MASTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 792, 13 June 1881, Page 2

MASTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of the aboye was held bri' Saturday :: ProWnt~Messrs lain, McQuarrie,and -M&vedith. '' J a ' lJ '''' • -The mimites_of4he' : previous meeting were read and confiriieai •/•[OORRBSPp.NDENCK\r| From' J. •$. loldWorth, slating that ;. section. 1616yaueru.jffaB granted.,pnßth December'] 1866, ,aric( section! ou ■■,■;■■. November 9fch,lßfiß. rr FromJv ;^illiamsr - •:-.< asking, that his namebe placed ,pn the ,k .--- roll for the'district as owner of We Tiraiimea property. Ordered to"be complied .-W'-": witb.r^From, Mr. E, J)ona,ld, .enclosing notice from Mr remove a fence on the main-, road within ' vX_, him, and challenging, Morison's authority in the matter, The Clerk was instructed to inform.•,Mr;Morisbn ! that' ; h'e:: l was';in/■ fringing that his proper course was to communicate with-'tho/Boarfl on,jthe]matter,— From J. Tuok, intimating that he had ' been instructed by.his solicitor, to apply to the Board for copy, of minutes and dpqumenteirelatingittoajth'eiiridge* (dyer' the; Kopuaranga,, river,,' and, | cleared . i ilie that if 'Mr:i?nok u calJ(ed jdh the-clerk'-HelHduld ■possibleMdrmatioh;—FrbmJ.Mr J.''lvVss;. . '.asking for- a share' of the Board's adver- . jtising; .ft-Was r derjided that as the WairajßAPAiDArn?ha'd^alwaysgiven'satisfaction . ';.;.- 'the Board did not feel disposednto f ttltef (existing Wai- : ;:'•>. irarapa West County, enclosing aresolu-; ;.'{'- tion passed;that the main'.-road froto the • Cayip to the Manawata river and the . portion of ''the; Gorge/ roajl to MwftW&fo ■■:■'

bridge bo' declared county roads. jThe Chairmanstated that what had been a bone of contention; was now likely to bo '. , 'removed, and suggested that tile 'Board [', '..shoijld work in harmony with the; County "Council, and ! if money was at any time entrusted to.them from the County funds, thoy would see that it was properly ex- ,,...; pended in keeping roads in repair. l resolved to thank tho County Council for .;.; taking oyer the roads in question.—From \ Mr John Williams requesting payment of ) a balance. of, ' Ml*. 10s which he had' advanced bolialf of tho ratepayers . . the erection of two ..bridges at-Miserable J . Valley, ihe writer, pointing .out. that; the .' rCastlepoint Board.had, contributed !£ls '•,. j'l'Os:; the'letter was referred to IMr . MacQuarrie to make enquiries. ■ !

PETITIOtf.

"The copy of a petition was read from v'.;l Jithe'riadents of the Upper Taueru-to His praying that steps might bo taken to constitute a portion of the dis- ' tnct, which is now partly under the control of tlie Masterton Highway Board and I Cashpoint Board, a ward, to bo called _ UJo. 7, under the'Masterton Board. The was accompanied by a letter ~_.',' from Mr E. S. Hawkins,'who requested' v,,. .the. Board should support it—lt was re- " ; .solvedto acknowledge receipt of the'com- .; . munication, and in the meantime to ■ . examino the proposed boundaries. '.,' A communication was then read from A. Bunny, Esq;, re road to Dr Hosking's : '■' property.' The Chairman explained that he had advised Dr Hosking, to arrange ; ' about the land required for the road with the owner. i ..., , . . , Applications for roads were received . from Messrs Cave Bros., J. Rutkerfurd, and W. C. Cuff. 'The Clerk was instructed to reply, stating that the Board had already expended a considerable amount in that Ward,' and at present had no funds available for further works, but would at- - tend to the matter as soon as possible, Messrs Caselberg & Co. wrote renewing their offer to give 130, towards river pro- . tective works at Te Ore Ore. The Board 'decided to again communicate with Mr Thompson on the subject, and if he were ■ willing to contribute a like sum the work should be gone on with. Tenders.

For clearing bush To Whiti road:— J. Pike, LSB 10s (accepted); T. P. Girdwood;'Lo7los; H. Burgess, L6O; A. Skipper, 1 L 45; Thos. York, lis Od per chain; H. Munro, LGB 10s; D. FinlaySon.LCO. ; ' Mr Meredith was authorised to employ a road repairer in No. G Ward. . Mr Chamberlain repoitsd that he had arranged about the road at Mikimiki with , Mr Hunt, ; An offerofreaidentsatManaiato give . 4d per chain towards clearing drains was accepted, 15: to be granted towards tho work, It was resolved to contribute towards the, maintenance of the Tarataln-Glad-stone road. Messrs Chalmers and Moore had asked through the Warden, Mr J. C. Vallance, , that the line of road between their properties should be laid off. The engineer was instructed to attend to the matter as . .soon as practicable. Mr J. C. Vallance applied for leave to plants willows along tho banks of the Kaumingi river, to prevent the river from washing away its banks. Leave was • granted. .■: ■ The clerk was instructed to write to Mr G. Mackay and inform him that the . Board would givo MO an acre for twenty chains for a hall chain road leading to Mr MoLachlah's property. The engineer and Mr Chamberlain wero /authorised to drain a piece of swamp on ■/ths road leading to Mr McLachlau's property. Mr D. Cameron waited upon the Board and stated that the Featherston Highway Board had expended 1130 in making a bridle track from Upper to Lower Pahaua. The work would take 180 more, and he : asked the Board to subscribe the amount, The Board agreed to contribute £CO. Accounts,

■ . Kemtniscemeb nj WBHAxwate.— ln the year 1845 a worthy citizen pioaded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to Te Aro Hat baing in search of the.sur■veyr's opeg which had been driven' in at the corner of what is now Cuba and Dixon Btreets, Upon this spot was erected a small house, by which a very successful drapery ,'business' was carried on by two ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who Jiave long since retired from the scone to tho 1 nd of their birth—"land o* the mountain and the flood, Land of broun heat hand shaggy wood. In the year 1866 it passed into tho hands o! MrJamks Siirra, the present proprietor, who gave to tho premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whoso management business has steadily pro- : gre3sed.with.the rising fortunes of the city, , until air length it was found that a considerable enkgeinent. was .necessary, and the '.result was, jTe; Aro House, as at present, 1 of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony of New Zealand. The. Jeneral Drapery occupios.a large space,, being 49 feot by 25 feet, iftmply sufficicni,{or"all.Manoheßter goods, ; Fancy' Dresses,'JiSilks, Gloves; ■. Hosiery, Bibbons, Lacesj&c. ; . The Men's, Boy's,.and Youths!: .Clothmg'Department measures 24 ,feet by.W'feet, ; and lias attached a cpm"f n rt ; able _ fitting-room;,: Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to 1 them. The Show-room for the ,«le of Mil- 1 lineiy, Mantles,'; Jackets, Costumes, &c., is a very spaeioiis aparfjnent, elegantly 'fitted.' up, and beautifully lighted from tho roof,; and measures 89 feet by 22 feet. TJie stoct 0 Br " ' at a " largo and well, selwted, and patterns are forwarded post free on application. A special feature at, Te Aro flouso is the Order Department,, and I very careful attention is paid to the wants e'Couptry,Reßidents,Allordersare executed tafletMne immediato supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destination with that promptness' and despatch, which have always-distin guished Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wolling on.-fADYT.'I >'■'■- '■'■'■" ','■•■

£ s. d. M, Sheehy, work in Nos 2 and 3 Wards „ 8 10 H. Cornelius, ditto ditto 7 10 G C. McKillop, ditto ditto ... 3 12' 0 6. Manning, ditto ditto 00 0 0 J. O'Connor, workin No 2'Ward 7 1G 0 C. Coker, „ 5 „ 7 10 0 6. Fannin, tracings 5 „ 3 12 0 Booth & Co., timber 6 „ 7 18 10 McMannaway, work in 4 „ 71G 0 J. Davis, balance contract ... 7 1 0 W. Keester, tent an'd fly ... 1 6 0 J. Payton &Co'.,"advortiaing; &c 4 5 0 W. 6i Board) law exponses ... 5 17 8 C. E. Breniner, salary and ' . workmen's wages... ... 41 0 8 Overseer, salary : ... . ... 12 0 0 East Connty, rent of office ... 20 0 0 ; '"'-'" i> : ' ■ balnuco' of fees, i Hurumiiorangi toll .,.' ... G4 11 11 The Board then adourned. ■