CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1170, 5 September 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(Rbdter's Teieorams.) Brisbane, this day. Lis understood that-the Government of Queensland --has, received a telegram from the Ageht-Gerieral in London, asking authority to grant freß passages to Queensland to four hundred dismissed Irish Constables, Melbourne, this day. Arrived this, morning the P. and O. Company's' Indus with the Suez Mail, which left London on July 28. Steamship Wairarapa sails for New Zealand on Saturday next, Further charges have been laid against Biirns now under tilitl at Hamilton for murder, GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL. ♦ The ordinary monthly meeting was held in the Council Chambers lust evening. Present. His Worship the Mayor, Crs Baillie, Bright, Gallagher, Gray, Haigh, Udy, and Wakelin. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, Correspondence outward was read from letter book. Inward from Mr C. W. Hornhlow, re delay in erecting .his boundary fence. From secretary of Greytown Debating Society asking for use of Council room for use of Society. •' :i Cr Baillie questioned if the Council had power'to relet their room according to the terms nf their lease, and thought that without a license they would be infriug ing on the Borough laws. Or Gray would rather see the Society get one of the halls to hold their meetings in, and proposed that, the Council does not see ils way clear to accede to the request of the Debating Society Or Haigh seconded the motion which was carried. The report of ; the Works Committee was read and adopted, which recommended that, the tender »f Mr J. Montgomery for lighting the Borough lamps at £18163 for 11 months be accepted : That the tender of Mr H. Morriss for supplying horse and cart for use*of. Borough be accepted. Also thai a culvert be put in to carry water from West-Street near the railway station, and that the ■. open gravel pit on the Monia'road be filled in. They also recommended that Kempton line be formed, »nd that East-street be formed from the junction at Papawai'road to the Northern boundary of the borough. The report of the Finance' Committee was; read -and adopted, shewing the balance in Bank to credit at £2lO lis 7d. The following accounts.were passed for payment.:-Fire engine, £9O ; 15s 7d; Government storekeeper, £3l6s; E. W, Mills, £2 Is; Overseer's salary, £10; H. Morriss, £6 lfo 6d, Rates collected dur-' ing the month were £6B 2s, and poundage fees £l' 3a. Final notices,haye been given for payment of rates, and extreme.measures are 1 to be taken for their recovery after the expiration of the soecified time, viz., 21 days, The inspector's • report was read and ■adopted.' s • '~. ... j - ■..-../-' It was resolved that Mr .Skeet be en ; gaged to layoff East-street for formation,It was also resolved that eight otwinsin West street at the rear of Mr Fuller's be formed and metalled. A Grs Wakelin and Udy undertook to see to,work in. Kemp|pn's and.Fishers' lines respectively;" , : '"■• _ ■; • J Pursuant' to • notice of motion Or Baillie moved, That the Inspector nf M. sancos and Bangerget one month's notice, that their services are not required, and that anoiher person be advertised for to ;: fiU, the -offices.''' Cr Bright the .-motion.; jii' " ti Cr Haigh moved as,an amendment and Cr« Udy seconded, That .the present official be kept 0n... The.amendment wa? carried on the voices. Joi > r ' a " t^ Or Udy proposed and. Or.' Wakelin

&ecoiidf>d, Th»t this cotinciluilce sary steps to obtain a rittht of road through Mr Wilkio's property to connect Kuratawliiii ro»d with Buitiphrie*'line, Beforred to Work? C'unnuttee. - ; The Council i ht'ii adjourned. FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD. ■ . ——•—:— . THE.above.Bpard,met on Saturday last. Present—Messrs James DonalT (chair. man); A; Matthews, rapkson/ Riddiford, . andMoDougall. The minutes of th'e'preVioua meeting : wore read and confirmed./ f\ i, < l The''treasurer read ihis .usual mimthly i statement, showing a credit balance at i /he Bank of £ll6 4s 9d, | ' The following accounts were passed for . payment:— i J6 a d i ( ,:.,; H. H.Wolters 6,.5 0 , F. Wilkinson..': -'Ti ffa ! M. 8r0di80n,.,..-. ~»»3 t } ; E. 'Harrison'.'!.' J ...': 3 7 6 I- 0. Nelson 8 8 0 r 3 H. Hodge 113 0 -f •i. '.■":.■;. ... 319 6 P. Rune 11 2 0 ! -( S.iC6llins / ... ..; ,6 19 6 t D; Haggerty... .;. -6*5 0 i , Lars Olsen 20 0 0 1 Masterton Highwayß. 14 5 8 ✓ r . :::W. r W«odß , 118 o ■ ' ' : ■•' ■■■i:l l.iAj' l|// ' j.' The following; correspondence was then :'•! ready-viz:. mD. Pn-ve, nudiior, res' turning balance sheet of Slat March, 1882, and remarking upon the doubtful j legality of investing sums of money on ut deposit at interest; from W. E, Bidwill r apolpgising for his absence from, the pre- ' .'■ sent nißßiing, and pointing out the work s required in No. 4 Ward; also pointing f out the danger from encroachments of the s Ruamahunsa Kiver At Waihensja; from a W. E. Bidwill, returning deposit cheque o from W. Buckeridgfl for £5, as he had . not been.able to arrange with him for i ~ cancelling' his contracVj'from Registrari General, asking for* information' re ac- j i "counts up to 31st Maroh, 1882; ffo'm the j e Masterton'Highway Board, sending claim J e for £l4 58 8.1 for the Buney of the I E Gladstone-Pabaua road,' viz., 30 chains 1 8 near Pahaua River. ~!'. .!•[• 1 i, Resolved.—lhat in remitting obeqoe 0 for £l4 5s Bd, the Mastetton Highway L Board be informed that this Board con--3 aiders the charges £lO 9d per mile for 8 survey excessive;'hat the ringer, J. W. ]; Laimbeer,)be instructed to extend hn t district so as to include No, 1. Ward. j A deputation of ratepayers' from' No. 7 j Ward consisting nf Messrs..John Barton, i O..Eh>er, and IdVHorjsburciugh waited on • i thii Board in order to complain .'of the 1 ,m mner wd'dirßction in which the rond 3 works in No, 7 Ward are being .carried ). OUti, ; : .\_; ; ! \ , It was resolved—That the Wairarapa j East Couniy Council be requested to per- : ! init their engineer, Mr King, to inspeot | f theline of road as laid off by 1 from Pine Bush co> ner to the East Coast ! with the view of obtaining his opinion as r: to .whether it is the best and most pruotic- - 5; ableTfiite. < -■■■'. ,-iii. ,' .Mr Mads Biiidistm waited upon the I Board complaining that Mr Benton had i obstructed the drain along the--Heifer B Station Road so as to flood hiß (Brodißon's) 3 property,, L ; , \ ) ' ■ >* The matter was referred to the Warden e of No. 4 Ward for his consideration, s Some discussion arose.titi'the question of dealing with the Waihetfga Bridge now e reported as seriously affected by the en-/" oroacbme'nt i>f the river on the road. ./v- ---• Tt was resolved—That a co'uimittee' consisting of Messrs Donald, Jackson, i be appointed to enquire'into the required I protection of the Ruamahunga Bridge at j Waihenga, I It was resolved—Thnt the chairman he t authorised to get a roadman's whare n erected on the district road dear the • Waihenga cutting. '" ; ' ■■ T 1 > Mr Matthews then moved—That no i person be allowed to use the road drain I for ' drainage purposes without the • written permission of the Board, such '•' permission to. be granted conditionally i that, the applicant consents to provide one half the cost of maintenace nf the road 1 drains as far as his land runs adjacent to tliem. ' The roadman, C, Nelson, was instructed 1 r tii see that the road drains in No 1, Ward are kept clean, and to prevent.them from being choked up with rubbish! Mr Jackson asked for some repairs to be done to Walls Road, and some culverts, . s which was granted. It was resolved—That Mr Buckendge's , deposit cheque be cancelled. , The meeting then terminated,