MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1636, 17 March 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

» —— \ The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday last; ■ Present Meredith (Chairman), Macquarrie and Dagg. Tho minutes of the previous meeting, were read ahd^onfirmed.

■ The .Clei^/irepprted-that' Alfredfcon and Gladstone polls recently taken were' infdrmal, and that fresh polls would haye to be : taken,,, '^'-V'-^CORRESPOifDE^.'' -

Froja; tlio Property Tax Clom- ; missioner revoking the.proclamation of ■2lst Jast, ; re ; : payment of rates on Native Lands, (In reply to the Chairmanifthe Clerk stated that the rates had not been forwarded, the amount of the levy, was only £23.) extension of time for completing the Wainuioru bridge, owing to difficulty of obtaining timber and unfavorable weather, ' From the Public Works Office statingjthat the debentures under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act must be sent'in within a prescribed timß'or tha grants' would lapse; -From' G. McKay, re pay ment of Upper Opaki Read Contract. "'lroni J. and H.: Holmes usking that:,special rates be j paid' out of ra|tesi (Tk Chair- | njflu thought that when a ward was in | funds, its special ritte might be paid | out of a,; general - Mac-. it\ was' hard on '•Messrs' HoliM if itheir} ward was in | credit to be made to pay the special rate.). Prom Mr J. Gv Holdswortli enclosing. list ;of, land sold between August 1883 and March 1884. From J. G. Hpidsjvoi;tli re, cutting'of .tiinber on Crown Land Si' ' 'V

. JRosplyqdrrrThat) MriGirdvropd's ;■s:>. plication.fpr.extension "of. time (three weeks) for the contract on the Westmere road be granted, : Messrs llkitt and Dpnovan appeared,

with reference to the road laid off by the engineering through their properly, and Explained that it i would inconvenience them very muoh, ;•;.. t Eesolved—That the road laid off last by the. engineer be proceeded wjth, and not altered as wished for by Messrs Elkiris and Donovan, t) >■

Messrs Holmes applied for £2l-W to be expended on'tho Matahiwi road, and that the special rate levied,might be remitted and paid out of their gene-" ral rates.—Granted. '

Messrs Reese and Dawson applied for three months extension of time in the construction of the Wainuioru Bridge.

Resolved—That the Clerk be instructed to write the contractors that' their application will be considered at next meeting of Board. • Mr Martin attended, and wished to „ .know if he should, be allowed to go on with the fencing, 'so as to give a road to the Blatchford property.—No. Resolved—That theougineer make arrangements with the contractors for the drains on the Upper Opaki to be made deeper. .;■ . ■. Morley ifc Printer applied for ' a sum'of money to be expended on the Wangaehu road, but as ; the road had riot been handed.over iby the County to the Board, they were advised to apply to that body. Mr 'Hunt was'-itold-he 'could not appeal about the Valuation .of-iis land for two years. ;.';,'■ , ?! JResolved—That notice be given through the papers that all rates muet be paid within 10. days after the end of this month, and'that ali persons be summoned who have not paid their rates within the speeded time. ■ j Resolved—ThatHshall be decided at: next meeting!by lot which two mem; hers of the Board stand 0ut..,. ,; : Resolved—That the Engineer 1 ;, be \\ instructed to repair the bridge > hear Mr Gundersen's store, Mauriceville, which will cost about £24, ■: . The accounts passed -for payment : amounted to .£999 12s' 4d. Tho meeting then terminated,