TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1592, 9 June 1887, Page 3

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Tsmuka Road Board was held laat Tuesday. Present—Messrs Talbot (Chairman), Quinn, Hayhurat, and Bisect. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ACCOUNTS, Accounts to the amount of £315 5s 3d were passed for payment. STRIKING A RATE. The Chairman brought up the of striking a rate, and said the notice inserted re striking a rate was inaccurate, and said it would bo desirableto postpone the striking of a rate for 14 days longer. This course wae adopted. ABSENT MEMBER. The Chairman said that Mr Canavan had left the district, but had not left his resignation. They could not proceed to fill hia seat until be bad been absent from four meetings. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence was read and con sid f red; — Prom iho Treasury, in reference to rates pay*!) c on native land, and asking from certain information.— It was decided to supply the information. From several chemists, in reference to the supply of poisoned wheat and strycbnine,—lt was decided to get a quantify of strychnine. From Mr E, Burke, stating that he had been rated for a larger area of land than be possessed, and aaking the Board to rectify the matter.—lt was decided to comply with the requsut. From Mf J. Hullen, pointing out that the pipes on the road near bis land were not sufficient to carry the water.—The Overseer said it was quite correct. It would take » concrete culvert. There was a ford that look some of the water. It would be cheaper to lower the ford 1 and pave it.—lt was decided to instruct the surveyor to report to next meeting on | the subject. From Mr F. LeCren, drawing attentien

to the fearful state of the road in front of - , Newlnnds. —The Overseer said two or \ three miles of tha road were bad, and it ■ would be a foolish thing to form a few chains of it. He proposed to fill two low places where ihe water was lying,—The Chairman said it was a very heavy job, and not of sufficient importance to form. —lt was decided to have the road repaired as suggested by the Overseer. From Messrs W. and A. McCully, stating they had leased two sections of the Education reserve 1400, and required timber to make a bridge to their land.— Granted. A DIBIT DRAIN. Mr Bisect said Mr Stewart wanted the drain behind bis house cleaned. He would pay half the cost.—The Surveyor was instructed to see Mr Stewart on the subject, and call for tenders if neceoa iy. otbrsebr’s retort. The Overseer’s report was road us follows To the Chairman and Members. Gentlemen, — I have the honor to report for the past month as follows Tenders wers invited fur shingling the Smiibfield road, and that of D. Angland accepted. The shingling on White’s road authorised to be done was let to the contractor for the work on Parke’s road, at Is par chain, hut owing to the wet weather I bad te stop Ibis work before it was quite completed. Tenders have been invited for cleaning drains on Middle Swamp and White’s roads, the owners and occupiers of adjoining land having consented to bear half the cast of same. Messrs Parke-and Woodley have consented to pay half the cost of tbs drain cleanihg applied for by them. This work has not been advertised, as 1 did not get their consent until after the advertisement had been in- : sailed. Specifications for the work have, r :however, been on the table, and probahlv tenders will be received to-day. The portion of the drain Mr Austin applied to have cleaned has bean done at a cost of 3s per chain. The late J, Connor’s contract, forming and shingling from Kakabu road to Hae-hae-te-moana river, has been completed by his widow, and a cheque drawn in her favor for the amount. Contract No 6, shingling part of road through Trevenna, has been completed. Rolleston’s read having been badly cut during the early part of the month I have had some shingle repairs done op it. It will probably s'and now until after winter, when a considerable part of it will require a coat of shingle. A decayed wooden culvert near the Mai.se properly having fallen in it has been replaced with 12-inch pipes. A 9-inch pipe culvert baa been put acroes the Eukahu road. Part of a concrete culvert on the Station road, Rangiiata, having fallen in it has been repaired. Be Mr MoNiven’e application : 1 have inspected this ford, and would recommend that a panel of post and rails be put in the gorse fence on the lower side of the road, and the ford lowered about Six inches. The cost of this would not exceed £3. Aa directed I have been over the road shown on 1 tbogrnpli plan of Reserve No. 1400, and am of opinion that the most . serviceable end to open would be that joining Rollestou’s road, otherwise a long detour wpold have to be made to get accese to Lot 8, Part B.—l hare, etc., * • ; P. AboHbb. 5 Id reference to that part of the report ■ relating to Education Reserve 1400, the ' Chairman said they had never received * : anything from that or the adjoining "native reserve, and as the road would only serve these properties, and had been - laid off by the Commissioners of Education for the sole benefit of their reaervas, he thought they ought to contiibute something towards making the road.— After some conversation tbeOveraeer was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost .of the work required, and it was resolved —“ That the Commissioners of Education t« requested to contribute their ohare of the expense of opening this gold." It was also decided to act on the Overseer’a suggestions in re Mr McNiven’s application. Mr Hayhnrst applied to have the Ox.r ford-bridge cutting lowered, and offered to contribute half the cost.—lt was de- ; cided to do so, and the arrangement as to grade was left in the hands of Mr fiayhtirot and the Overseer j tenders to be nailed for next meeting. TENDERS. The following tenders were opened and considered Contract No. B— Cleaning drain on Middle swamp Road : C. McAuliffe, £2 11s * Latimer, £2 118. The contract was giV™ Mr McAuliffe. < Contract No. lo J °* e “T g oo ° n Parke’s road : C. £2 9s fid (accepted). . . , Contract No, drain on Toner’s Road :G. Latimer, I® B * amount of the tender was con'. ,ldere “ t<)n high, nod fresh tenders were ora. , s od t 0

bo called. There were no tenders for contract No 9, and it was resolved to call for fresh tenders. The meeting then adjourned.