PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81902, 14 December 1906, Page 2

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

1 The usual monthly: meeting of the 5 I'arihaka Road Board Was held on t Wednesday, ivheu there were, present Messrs Rothery (chairman), Willed* \ Cccgan, O'Rorke, and J. Young. The following matters arising out of the foreman's report were deait with::Lower Waiteaka Road.—lt was re-" solved that a bridge be built oil tjiis road to replace the present dangerous Pungarelm Road.—lt was resolved to form about 20 chains of this road vl near Jir Harvey's, and also to write ' to the I'llblic Trustee abottt the ■ gorge on native sections. A l ,"area Road.—Certain work Vfts rccon.me.ulcd for this road, but as thf rates are ever-expended considerably, it was resolved to write aiid ask the ratepayers to special rate themselves, « -Ngariki Road.—Messrs Willeox, O'Rorke, and the chairman were appointed a committee to arrange about the expenditure of the new £3IG loan 011 this rend. Cement Pipes.--The fure::'nn is to procure three moulds a::d report to the Board on cost of making pipes. road men's wages on the Saturday before Christmas, - - Arawhata Road.—lt was decided to call tender* for 10 chains cf draining Oil the I'pper Arawlntu Read.' DEPUTATION. - Jlcssrs Cilhooiey nr.d C. Pemvarden waited on the Board in regard to blinding about SO chains of on the Opcurapa l'oad.-Ti:o .natter was deferred till next meeting. TENDERS.

Tilt's. Wilcox's tender for draining 14 Vi chains on Ngnriki Jtosd at 3Ss I ll ' l ' chain was li-ft in the hands of foreman to avwitgcj 100 yards of 1 ' ' n:etal for Kir.a ltoad, Coo. Coombe, (is (id ] i. 1 1" yard (declined), and fresh - tenders lo jjo eaHed. Al'i'OlX r.MEXT OK CT.KBK. Applications for lac clerkship were then opened as under, salaries rang- .■

mg from CSO to J5130 per annumi—• By. Kitchingliain, F. Archer. R. J. ■ Pennington, 11. Nuttal. W. 11. Robinsoil, H. J. Newman, H. A. Mills, J. hatock, J!r 11. A. Mills' application at •■tS4 per annum was accepted. l'anger,—lt was resolved to dispense with the present ranger and invito applications for the position. LOAX CUWERSSIOX. It was decided, on the motion of Mr illcox, to take steps, to convert the > Xgariki .If. loan from u 2ti years' loan at 'Hi per cent, to a 41 years' loan at 31/4 per cent, XOXIOUS WEEDS. ' It was also resolved to dVaw the atatteiiiion of the inspector of noxious weeds to tie ox-eye daisies growing on various section*, Various accounts were passed for payment and the meeting rose.

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