TE AROHA TOWN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1706, 16 January 1895, Page 2

TE AROHA TOWN BOARD .

The ordinaiy monthly meeting of the Town Board was held in the Domaip~|}wildings on Saturday last, the'l2th lust. Mr Gavin (chairman) and all members present. •; The minutes of ordinary and. public meetings were adopted. Mr Gallagher was present and asked the Chairman that his presence as a member of the Board be acknowledged at tbe meeting. The Chairman replied that he certainly would'not recognize Mr Gallagher as a member of the Board. As a ratepayer ho had a right to be present, but he would not take any note of it. / . Mr Gallagbor replied: ‘ That’s all right. I’m perfectly satisfiedJk A leitei’ was receive, Commissioners co uld^noTgrant a daily train, service to Te Aroha, *as it was not practicable at present. There was no; mention in fthe letter of the Saturday esCursibh. i : ■ f •; / : Mr Gavin reported ithat . the prospecting party, whbi had been receiving the Government subsidy, were now on good, gold, and the subsidy would be j ■stopped, v '. ;r;} f ! . Bog Tax.— The"dog tax was fixed at the same as last year. The clerk was instructed to obtain collars' from Mr Mclhdbe; 3 v.--1 , - 7 Com Bradley proposed, and Com Hotchin seconded, that Thursday afternoon be adopted as the weekly halfholiday in accordance with the Shop and Shop Assistants’ Act. Carried. r , The clerk reported from Morgantown for half-year ending November 30 th* Residence sitesj £25 5 18s 4d ; gold; revenue, £27 19s 3d- ‘ business sites, £4 4s 2d : - total £SB Is 9d.

Sosolved'tJisvt. a man, be .employed for;' i b^Nf«^it , |Hfei|i3>®' track for prospectors. Lef&' with Chairman to arrange. ' ' • . Coni Bradlejf thought now that the Board had funds in hand it should b_e spent on Bridge-street. Com IIot<:h thought it would bo -"’“loss todop, :rtunless the whole work £ily. There were htlier

red to stand over. /nounting to £lB 19s 7d hr payment.