PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 26, 8 September 1896, Page 3

PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

Tim: above Board met in the Oddfellows' Locke room, at Gam bridge, on Saturday ut 2.30 p.m. There were present : Messrs E. Allei: (chairman), W. Scott, M. Dillon ami T. Walker. Mi; Cool'Ek's Complaint. Mr P. Cooper wrote : I have receive d a letter from Mr Fitzgerald, rep'yine to my application to your Board. Ho informs me Mr T. Walker reports that the water docs not How from Kingsleystrcct into n y property, nnd from the report of your late meeting as published, I learn tlut the ]soard considers it Hows from a spring on my own land. Neither of the above stattuients arc correct. The damage I c jmphun of is caused by rain ■water only, and, having taken the levels, I may state that Kingsley-steet, opposite .Section No. '29 lays low, and the surface watc- that collects here is conveyed by an artificially cut drain at an angle through Sections "J!) mid .'iO. This drain was made by Ihe order of the Pukekura Kind Hoard some few years back, the work--1 believe was done by Mr Vickrrs, and conveys the water in the opposite direction to the natural outflow as shown by the Government map as I mentioned in my first application All that is rcquirt-d is to cut a drain from the point at the junction of the present artificial drain o i lot No. 29 and Kingsleystrect down to the corner of Kingsley-street and Shakcspcarc-strcets. This work 1 estimate at about 10s, a trilling s-.un compared with the advantage of having the road properly drained and fi'.rthcr darnatc ro my property prevented.—Mr Wii'lvr siid Mr Cooper bought the land with the drain on it. There was some trouble with the water on the road about twa yeirs ago, when the Boiud raised the level of the road.— The Chairman did not see what the Board cou'd clo in the matter, the mid wall being a'l rght.—The letter was received.

OiiAi-rn. - M>- ]). McLaren wrote : j respectfully ask your Hoard to reinnd Mr Jang, M.ll.'fl. to get the swamp road between the Kailway Crossing and the Ohaupo Railway Station dedicated. I mi:;lit also staie that this road is made, fenced on both sides with the exemption of "> or i chains on one side, and this Mr Dclaney will fence i s his laud joins it, so the only outlay would lie to fascine and clay ',) or 4 chains of the sta'ion road. -Mr Walker said the B ard had previously decided to take over the road if it was put in tood repair. -The Chairman said he and Mr Scott had in t Mr McLaren and together they had kispie.ted the road, which they found in a bad condition. If the Hoard had the road it \\onl.t take an mormons amount of gravel to keep it in anything like decent order. —Mr Walker : " \ es, for the liottotu is rotton. L'tter received.

Ki:si;kvi;.s.--As ins-true ed, the clerk bad prepared a list of reserves at CainWest, wliieli t- tailed 0!) acres, lie said lie 11a<I also .S' nt a li-t of them to Air Lake to see if that gentleman thought any mums could he devised for tlointr something with them. Mr. Dillon said some of the inhabilan’s had subscribed and intended clearing part ol the big reserve for erieket, etc. The Cambridge West spoi ts had been taken o'er to Cambridge East because they bad no suitable ground. The chairman suggested waiting a little time before anything was done, for it was probable an Ait would be passed w thin a week or so that would enable the Hoard to lease all the resesvis.—This suggestion was adopted. The Ki.IXTOK.M. 1 )Isti;ict.— The Chairman said many ot the electors did not like being tacked on to the Hay (f Plenty electorate, and were desirous of being put into the Waikato.—Mr Lake, late M.H.H., was present, and by permission of the Hoard lie produced the county maps which showed clearly the outline of the electoral district.—-Aftersome discussion it was moved by Mr Walker, seconded by Mr Scott, and carried : That the Commissioners he rctpiestcd to re-airangu the boundaries of the \\ aikato Electorate by including the parish of Pnkekma in Waikato Electoral District, as tlie settlers consider they have no community of interest with the Hay of Plenty.—At this point Mr Dillon retired. Watson's Hoai>. —The clerk was insti nuted to write Air Miller giving him notice to move his fence oIY this road as the contractor was ready to begun work. Advkktisi.ni;. — As two members were absent this matter was adjourned till there is a fall meeting. Accounts.— The following accounts were passed for payment : —M . Harris, £•> 1- (id ; rent, 2s (Jd ; petty cash, JL'2 ; J. S. Horn!, Ids.