PAKIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 June 1907, Page 3

PAKIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

(l-i'o.ii ijur Uivii uu.ku jioaa i;u;lru on ui-u-Jiwuav, -i umij i-tu, wilL-u .IKTu were piseal: <J Jtyrkc, ujji.l Ucfyaii, in absence ul Air J. UotUcrv, .Ur Vouuwas voted tu tlie cllau'. J-be balili balance showed a credit ot" £215. Upourapa l'uud—The blinding on this load was let to A. llurkhurt at 2s G'.i per yard. The foreman's report was dealt villi as follows:—JJaylev road: licsolveil llmt lSin pipes be removed and 2ft pipes substituted. .Vrawiiata road: The settlers lnid assisted on this road, and it was ri -.dived that, no more money bi. spent till the summer.. .\lailiui road: Owing to e.Necssive traffic i; was rcsoiv

Nt lu .Mr Sole In »ive a donation to this road. Lower Waiteaka road: It was resolved that t':2o he expended in impairs on this road. J'arihaka road: I to excessive traflie it was lesulved 1o ask 11 r Kutherford for a donation in (lie Opourapa rani. Messrs Symons ait,! Corkin were yraiii"d permission 1 lake wood nil" this road at a royalty ,>f Is |i'-r ''"id. Tlic foieinan was empowered 1.0 spend Ul'l each fur n pairs <-n tli ' \\ area anil Cape mads. pri»\i.!rr| (1.,. Hitlers would give a similar aim. mil jn 1 labor.

Mr Skinner' reported tlr.-it tin- metal-'iiif-r TOUiivii-ts Oil ill'.' Upuui'.ipa road li id brrll eolllpleUd satisfactorily liy _\i i' Warncs. I!u 11'u-k tia!lic. IL wus resolved tlul Jm 1 lock trnllie In; prohibited oil all roads during tlii. months of May, J unv, July .'mil August, except for 111;' purpose oi cartiupr milk. I)c]iiitalions.—.Messrs llcil ami lliniii.". representing tile Werekino Uoad lion'>l. wail",l on tlie Hoard and asked that On rales aceruii!'; In the l'p|ier I'uniho r:.i'l lie paid over to the Werekino liondl 1 ■ rd. T( was resolved that the money lie paid over, provided the Werekino I Hoad Hoard submits a schedule o; j amount expended. It was also decided to have a legal agreement drawn 101 between the two Boards for ten years, expense of s'.icli agreement, to lie borne hv llie Werekino Boad Board. Messrs C. Pcperill and MoCall waited on tlie Board re improving the Tutu

road.—liesolved that the foreman :r.spcet and report at next meeting. Tupukn Bishop offered' £9 all; wood on Arawluta road.—liesolved that offer be accepted.

Tile foreman is to ascertain the amount of firewood already taken jff different l'OttUs without authority si'id iu liuKe a charge oi 2s tid per cuid ■»>

[ ivahui road. —Deviation of creek 011 lias loud is to be proceeded with as soon us permission is received iioni tlie .Native liuslec. The foreman was empowered to u!>niin four 18in pipe moulds. E-muiiL County Council wrote asking ihc llo.td Hoard to take their ranger *ii l 1„. u.o riding, aiso agreeing to pay l-:ird of cool of deviation of the lutlmi road water, and further stating Unit they would consider tile cost oi a stJ'ie crusher at a future meeting. The West Coast Settlements Rcsfrves A.'em wrote that £250 was available: for the liiaia road and .CSUO for i.ie Kawcora road.-it was resolved that the foreman obtain an estimate or the work required as soon as possible, Mid that a special meeting be called to dis.il with the nui'iioi'. Mr Okev, M.11.K-, wrote asking it the l'arihaka "lload IJoslrd h+d any mattjrs thev would like brought up before Parliament—ltesolvcd that attention be drawn to the Carrington road forma-

tion; that he be asked to try and obtain a Government subsidy on nati\e rales; and also urge, the eonstructiun ol the Opunake-Eltham railway. C. S- Strong wrote asking that M. Tillnn be appointed rangT 011 Arawluta road awl roads south thereof.—As the Board has just completed arrangements re it was resolved tliat the mal> tov l>o hold over. t Mr W. Bnggan presented a, petition from settlers 011 Upper Opourapa ro.ul asking for a loan of L Woo.—Resolved that steps be taken to accede to the ieUlK'st,

It, was resolved that the 10 per cent loan 011 I'uniho road lie continued. The Bank of New Zealand notified that Bank interest on overdraft would be si/o per cent and that the Board's legal overdraft would be £1290"usual accounts were passed for pay-

ment. The clerk was instructed to select Six natives and sue for rates.

Wards. —The Board went into committee to discuss the Ward Committers report. Tt was decided to adopt their recommendation that the district be divided into six wards of one member each, and steps are to be taken to briag this into effect. j The Board then rose.

CORRESPOHDKNCiS. BAKMAIDS. To the Editor. Sir—A few days since you had a leader iu defence of the employment 0; barmaids. I cannot trust w} self to criticise that leader but just quote _ 1 letter nO\y before me from a leading New Zealand doctor, a man very widely kno.vn ill his profession, though 1 am not now at liberty to give llis name, and he says: » 1 believe that barmaids arc the principal factor in the establisumeut of the drink liabit wiili most young'men, and that the abolition uf barmaids would do more than anything else short of prohibition to lessen the num'ber of men who drink alcohol. 1 am, etc., KBADHaL