PUKEKOHE WEST ROAD BOARD.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 180, 20 March 1914, Page 12

PUKEKOHE WEST ROAD BOARD.

The March Meeting* Those present at the March meeting of the Pukekohe West Koad Board were—Messrs West (in the chair), Wood*, Finlay, Boase and Pilkington. UNPAID ROYALTY. Mr C. Shipherd waited on the Board about some loyalty that was unpaid. Mr Shipherd, in addressing the Board, referred to come (Id grievances. He "poke of the action ot the Board in protesting to Mr Massey against the money grant that waa given to the blind road to Messrs bhipherd's and Wily's places, a-d also to an action in Court some years ago in which he said the present chairman swore falsely in certain nutter'. This ttatement provoked membsrs to ask what it was that was required. The chairman said it was no uee going into matters of ancient history; tis word in any case waa as good as Mr Shioherd's so far as those affairs were concerned. Both the chairman and Mr Woods again asked Mr ishipherd to come to the point of bis vi it. Mr Shipherd said he wanted to know about the royalty due from Strongman and Fausttt, contractors.

From previous reports readers may remembtr that the Board paid these contractors a sum of money, when their contract was determined, which the Board held included the amount to be paid for royalty. When the matter waa formerly discussed members expressed sympathy with Mr Shipherd's position. After threshing the matter out again the Board resolved: "That if Mr Shipherd recovers judgment against the contractors, and if upon issuing an execution it is found that there are no effects, the Board will pay an amount to Mr Shipheri not exceedirg £9." This led the Board to deal with a similar trouble wit i Mr Woller, and, in terms similar to those of Mr Shipherd, it was decided to pay Mr Woller 6d per yard royalty on all metal obtained by Strongman and Fausett for the purposes of their contract with the Board. ANOTHER ROYALTY CLAIM.

Mr Hopkins waited on the Board and explained Mr Bealing's claim for half the royalty on the metal taken from the Buck land quarry.— It was left to the chairman, Messrs Pilkington and Finlay to inspect the plans and boundaries and determine the correctness of the claim. GUM DIGGING ON ROADS. J. Henry, Patumahoe, wrote on behalf of an Austrian for permission to dig for gum on Rifle Range roadside. In the discussion which took (lace members mentioned that many ratepayers objected to this sort of thing. The application was declined BELOE'S ROAD. W. Slade offered to put 25 or 30 yards of metal on Beloe's road within three months at 10s per yard. As Mr Slads would himself benefit he ottered to wait any time up to three years for payment. The offer was accepted. GENERAL.

The matter of letting a tender for 130 yards of metal /or Cox's road, northern sub-division, was left to Mr Wood*.

A request was received from seven ratepayers in the northern subdivision asking the Board to raise a loan of £l5O for the Rifle Karge road.—Left to Mr Boase and the clerk to attend to. Mr Boase was authorised to order 50 yards of metal for the Ostrich Farm road and 12 yards for the Rifle Range road.

The clerk was instructed to write to M. J. Rogers asking him to accept the position of dog registrar again.

It was resdved to transfer the rates of D. R. Hamilton's property from the Hill division to the Buckland sub-divi-ion.

It was decided to speid £2O on metal for Rifle Range road to finish up the money in hand. Mr Finlay was authorised to employ a surveyor to do all the engineering and grading wcik required on Hamiiton's road, towards Bu:kland.

Hill No. 2 loan wa? again discussed. It whs arranged, if the lapsed loan of £6OO is still available, to accept 1000 yards of metal from J. Patterson at 12s 6d per yard for the purpose of road formation in that area.