A KARAKA ROAD.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 39, 29 October 1912, Page 3

A KARAKA ROAD.

Board Want Money First. Must the Road be Formed ? At Saturday's meeting of the Karaku Road Board the Chairman * luid on the table a plan of the proitonod roud through Jamioson'a, Jasoy's, and JSchlaepfor's properties. tile asked the Board to give him authority to sign the plan. A sum of £IOO had been placed on the Estimates. Mr Johnston : We have a motion on tln> matter. You have authority to mij.-'ii when wo get the money. Mr Swunn took strong exception to starling the road till tho Board • had tho moiiuy. " Tk-re is uo traffic, there «ro mi people on the road, and no olio wants it." Mr Glassou was afraid tho vote on tho Estimates would lapse. Mr Johnson : It would he better if it did than that we take ovor tho road. If w« nccopt the road, wo pledge ourselves to make it. The Chairman hoped tho Board would give him tho power. He wanted to boo tho work puslnd on with. Mr Swunn: You're pressing tho matter too much. Whon wo get the money wo'ro ready to gu on. You' 11 flfeet it till if you have a little patience. ft's not as if it was n public road. Tho Chaiituau : Wait till wo gut tho promise! Mr Johnston : No. When wo got authority to draw tho hist instalment you eaii sign. If u big European w ,i !.p iKs ..i't, wo might not get 11.,. r/i()t»i , lieu W«i would litul wo ' j I .■.-.! ourselves to do the ■ , „id until vin have paid for it. Aud, P „il. i, 1 ,!: t.'ll you, .sir, that tho liovenji •'■<■ dl not ilfilieatn tlm road until it is iormo'J. The Chairman: Oh, I think you tie wrong, Mr Swann. If they see kji^f;# D# i w * roftd » ** e J wouW DOt

ask for it to be spoilt by forming. Mr McLeod bad seen the road and : said it was a good road. Mr Swann : Mr McLeod Ins nothing to do with the matter. The Chairman: Forming the road would only make it worse. Mr Bwann :' Yes, but the Registrar will not accept it till it is formed. The rules and regulations provide for this. Mr Sutton thought that Mr Swann was wrong. His own road had not been formed. * Mr Swann: You wait till you try and cut up your property. You'll see you're wrong. Mr Sutton: Thank you. Mr Johnston: Well, Mr Chairman, you get the authority for the £6OOO "by the special meeting, and we'll authorise you to sign the plan.