FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 665, 12 January 1881, Page 2

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD MEETING.

(From the Standard.) The twenty-sixth meeting of the Feather* ston Highway Board was held at the Institute, GraytowD, on Saturday last Present-Messrs Tully (Chairman), H H. Jackson, James Donald; Matthews! T. Walker, and T. Smith. • ' ■-: ' The minutes of the previous meeting ware read and 'confirmed;. '■ The clerk, ; in the absence of the Treasurer, presented the ..usual quarterly financialreport, from'which it appeared' that the.Bank oredit balance was L 939 Ki month, £622 16s sd; Rales collectedLl66i 10s. Batea outstanding L 361 68

The following accounts were passed for payment : £ s d W. Skeet 201C0 H. H. Wqlters 0 5 0 • MrsHanlon ' ... , 1Q 0 0 GrKWakeliuA Co 2U.9 I Brodie 6 1° J J. Rasmussen ..." H 2 6 -J.Bond 60 310 A. Russell 69 8 ° J. Strawbridge 2313 0 W. Reader 11' 12 6 ' W. Cundy 6 5 0 J. Bell 12 0 0 S. Hart...' ... ... ... 20 ,5 0 Paymaster (wages) 20 9 3 ■ Miscellaneous ... ... ... .7 50 ,' Timber supplied 21 9 7 £29110 7 COBKESPOKDKNCE. . From E. S. Maunsell, oomplaining of cattle and horses being allowed.to stray on the public roads; from the Govern* merit, advising the payment of the sub* - sidy 7s 6d in the pound on rates collected; from G. applying .forappointment as Ranger; from Laimbeer, for the same.'..'.:.i r. -, <•• -..-, -•.. -\ 'The outgoing correspondence w/vead from the letter book, 'when the K read his usual monthly report,. - adopted.. ' ; : -;..:_;.• • rW Mr Jackson asked to have some repairs made on Ward's Line; Mr Donald that the improvements of the Swamp Road be gone on with towards the lake; and Mr Smith that the waterholes at the Otaraia cutting be cleared but.. -.-.-■'. ■The foregoing suggestions were adopted, and the Eugineer instructed to. attend to •them;.; ; ■■■•:■ '• ■.*'.' . mohianv':■'■■■ \i\ : That; George Sayerr be! appointed as"' Ranger : fpr' the -■ subdivisions of the Featherston Highway Distriot hereafter described, the'salary tp'.conaist of the fees. ' The district.is defined as follows.;— Start* ihg from where,the Waiplilije River : debouches from the Hills, thence followt trig the Waiohine JRiyer. to it* junqtjon": with the.Ruamahuhga River, : thence fol. ; lowing the Ruamaliuuga River- to : Moiki, from thenoe taking thu, western boundary . of Mormon's run froin thence along Morrison's Bush road, and Moroa Road:to Tauherenikau Bridge, ; froin thence up the Tauherenikau toUnderhill- - Road,.,and Mowing along Underbill Road to the Waiohine River."' • That Laimbeer. be appointed ranger >. for the Featliers High way >l)iatriot, ' except that portion assigned to G.lSayer, ■'•■■ for similar duties. .-;:,.• .- : ■' ' .That the motion standing in'-the name, of .Mr Russell, regarding.the.lease of landscomprised by roads unoccupied by. ■the Board at present be-deferred, 1 > ;Mr Jackson, pursuant to .a* 'notice'' of! motion given, moved that, the services of apermanent Engineer be dispensed with, with a view to economy, Mr- jjattliewa secondflH ih» •»-*'■ '" •' '.'?" ; , :.,., -: , ■ ......... .uution,Mioniwas carried, the Engineer to have;the to? months'notice] • " . ': |y Ifr to occupy the timber depot bft'ana after fihe.3lst of March iießt.r^Oarriod;'"'' '' . -: Mr t>onald gave libtiee of Tfiotioh' fbi? the : :'next'' njotithly: the place of meeting'of v?ay-;Board be ;; ttiq.-I/obal Btftirii'Omoß ; Featherston.'' ; '''■'■:£'■"•■. . :i ->>;/.;---.-'■ : ' : -, ' Mr the plaije o'fcraeetioaof %Boardbe"Waih^Bai ; ■:' '■ ';'' Jaoks.onTtThVt'the meetings qf the ' iij each month. ;."' •'■ '-\\ /-•' •'•'- .'; ■ > Besqljred—Tria.6 %-tyalra;apa'' : West Gouiity.Oounoil.be'applied to by'lefctPr. to plqse-tqe. tqllgateiat Wwohin?' % the Blapk Bridge.-.:.. " -.-.'■.'•. "■ The meeting theftSrh^iii'atei/