CASTLEPOINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 950, 15 December 1881, Page 2

CASTLEPOINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

' • ...... T : < 'V i The usual meeting of the Board was held at Tinui. on. Saturday last. Present: Messrs Mackay: (Chairman), Langdon, ■Williams, Balliss, and Smyth, Tho minutes of the previous meeting were readrod confirmed; | The Treasurer reported balance available for. future expenditure £892. : Correspondence read- ' From Mr Wilsorie, with resolution from County Gounoil re expenditure of County grant. From Mr A. P. Sutton, requesting the Board, to furnish him-with a copy of the District Bate Book. From Mr W. Riddle, asking for' compensation for land taken to make a ford 1 at the upper crossing of the Whareama River.

From Mr C. R. Miller requeuing the BoHrd to repair the road , from hio houea to the Tinui Hotel. From the Eeturning Officer, listing that Mr W. A, Burling had been duly elected .Warden for No. 7 Ward on the 9th imt. ; , m From Mr Gillardi asking for & month * '] oxtemion of time to complete hit eon;.'

tract. . . From Mr Bremner, re dale of meeting to coniider the proposed alteration of boundaries/and statins that Mr Meredith and Mr J. G. Vallance would represent the Masterton Board. . The following resolutions were then

lasaed. That tender) be called for keeping in

repair the main road from Gastlepoint to Kahumingi for three years. That this Board thinks tho major por-

tiou of the grant payable by the County should be expended on the road from Tinui to Kahumingi, this being mori a Count; than a district road, and any balance to be eipended in connection with the Bpecial grant (or opening up thi Crown lands, That four chains of road be formed near Mr Miller's houße at Tinui. _ , That the chairman and Mr Bellisi tor ' ' appointed to represent this Board at th» meeting to be held at the Oounoil Cham-. . bnrd, Masterton, on the 23rd inat., re revision of boundaries. That Mr Williams and' Mr Lin {don be' authorized to settle with Mr Biddla'his claim for compensation for land taken.'' . That Mr Taylor ba authorized to get ;r ;the Ma'nawa Bridge metalled .■ And . That a clerk of the works be appointed at next meeting. • \ The following accounts were passed for payment:- ' . ; ' ' Am':-;, £ ! <yp ; Thomas Pickett, metalling 11

chains .,2518 6 Thomas Pickett, depurit ...3 0 0 R Langdon, rent ... 2 0 0 • S 8 ft A. Geange, .< > W. Knight, wages »»• 0 0 v ...8 8 0 .. E, Jones, wages ... 7 6 3: J. YouAg ... 7 6 3 : H. Smith ... ... ..; 712 9 Maul; and Greeu ... 112 0 J. Ellisi ' ... ... 6 3 0 C. Tong ... 6 3 6 S. Peagram ... 411 0 G. Saundera ... ... 6 0 0 W. Knight ... 3 12 ,0 D. O'Kane ... .... ..." 219 4 Next, meeting wa« fixed for Saturday, . the 7th January.