TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1404, 14 June 1883, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

The newly-elected Taratahi-Carterton Highway Board held their first meeting at; the Institute, Carterton, on Tuesday last. Present-Messrs Booth (chairman of the late Board), Boys, Braithwaite, Parker, Buchanan, Nix and Hait Mr Booth was again nominated for the chairmanship but declined the honor as having held .it for seven years in succession, and thought he was entitledito a rest. He had much plea-sure-in nominating Mr Boys, who was seconded by Mr Nix and duly elected Chairman. Mr Boys having returned brief thanks for the honor and eulogised .the way in which his predecessor had : carried: out the duties of the office business was proceeded with. The treasurer's report showed a debit balance at the Bank of £9B 6s 2d, and the usual monthly statement of the Ward balances, and Mr Woltcrs was re-elected treasurer. The regular date of meeting was fixed for the last Saturday in each month at 11 a.mt The sum of £8913s transferred from the Masterton Highway. Board was directed to be placed to the credit of No. 8 Ward until it was ascer|v.ned what portion of it would have paid to the Feathorston Highwa^eard. A letter was received from the Waiohine River Board stating that they had levied a rate of one shilling in the pound, and the late chairman reported that this Board has received no intimation of the River Board boundary having been extended. An application by Mr 0. H. Zabell 'to put an iron swing gate on the Hinoni Gully road was granted. The most important item of the day then pame fgrwgrd,' and ocounied, tjfp remainder pf the morning siting, Messrs Booth and Bunny aUendpc} as ia deputation from the Wairarupa, West County Council, to ascertain the views of the Board on tho points pro? poßed by the finance Committee for. adjustment of the liabilities of tllo Council. Mr Booth, in introducing the sab. ject, mainly went over thesarao ground as has already been reported by us as; having been traversed at the meeting! of the Council. ! Mr Bunny endorsed his observations,' and adding that if these liabilities were assumed , : ;by ; the Boards that they, should have the right to decide whetherl the tolls should be retained er not,!' but, they should either be retained or swept away in their entirety—not onei; abolished and others kept on. i The deputation then withdrew and] the. jnajt'ern were jujly discussejj, tjjp: following bping adpptefj, subject to similar measures, being rp' solved, on by tho Ikthorston. Highj way Board!— . j L That this Board undortako th( charge of the county road within iti boundaries, on behalf of the Wairarapr West County Council, on payment by the Council of a sum of, .£lO perl annum. . '

2. That this Board is willing to join i with the Featherston iioad Board fori the payment of tho Wairarapa 'West; County overdraft, to the one; half, on condition that the Council pays oyer to the Boards the proceeds j of the.Wa}ohip 'ißl} ; ga'tp t Mjftjjgj advance is. paid, j A resolution as to the debenture debt, and an amendment thereto, were both withdrawn on discussion, the! matter being allowed to stand oveiy until the next meeting of the Board,] pending the decision of the Featherstonl Highway Board on the foregoing mat-j ters, and the presence of MrH. R,| Bunny, thq second member for No. 81 Ward, which would have to provide for the £ISOO appointed to sigpYMque!) o'ft behalf/ qfc. the .Board, "M •Wardens were authored to oarry but some minor works, and accounts "amounting to £53 Os 9d were passed . 'for payment, ' \ " The afternoon sitting was ocoupied \ in re-arranging standing orders for the;'•. general conduct of business at future Board meetings,

Aj-iWsiw of some ijaiportance to, ioldefypf publican's licenses was given j 'by Major Keddefl, ftM,, at Clyde a ! since. A man was charged, under, the 143 rd section of the Licensing Act, 1882, with being drunk on licensed premises. Accused was in a I .bedroom fn the hotel, yet notwithstanding he was apprehended by the police, and there were circumstances surrounding the case which made it perfectly justifiable on the part of the I police to- arrest him. A conviction was obtained. The section quotedabove reads—"Every person found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or any licensed premises, may be apprehended, 40," v : 1 A traveller stopped overnight with a Texan-farmer whose estate was miles upon miles in extent, said to him, " You must have begun life early to accumulate such an estate as this," " Yeß," replied the farmer,' ,'f I jjegun life when I Ws a'mere 'baby." If a man'smites thee»on the right cheek, turn 'also to. him thy left 'cheek, and.;.peradvpnture thou canst with greater pse pJa«t : a' kiel? %t fill cattße jiiitt.,to become discouraged mi repent of his folly, ; /York,. Tribune hag astonished' its' contflm porMies hy.de--daring a dividend of 25 per cent.