MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1415, 27 June 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

'Aspecialmeotingof the above Board jyai .held',this,,morning;: ; : Present—Ore Meredith -(Chairman), , Chamberlain, Macquarie, and Dagg. r.Theminutesof the previous.meeting wete read and confirmed, The Chairman 'said tho object of their meeting was to stake a rate of one halfpenny in the pound on the rateable ; value of the property in this distriot,' payable on the Ist day of August. ; - •'■ < ;;'• : On the motion of Mr Dagg, the rate was atruok, ' • ■' On the motion of Mr Chamberlain the special rates for the. Fernrid({e • Road, Miki; Miki load, the Opaki Loop line, .the'WaipawaJalley road, Ihe.Eaat Coast road, the' Uriti road and Matahiwi road wereßlruck. , . . r; . .- iMRCOOKBURN'SAPmCATION.:,,. .: Mr Cockburn applied for his; property to be excluded from the ; proposed Mas-terton-Gladstone road deviation, and intimating that ho would claim full value for, any of. his land taken for the road, if his request were not complied .with. ' The Chairman understood that it had been agreed;that this property' should bo oxoladed. ! - "''"'''"' : Mr Dagg heard that Mr Wardell asked Mr Gookburn to submit to the rate. , The engineer said that; Mr Cockburn' "only |'uodertobk to part with the land required for the road at a low price ' > • On the' motion of Mr Oharaherlain.it was decided to comply with Mr Cookburn's, wishes, "■': /i .;-;: ;';/ -v- h, ; n." i v. M • SIOBIKOOOJdBAOTS.," '■■■;?■ " It was reaolved, on the motion of Mr Macquarie, that Messrs Chamberlain and Dags be appointed to signcontrac'ta on behalf of tbe Board.