PAHIATUA ROAD BOARD.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 12, 20 July 1886, Page 2

PAHIATUA ROAD BOARD.

The regular monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday evening. Present— Messrs Crewo (cliainnan). Miller, Wakeman, Corbett, and Farrell, Minutes of previous mootings w ere read and continued. CORRESPONDENCE. Letter fnnu Masterton Hoad Board, enclosing the following resolution, passed by that Board at its last meeting, and hoping the l'ahiatuu Board would take action iu the matter :—" That inasmuch as no ultra-delimination is specified in the Hoad Hoard Act, 1883, sec. 4, constituting new Hoad Districts, it is all important that a minimum extent and value of rateable property be embodied therein to prevent tho multiplicity and reduction of road 1 districts to au absurdity. That whereas 1 errors are made and great injuries are 1 inflicted on individual settlers, whether through oversight or otherwise, by dragging their properties from one district into another, irrespective of their wishes and the natural outlet of those properties, and that the local bodies are helpless to rectify those errors and readjust tho ] boundaries thus affected seeing that the | 9th section makes it prohibitive. That this Board therefore submits that section I 9 of the Hoad Board Act, IHB2, should be : repealed and greater facilities granted, • empowering counties to make such alterations as will remove those inflictions, provided always that the co-terminus boon lanes of County Ridings and Hoad Boards ire not interfered with. That ui view of the t ict tlmt many small Hoad District* are being constituted luidor the Hoad I hoards Act, 1883, sec. 4, tho revonuo of those potty Boards will ho proportionately ' lessened, and consequent)v the expenses invulvc.l m administering the Hoad Board Act as provided by sec. 33 and 33 presses ! heavily ou their reduced resources; we are opinion that vacancies of wardens ■ dio’ild only occur through the resignation, ' in eapiii'itation, or death of wardens, and lii.,-. s- vlious 33 and 83, being cumbrous, ' extravagant, and unnecessary , shmfld be ; expunged from the Act."—To be conside red at special meeting on Thursday. I l-’ront same, re reduction of interest on i money under “ Hoads and Brnlges Construction Act, 1883,” suggested by Bahiai tua Road hoard, and advising that the | chairman communicate with tho member of the district and Ask him to bring tho matter before the House.—Decided to comply with suggestion. From County Clerk, asking for return of rates collected for tho year ending 81st March last (exclusive of thoso received under the Crown and Native Land Rating Act) up to HUth June. From Treasury. Wellington, intimating that the sums of i'llß 9s Id and £Aoohud been lodged to lb* credit of the Board at the Bank of New Zealand, Masterton. From G. Whitcombe. slating that the road applied for bv himself and others at last meeting had been ou tile map since tho l’ahiatua Block was surveyed- The road w as under the control of tho Board, and not in the Tiraiunea-Puketoi Block. Tho portion applied for wa* part of tho road forming the frontage of section 33. Block XII. From G. Beaufort, surveyor, as follows : —Having hail occasion to use some of the itegs on the south side of tile Toriten l'uketoi road, I find that the road, as at ' present lining formed, encroaches consider. | alilv on the adjoiniug sections, and that it is impossible to avoid it. I thought it my duty to acquaint yon with the fact, as it is possible you might gel the Government to ro survey the road before there is anv trouble with the occupants of the land. Whilst writing. 1 may mention that, liaving seen that many applications liave been made for tile work of the Hoard, 1 beg to refer you to the explicit understanding come to w ith mo, vi/„ that I was to hsve all the w ork of the Board as long a* they considered HIV work and charge satis, factory: and that I atu, as 1 have already informed you, willing to make tix.-d term* or otherwise, ns doomed best, and that I expect tho Board to adhere to the orange mem made with me in October. IWJ.— Decided to thank Mr Beaufort for the information contained in the letter, but to intimate to him at the saute tune that Ui* Boon! was not awarr of any agreement or understanding existing between the two. ROAD OVERSEER. Several nppliciations were recoiled for the position - f natal <n erwr-er to the Ituani. On tlie tie -.ou of Mr Miller, seconded by Mr Corbett, it »» resultod that a ,

day next, when the application* Will be c-install'rod ; m the ntcwntuiia- the Clark to inform those who*/* testiliintuaba had not ba>oii sent, tai forward sann- liefore that date. MB WIUTCnIIRR-* AFFLIiVTinN. it was ih-riiled that Mr MUler inspect and make a report to UK' lti<nnl at file tin-etiiig on Thursdav night of th* work requireal by Mr Whitcombe. Members j expressed themseli isa anxious to assist | settler* as far a* Jsiaaaiblc. OKNKHAL KATE. On the motiaiii of Mr Miller, mondnl by Mr W akeman, it was n-s.iln l to notify the intention of tlie Board at its next monthly meeting, to strike a rate of Id iu the Ah •ONUS. On the motion of Mr Millar, seconded by Mr Wakeman, it was decided to gr.iut the clerk a bonus of t'lo. ow ing t-> the 111- i > creased clerical work performed by Inin ; •luring tlie past few montlis. PIVIDINd FENCE. W. Rioux applied to the Board to detln-ir , portion of fence lietwesm gravel resa-rie mid his section.—Hesailicsl that applirant bai asked to do the whole, and charge portion to Board. OVERSEER'S REPORT, The overseer rtqsirted on the following work*:— Tiraiunea Hoad.—On thi* road the mt* have been tilled in for a distance of about two miles, and the Pahiatna end of the road is in a very fair condition. MiiuganimuraiiiA Hoad.—The table drains have been cleaned out throughout the whole length of present rood, and tho timber has also been removed that fell during the late gahw. The contractors on tho formation contract have cleared the timber, and rougldy formed about 7 chains. Toritoa Road.—-On this row! it was found necessary to remove fallen timber ; likewise some small slips that were block mg tho table drains. The formation on contract No. 4 is pretty well advance*!. Two culverts have been made and the oubanluneut partly tilled. In tlie cutting at this end of same contract there is a good deal to be done to get the grade as shown on plan. A very good grade lias been got the remainder of the length. Would recmmneiid progress payment of AT2O. On contract No. 3 there are übostl 40 chains felled and partly cleared. TESTIMONIAL. The Chairman mid as this was the last report they would receive from Mr McMillan, iio would suggest that a testimonial be presented to him. He (the Chairman) felt satisfied that Mr McMillan had given every *atig f action to the Hoard. On the motion of Mr Miller, seconded by Mr Farrell, it was roaolvod that a testimonial, expressing the satisfaction of the Bourd at the manner in which Mr McMillan had conducted the overseership ol roads, he signed by the Chairman and lnombern, and presented to him. ACCOUNT*. The following accounts were passed for fiaymont: —Clerk, salary, .1*10; Nicholson, amp, 10s; Avery 4k Co., grass seed, A 3 16* 8d; wages, ATT 11s 8d; cost of gravel reserve (acre), £3O; transfer, Ac., of same, £5 3d ; road plan, A**2 5s Od. ALTERINO TIME OF HEETINi). It was resolved that for the future the meetings of the Board bo held at 7 p.ui. instead of 7.30. The Board thou adjourned.