GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1876, 9 April 1889, Page 2

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday. Present—Messrs' W. Postlefchwaite (chairman), J. Kel-i land, and F. R. Flatman.

MINUTES, JH The minutes of the previous were read and confirmed. chaikman's STATEMENT. The chairman stated that in accord, ance with the resolution passed by thi board at its last meeting he had visitej the spot where Mr Ford bad stated Mr Sugrue was willing to sell a piecj of land for the purpose of making J accommodation road. The piece of lan required and obtained at this spot im about 32 perches. Of this about bjfl

the laud had been washed away, was now riverbed. Mr Sugrue £2O for the land, which he (the man) considered excessive, and- iM offered £7 10s for the piece required. This had been refused, Mr Sugrue finally declining to accept less than £l2. It now remained for the board to decide what they would give for the land.

Mr Flatman thought if all the land was arable land the board should be prepared to give even a little mora than the owner had giyen for it. As. the land was partly riverbed the price offered was a good one, and the board should not be at the loss of the hvA washed away. ■ At the instance of Mr Kelland tjfl property tax valuation was looked uH

and was found to be £lO per ac: including the owner's Louse.

The board considered the offered, viz., £7 10s, was a very one. It was pointed out that the could be' taken under the Works Act." «H The chairman also stated re the way crossing at Orari applied for by Mr Binskin and others that the land \ had been sold to Mr Howey, but he (the chairman) had ascertained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands i that the board had a reserve permanently vested in them close by, and the commissioner had suggested making an exchange of land with Mr Howey. This had been suggested to Mr Howey, and he had written to the board accepting the exchange provided the board erected a substantial fence between his land and theirs. The actions of the chairman were approved of. tendees. The following tenders were opened and dealt with:— Contract No. 283—Ford and culvert, Boundary road, near Smithfield : J. Fiefield, £lO (accepted). No. 284—Ford and shingle, Shaw'a road, Geraldine Flat. No tenders being forthcoming for this work, it was decided to do it by day labor. No. 285—Ford and shingle, Kakaha road, near Findlay's : J. Fiefield, £ls. (accepted). Supply of willow stakes at per 100 J and tops at per 3-horse J. Lewis, £1 15s per 100, £vfrs per load; W. Hawke, £1 17 S per 100/ >| £1 per load; E. Burke £1 10s, per f\ 100,15 s per load (accepted,) ,J