PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 15 February 1907, Page 2

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. The monthly meeting was held at llahotuon Wednesday. Present: Messrs J. Kothery (chairman), J. Young,(.'. O'Korke, C. Sorenson, W. 1!. Itevell, and P. Willcox. The special order re tile Puniho road loan was confirmed. The foreman was authorised to attend to drain cleaning on Ngariki road, 50 yards of main cleaning on Te Saniu road; Lo attend lo culvert on Warea road. 'fender.-, are to bo called for metalling on Opourupa road; a onehorse seoop i- t a be procured for the n-c of surfacemen. liesolved, that tlic Hoard Lake steps to raise the ten per cent, on tiie Pun iho road loan. The clerk was gfantcd permission to close the ollice on Wednesday, Feb 2(1, and .March 20. A letter from the Hoard's solicitor stated that they wese empowered to onlnrcc the ten per cent, penalty oa both special and general rates that are overdue. The foreman was instructed to procure 12 pipes from Jlr Fieldes. The Daily News wrote, asking for a fair share of advertising, which ineni bci;s considered tney were entitled to. -Mr T. W. fisher was asked to give thu members an explanation of the native rating question, which he did, and enlightened the .lioard on the matter. liesolved, that the clerk go to New Plymouth and get the native roll made up to date, .Mr Fisher promising to get him assistance in tile matter. 'ill' I-iiVurd waite.d oil the Boanl l'e a culvert u) let the water oil' his property.—liesolved that the foreman attend to it. Mr \V. X. Wells waited on the Hoard with a petition to get a special rate ol one penny on Ihaia road.—Step., are to be taken to give elfeet to the request. A- man lis to be placed on ilhaia) road for one week to assist in repairing drains, etc., the settlers also to liud a man. A drain on the Witioi'a road is to be cleaned out. t'lie sum of :C2U is tn be spent in metalling on liina road. One tender was received for work on Xgariki road, but declined, tiie price being 100 high. I'iie attention of the Noxious Weeds inspector is to be drawn to ragwort, blackberry, and dog daisies. Kate defaulters are to be summoned at onee. ContphunLs were made about stock being continually oil the roads. Accounts were passed for payment, and the lioard rose.