FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 810, 4 July 1881, Page 3

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

jiyu?; —•-—: ; : ' A METKo 'ot the above was .held at the 'Board' oflitie, Featberston, on • Saturday ■last. p. " .~^Js?&fcrM.®. s ®^ (' n the-ch&ir), • Walker, ■s. Smith, and HrHrJacltson.. The ,>.of; the meeting The Treasurer presented: his monthly finance of the Board, stating-tho credit balance at£724 IslOd, of which £SOO was in deposit at six months. The following accounts were passed for payment':— " '>£ s d W. Skeet i i.i-2114 9 H.H. Wolters..., •... i {-0 B. Wakelin' ... ... ... 615 0 E.;Buokridge.... ... ; 30 9 0 - I.Jiasmusen ... ... : ... 42 5 0 P. Nelson.; : 4'12 "6 J.'Lynes'... ... ... 10 16 :g J-. Bell-.Vi' ... 49 4 2 Paymaster ... ; ... ... 51 9 0 W.'.Baxter '..; . ... 211 8 A. 0. Considine 713 6 Mv Reardon ... 5 0 0 I^idental.expenses ... ... 5 7 6 Joseph Brodie... y ;. <v .8 0.0 fi .; !' '> ■> COBBEStONDEN.rfE. Inwards—From the Agent for Bank of New Zealand, Greytown, replying to the Board's,letter, .and notifying tliftt bank balance had. been removed to tlie Featlierston branch,—From Masterton Highway.J3oard,- stating that ,'I6Q had, been' voted l . fdr'Pahau-' Bridle 'Wairarapa East County, stating that no subsidy .Willhe payable this yeta.—From E. S. Eiddiford,; requesting that , certain alterations'be made in the assessment of bijijiroperty. - -The outgoing oorrpppfideßcp was rend from the letter book, Rgsolved that the Clerk be Instructed to obtain twelve copies of the" Highway Act, 1874." The Cleric reported tliat Mr Buckeridge had paid the full amount of rent due by him; also that he had sent to the Crown Lands Office the deeds of the peopevty to amend the transfer.' Mr Jackson reported that he had effectedJgoine'.hecessary repairs to Tidy's or Wftihakeke Road, and erected a. culvert on ki! 10 !! 18 ' a ! St) ■' lo " ie T ftU " nejggan river had-been improved, a jjSaffiying been employed at it for Hgßw; also, that lie could not recompayment of. any' moneys, to JPpWßSrtin...who, m lii 3; opinion,' had injured' rather than benefited the road ingestion. He would ask for the-fol-lowing workßepairs and culverts on 'Mitchell's,.line, and repairs to road from Tanlierenlliiiu Hotel to Shaw's corner, Mr-Donald asked that tho drain at the lower end ■of • Murphy's line be oontinued for'a distance of ten cliaius, the exoavatod material frOm the drain to be used for formation; also, that Mr Skeet be requested to prepare plans and specifications for the remainder of South Featherston road, known as "Yules' line. . Mr" Matthews requested permission to continue Burling's contract for a distance of about four chains.; ■ Mr Walker roported that ho had employed Mr Brodison for repairs of the Heifer; .Station road, and that he would be required a few days longer; also that somd-timber would be required for culverts! v-.ll' y; : : R|r' Smitl} wished to have about 1Q phftins of drain at Martini bend pleated out and. widened so as to prevent'overflow.; sfr .Tully not being present,'sent a report for his ward, recommending that they; employ some labour at once to clear off the ■' slips' on East] Coast road; also, that'lie. had received an offer to put in a number ; of: culverts as required at. ,15s eachj'" atid. advised that sdeh offer be acceMdj;'.also, that the road to.McLeod's shoiu|,be;widened, and; that 20 chains of clearingand, chain of side cutting would iberrequired on the road over the Saddle.,: -• . The foregone' reports were adapted, nud the recommendations made were granted, by Leave, of absence for one month was grant«d ! to Mr J. P; Russell, i . The ple'rk -was instrucWd to inform Mr Eiddiford'{hat no..alterations in tho Ussessm|nt ( rolls could, bg made ibyl the Board"! also, to have a sketch and estimate v of, the• remainder, of. Pahaua track sent to tlie Masterton Highway Board. "• •' ■' TENOERS. ; ;; . . The following ' tenders, were 'then work.at, Kahautara from I Bioknell'a to a point 31 chains :fi'om 1 there.' Declined—J. Bond, LI 17s 6d per | and Thompson, LI 12s 6d, Accepted-- 1 Reardon-and; Cameron j'lßs 6d; ; \F6r the 1 work con East Ciiast cbntinuatfob' 6f Awhea road for say 60 s chains : The,only< P tended'.Was 1 that 1 of'S; 'Collins at clearing scrub at 5s per chain; side oiitting at B£d . per yard.; Accepted., "T r , . : r Mr R. Robhison, jun., BB^HBB^^eeper'. atWaiohine,.; be given HPT present m'existeiice at|.tho Rimatuki old, HBT toll-hoiise f. alsoi .thafc, the Clerk' be au- ■| , thorised to have ,the iWaiohine toll-house ». fitted with outer door;;'Resolved—That K the) Ranger's boundary of district down m • tjyTValley jbe fixed at the Okura River, ■ 1 Hume's.

advantages arc ■ now '• being .- Owing .to, the jiuprecefatly whielt the gdofli. arVmai'k'WJni) jdiacbunts can .'be :al-; jowed'diirjng fll« tftolibM,' IliifSaW;. 'sll/ include , ; a ; apeoial' frfisentatidnltf eaoii purchaser of d£3 v worth ; and Upwards of ' a l ' graphic picture/ m6untad on thebest white; cardboiird|'' ;, size 24 ioohljs* by jlB, inohep. j No should lpst in a Very early' visit to the surplus ;'stook sale at'' J&mes Srtiith'e -Ter'Aro House, Wei-; 'lington.—[Ai)yi\]'. ;. J.". ■ Dr Legge,: who;; ,',an s authority oni China, says that at the present rate of conversion' there ..will be,- in. 1913, 26,000,000 churob members, and about jLOO,000,000 : professing Christians in the Chinese Empire. ■"""; ' : !! -