko to bit vvif.li, tlicrir. as ho was a ui,'i!£isi.rafc aml dial riuaai of f.l'v division itv whie!i f-licy ivcri',.and might probably 1 v;wu to meet them again before f. 10 week was out. Thi« delicate hint put thv sharers in a terrible fright, for they all beat a precipitate vi tri at. at Hit: next station. ill'" VDV-Jt Vt>K Ci.o'iuisi:. - fl'iMut ami iShennan. writer »>f Tens nut I £"eln:n streets. Civnuni, luwo tlis largest s too It of' i i-euttemcn'.-i Coti»:ii.vl * 'E»«tUiugin th- 11 .rtii of I a;nl un-ur passed Inr cheapness and ilunvhiiii-y. Working uu-mv and others will timl this a> safe and rehabta to make th-ir i>uiTha-»es. ftvury article of genuine ipidity. an I their .stock i.» It'."" of a!I goods of a iloubttul or jobbi-h character. Out? |>F'«ix a,«ke<t. —• [ADVT. | Oca New Zk.u.vm;) fjrt>t:sTßtKS —Mrsscs. ifaltensfein l-'»:os., niantt»ao6twr» ami tvhoUjtfi! wanhousemen,. <■ f flit' l New Zealand 1 ' othi'.ig factory, following the ♦sample of \i& i»f flu: I a "go niaiiut;.\:' urers at Kmiiß, and more especial y with a view or cruveutiug the importation of KngtUh Oiofhiug. tv'e u pen in g cxl rn :vu retail establ shmeuC-* in tin: larue wiitin of population. tor this I>iti'|);u they have iaU-iy titted up ronuno-ilioa-i preunin Me<.-vs. >h; ui'ski and 3IW I.mill Ml'.;':--. Thames-sire- t. when- ti.e mdi! of their mauuures wit ho thrown open direct to th ■ public of Oamani. 'I hi* branch, which will l>o opened on. >at«roa,y, April 7. will hi' muh'r the immediate m ini!ut of Mr. I!.. (I- indsay, and under tins personal sii|'i'rvi.~ii'n of Mr. "p>. ItalU-nstein. tlii! head of tlii! New Zealand tinu. ITalton«ti:iii Uroa., un : er the inanagumwnt of 41 r. A nth rson. sl-a ted tlie New Z'-'ataiul (•lofking hvtory ahout three years ago. 'l'liey eotiii'iene 11 on a emu: arafively smalt Ki'ale, hub ati pte ent they employ U'tv. en: ;;.»)) .(.|),I people. They had to ovei'eouie many ihlii.'iii. ie.<, cud, niiie!i. pi'i'judii.:e, and ei--.pi rial ly the | ewi-ten t opposition o i the part of the lai'gi'r hou gintting thict tnai'Uet with uiipo.ted good-., and- no dou t the retai e>'s found U to thii-r ad van-age to- pu li in preiii'. i ce to loe il tna-inifaetiiren. 'I lie pi iii li Cora of the New Z aland. Moi hmg I'.ii;t',rv hav. 1 tl\ere!oie jinlii i>'t; ly decried hi > iiiia'inlui:.: the l' ma Ira fae i u I'e ; diieel'. to the large eon iinniig population of Now Z'ait nd, anil in order fin do wo etlei tualU. tin y ileteriuineil to se,t a, sinule garment at the wlioli s'ale price. I lie t-elhug pr'e ■ f<' marked in plain figures on imitv article, from which no ahatemeut will he made. the business U to lie conducted, strictly on the cash principle, and- all goods must 1»: paid for on delivery, but any article not found suitable may be exchanged, or the money ifubiu'ue.il. As '.nil be sum Irimi the gar* inonts e\lhbited, the public will now t»e aide to choose from the largest stock of mens, youths', and boy.V eloti.n g. superior in st\ hj: and quality, and at a p , 'oportaHi.ifety I >wer pf ce to anything tl.af. en l e imported. Ijut, irvt'spß :6ive of all these ndvantagwSv it IS to tho iiiti ri st of everyiHie to support an industry which employs New Zealand tabor, and is a direct benefit to the butehyr. tuvkor. farmer,, muuhan-1\ shopkeeper, uiercliatit. anil to ovuryona in the community. —[ \ i>vi'. [