PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 889, 26 February 1901, Page 4

PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

The above Board met at Cambridge on Saturday. There were present: Messrs R. Fisher (chairman), B. Allen, \Y. White, R. Reynolds and J. G*ne. Ohaupo Koad. Messrs Karl Bros, wrote staring that the road leading tn their frontage was in a bad state and Deeded repairing. Years ago they had repaired the road themselves, bat they v could not he expected to do it again. —Resolved that the chairman and Mr Gane should get what ia neeessary done.

Exchange or Land.—Re the exchnnge of laud in section 174, of block 13, of Cambridge Survey District, the CuitunUsioner of Crown Lands wrote : —" 1 have to state that probably an exchange may be carried out under section S 3 of the Public Works Act, 1594. To enable me to do so I require full particulars as to the part of the gravel reserve to be given for part of section 174. Will you therefore please mark on the tracing attached hereto the five actGS which the owner of section 174 is prepared to give in exchange for the five acres of the gravel reserve. Of course on the gravel reserve plan also show the five acres he wishes to give in exchange." The chairman said he had obtained Mr Newcomlc's consent to the exchange, and the eh rk had replied that the owner would givo 7A acres in exchaugefor the five to be taken for a gravel pit, but at the samJ time lie stated that the live acres were more valuable than the seven and a-half. The Chairman said he had arranged that if the exchango was not made they shonld pay Mr Newcombe a royalty for what grave! the Board required. Clay.—The Railway Department consented to the Board taking clay from behind Messrs Souter's store, Ohaupo. The Valuation Roll.—The Clerk wa9 instructed to place the names of Messrs H. J. Greenslide and Death upon the roll. Noxiocs Weeds Act.—Mr W. F Euckland gave rhe following opinion ; " In reply to your queries re the powers of your Board under The Noxious Weeds Act I beg to state that while all fences pretty well have to be trimmed, yet you cannot enforce the cleaning to the centre of the road under the said Act of gorse and broom without oringing the second schedule into force. You can enforce the clearing of blackberry and sweetbriar without doing so. In regard to an inspector I suggested that you should try and get the Government to appoint a nominee of your own, but I notice that Mr Ro=s has been appointed an Inspector, but it may Dot be for your district."—Mr Allen said Mr Ross appeared to think that some of the inhabitants were opposed to him being Inspector, but he had not heard anyone take exception to the appointment. Closed Road. —Messrs Ambury and English, who have purchased a good slice of the Moauavale Estate, wrote as follows I —" Your favour dated December 24th duly to hand re stopping roads running through our land in the I'ukekura district. In reply, we have to say that we thiuk the price you quoted, plus expenses, is very excessive. Seventy shillings per acre is far more than the value of most of the lacd through which the road runs, in fact some of it would

be dear at 80.* per acre, but we want to

meet your Board in a fair spirit. Wc '* s - understand there are VJ'r acres in the roads in question, and as the Board is spending considtrablc money ou the road in which we have an interest, wc arc prepared to pay the Board £6O for the land and deeils free of charge to us on being assured that the land would bo transferred to us by your Hoard. On the above conditions wp would forward cheque for the £Go.'—The Chairman said the offer really meant tho Board would receive about £6O instead of £7O, aud have to bear all expenses. Personally be thought the offer was a fair oue, for it was the Board who wanted the road closed and not Messrs Am bury and English. —Mr Allen a-ked if the roads in question would not he required if the laud was cut up into small farms, but the Chairman said they would not.—it was resolved to accept, the offer provided the expenses of survey and transfer do not exceed £2O. DfaeV.alcisc.—The Valuation Depart. ment forwarded a bill for £4 10s Ml, for alterations made upon the roll. The Clerk said the Department rent blank forma to him to fill tip, and then they copied them on to the toil iu red ink ; and that was all they did for the money. As there was uo getting out of it the account was passed. Tkndkks Von Geavkllixg.—lt was resolved to call tenders for gravelling about sixty chains of the Redoubt Road, and about one mile of the Puahue Road. It was resolved to meet intending contractors* at the Ptikekura factory on Thursday at 9 am, and tenders will be returnable next Saturday. They are advised in this issue. There is also a small bit of work to be done to Cailysle street, Cambridge West. Vakiots Roads.—Mr Reynolds said the road between Messrs Willoughby and * iSturgess wanted patching. Mr (lane undertook to interview the settler-" rewhat should be done to tho Mystery Creek road, aud in was reported that, the repairing of the Cambridge West road had been let to Mr Harris. Coarse Giiavj-i. —The application of the manager of the Pukekura Creamery to be allowed to tike gravel from the Board's pits for concrete purposes, was granted, subject to a payment of Gd per load.

Accounts.—The following accounts were passed for payment ; James Williamson, £2O ; James B. Nickle. £oS (is lOd ; J. S. Bond. £1 5s (id ; \V. F. Buckland, 10s 6d ; Valuation, £4 16s lOd. After these accounts are paid there will still be a credit balance of about £lO5 ; but that was not considered enough to do what is required, and the Chairman and Mr (Allen were authorised to make arrangement with the bank for ■in overdraft of £IOO. Thatclosed the business