KARAKA ROADS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 139, 24 October 1913, Page 4

KARAKA ROADS.

Deputation to Board. At the meeting on Saturday, Mr R. Urquhart waited on the Karaka Read Board on behalf of the srttlers interested to have something dare to the read from Brown's corner to Karaka No. ] 6chool. The road had been in a very bad state during the past, six years. He was certain not more than £ls had been expended on it. The road led to more country than was gener?lly known, the capital valuation of tha blork being £9500, exclusive cf Maori land. Thsre wern several places which required <pj(ial attention. Th2 first was balf-a-mile from the school. Tne cutting there required raising some: 5 feet or 6 feet tj be of any us* for carting. The next place was the wuoden bridge, a quarter of a mils further on. This could with advantage be replaced by a concrete culvert and the tilling raised from 4 feet to (5 feet above tha levels of the present bridge. The road ai the back required grading, lhe third place was almost opposite Mr Frew's property, and pipes were required to carry olf the water. The chairman said the allocation on this road was formation £IOO, metalling £BO. Did Mr Urquhart think the settlers would be agreeable to cut off, eay, a portion cf the allocation for metalling and devote it to further grading. Mr Urquhart said personally he was in favour of diverting all this allocation, but he wished to make it clear he was asking for an additional amount to the allocations. The chairman said the Board wera perfectly willing to divert the allocation from metalling to formation, but they would require the consent of the ratepayers interested. He suggested that a petition to this effect should bs signed by the ratepayers. Mr Urquhart said he would see to this. The chairman considered the plea was reasonable as the road was in a bad state. If the Board had any money tbey should supplement the allocation. Possibly it in lieu of money they allowed their tearrs to do grading on the road it might suit the ratepayers. Mr Urquhart was quite agreeable to this and said there was any amount of work to go on with. The chairman said Mr Sution had been promised the team next, and Mr Urquhart would have to wait until Mr Sutton had finished with it.' Mr Urquhart esked that the road from Brown's road to the Waiuku corner (Heard's road) be pushed on. The chairman said tenders had been called for clearing this road, and the Board would go into the matter of ether work.