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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 251, 5 September 1877, Page 2

PATEA EAST ROAD BOARD. ; A mhetino of the above Board was held at the Council Chambers, An Monday last, all the members being present. Minutes of ordinary, general, and special meetings previously, held, bonfinned., Amongst the correspondence was a letter from County Council, requesting Board to remove obstructions to the water-tables and place a culvert at- the junction of the Taranaki Road with the Main Road, between Derrett’s farm; and school; reserve, Whcnuakura ; also, to make good the gravel destroyed by Board on the Main Road, at the same .place.—From Felix McCarthy, asking that road from mainline of road to gravel pit on swamp be made passable for dray traffic.—From A. Hutchinson, giving . particulars, of work done on Okutuku, and cost. Secretary instructed to inform Mr Duncan that his request to alter rate for part section 454, could not be acsecled to till next Rate Roll was made up. ; On the motion of Mr Southby, seconded by Mr W. C; Symes, it was resolved, that discretion be left to the Chairman and Mr Homer, to employ a legal practitioner in the case of Bowie v. 26th Road Board. | Air Riddell was asked to report bn Wilson Hoad, and road to Mr Piouse’s.: Report as to little Taranaki Road, by Messrs Gower and Nicholson, to be partly carried out at once,.

Tenders ; to be called for cuttings, and work on Outato Road, as per report. i The-Secretary was 7 instructed to advertise in the Wanganui Herald for formation of Putahi Road, from Karaka Stream to top of Putahi Spur. i The Secretary was instructed to interview Mr Cowern as to recovery of back rates, and. furnish' report to next meeting. i Resolved.: That the Board call upon the County Council to repair damage tb certain roads, through carting from the gravel pit on Wilson Road. . ’ The Secretary was instructed to advertise Rate Book as- open for inspections; also, to prepare statement of proposed expenditure for the year ending 31st March, 1878; which • -the 5 Chairman authorized to-sign. ; :■ r: ■ ;; i The Board adjourned* • !•; !

WAIROA fitGHWAy BOARD. ’ j A meeting'of theabdve Board was held oji Saturday, Ist September. pfesent—Messrs Bridge (Chairman),-Ipn,'Fleming, MqLean, and Lupton. . ■ ' j, 7 - ; Minutes' ‘of previous- , jneetin^' read and confirmed.' . ‘ . ,V. ”... v ! ■■ Treasurer’s balancep£2s2 5s 1 5d;' •' „**. Correspondence—E. Hunt abjected ■to • any more fences being attached to the frontage of his section, No. 282.—Memorial from U. .Johnston and .others,, requesting the' Bif/ard tb 'form part of' OtuH Road.-j-M. Keating applied for leave to erect' k gate on 9 r6ad pist section -200. A Consideration deferred for.one :month, i.,v ; i S !.; : Accounts passed and paid—Rdlfe and Olssen, £3 4s ; -Dudley, £l7 16s ; Stewart, £2 4s. Tenders —Kohi Road : Ross & Keenan, £43 2s 6d (accepted) ; -M. Keating, £55 ;; E O, Robinson, £72 ;J. Bowie, £69 H. & 9s lid per chain f J.-Peapell, 25s per chain'; j. per chaia-f (declined).i .; Karahaki, Roadißossr'irnji Keenan, £25 (accepted) ,* Dudley, £49 sa; Keating, £42 ; .Robinson, £sl ; Bowie 4 £75 —(declined).- Brewer’s Creek; Bowie, £lB (accepted) ; Robinson, £25 ; Reapell, £BO ; Rolfe, £lB 10s ; Jones kbd Hughes, £4l 15s—(declined). ■ Peat’s Road : A. Stetyart, £2l (accepted) ; .Dudley, £25105; Peapell, 6s per chain.; Dal?iel,. 4s 6d per chain—(declined). ‘ Upper Mangitangi.and Marchknt’s Roads :■ Dalziel and Robertson, 3s per chain (accepted) ; J. Dickie, sen., 5s per chain (declined). : //; ■ The Board then adjourned. - .