MAKAREWA ROAD BOARD.

Southland Times, Issue 1770, 22 July 1873, Page 3

MAKAREWA ROAD BOARD.

The Makarewa Road Board met on the 12th inßt., when all the members were present. The Chairman reported that he had, as requested at last meeting, laid all the correspondence relative to the dotted track running through block X., New Eirer Hundred, before the "Waste Land Board, and that the said Board withdrew the recommendation which, they had sent to the Superintendent on the 16th May last, thus leaving the matter in the hands of the Eoad Board for settlement in the usual way. The members for the "Winton Sub division, who had at last meeting beet] appointed a committee to examine the road which Mr Alexander M'Lean, ol Lime Hills, wished opened up, brought up their report, and the Board resolved that they could not see their way to opeu up the road at present.

;. I The resignation of Mr Hamilton, one *j of the members for the Wallaeetown t Subdivision, was read, and the Board 3 appointed Mr John Grieve, of Branxs holme, his successor, in terms of the \ 19th section of the " Otago Roads - Ordinance, IS7L " A number of accounts were passed for 1 payment, amounting in all to £438 4a s lfd. , A petition was read from Captain ? Thomson and other settlers at Forest 3 Hill, asking repairs for a road in their . neighborhood. The clerk was directed c to inform the petitioners that their 3 request would be attended to as soon as . the Board had funds at its disposal. A a letter was read from IVIr Dugald C.imeron, b of Forest Hill, asking that a road in his 3 neighborhood might be repaired. The a clerk was instructed to write as in previous case. Mr Husseli was appointed to value the properties in the district on the same ; terms as last year. [ Mr Blakie gave notice that he would t at next meeting move, " That no roadmaking (except in cases of extreme necessity) shall be executed between the months of April and September." k There were no applications sent in for J the engineering work of the Board, and the ' clerk was directed to re-advertise, calling • for tenders.