MOUNT PEEL ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1741, 24 May 1888, Page 3

MOUNT PEEL ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary meeting ef this Board was lield in the Road Board office, Peel Forest, on Friday, the 18th 1 May. present—The Hon. J. B. A. Acland (Chairman), Messrs R. Mackay, R. Thew, and J. Dehnistouh. j MINUTES. I The minutes of the last meeting wero readand.confirmed. , i cokkbsponUenck, I The. following correspondence was read *nd dealt with : ; From the Commissioner of Crown Lands, in reference to the,opening up of a foadthrough the Timaru Borpugh Council reserve, stating that he would lay the Survsyor’B ( report.before the next meeting of.the Land Board, and recommend that jbe 50. acres Crown land should be sold hy public auction as land of special value under section 96 of the Crown Lands Act 1885 i' H : r ' Froth thd Geraldine County Council, in reference to the ( water-race crossing at (Tripp's cutting, ' that the Council will grant the sum of £l6 as full pempeusation for,- damage done to the i:oad.r—The Clerk to acknowledge the receipt-of the same with- thanks. ■ From the Geraldine County Council, in answer to the Board’s application to have planks placed over the; water-race crossings on the Boundary road. The Council requested the Board to carry out the . work, , From the Clerk of the Geraldine County Council, forwarding forms to be filled up ih compliance with section 318 of the Counties Act 1886, showing the receipts |aod expenditure of the Board for the past 'year.—The Olwr'dlair' tfirSfctedr to fi'! up the forms as requested. ' - ’ j From Messrs J. and R. Bowie, quoting list of trees and^ro^tof/pUnjiingi —The letter was keptTfdVVJf<iiu)rA-/cp'nsidoratioD, I . 'scotsbUrnjoebek; /- y f ! The Overseer was directed to have the improvements in the, Scotsburn Creek (attended to.. ••• ’ ACCOUNTS. After passing*'accounts amounting to £147 17s 6d the Board adjourned.