PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 74, 17 August 1914, Page 6

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

MONTHLY MEBTIXfI. >/ 4 ' Tiio. ordinary monthly meeting was 'held on Thursday. Present: Messrs Young (chairman), Cassie, He-hues, 'Harvey mid Croon. The returning sfiicer road the forma! declaration of'(.ho nidi, declaring V. ■ 'lireon re'-urned an miwnbcr for tho lia'liotu wa:d. Tlio oluahmau welcomed '.\ir G-reen a\ the table, and c\pres-ed 'ti:o opiiii: n that '-Mr (Ireen would take a keen interest hi t.!io ail'ak's of tin.Hoard. 1 (.--.erdraiT-Tlie Hani.- noriilcd thai the Hoard's legal i.vordral't limit for the ensuing,' vie.r wsis £l.">UO. ' Warea.—Mr Burgess, wro.e regarding 'timber royalty. The iotter \> to be dealt '.villi' at next meeting. Subsidy.—'[."he Valuation' Depadir.nnt .wrote tint vim subsidy on rates amounted lo £l!>S. . Kolis.—The, Valuation Department notified tlr.it the new Kite 'oils would be .o hand t!:;> woe!;. Xato.—Tiio. strik-ii;;- of tile rate i'-r Ibe ensuing year was dise.u-.seu. T'.ie. eh'iinn: - .!! favored reiMi'mnj: r,o the !«.'.■• penny rate. Messrs Creoii, Harvey and L'assie' spoke, in favor of lessening the 'rate, -holding that as the valuation haul gone up the rate should emne down. It 'was agreed to strike a rate, of 7-IIH-hs of a penny in the pound, which is nilciilateu to uniiff mi i.'HiJ more revenue 911 'die higher valuation. ' Lejral OpiiiA 11.—The Hoard agreed to join the. K.niiiont County Coaneil in obtainii::;- a !ce.al opinion on the question of the I'ui.du Trustee chargim;- Md. a yard for "ravel as iv-valty on all gravel 'lalfen i"' - oin West Coast ileserves land. Arawbata Road.—At Mr. Hurtle's request, the Hoard doehlcd to spend £.' i"i on repairing the worst parts of the ton end of the road. Kawoora Road. —The Hoard deoided to anproarh f'i ; i'ublk: Trustee to have the bus!: fe!l?d on the top cud of the road t--:. fidi width of the road. The set.'ler.-. eontn-uph'.te spending £i>Of) In ''-'in and culvert tie. road to the Wiroinu road. The necessary provisions to borrow the amount have been complied with. Lover ivahuv-The feivu'an was •»- "h">e'oil (..> i;a:eb the worst part at the Kahotu end. The foreman reported on dra'nvns and pat'.-liin.'v w.rk dene during the mouth. Ae:o:r,;-; aaiaiiuthi;; to £217 wen-, passed, for paynieut.