CASTLEPOINT ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 1 May 1884, Page 2

CASTLEPOINT ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of the Board was held on Saturday last, :. Present—Mossrs Mackay (Chairman), liangdon,' Telford, Bollis, and Harv.ey. T '. The 1 minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Tlie Treasurer'reported balance in bank £30712s 3d...... !''.•,., , Accounts amounting to £13615s 2d were passed for' payment, as 'recom-, mended by the Finance Committee. The Overseor's report was then read and considered. ... \ ■. ] ,';. The following correspondence was then read:— : V. ; , •. From Mr Telford, with his resignation as.taem.ber for No. 2 Subdivision. From Mastevton Road Board;'with copy of resolution re grant to: Blairlogio voacl, and copy of lelqer'from Mr Morrison, re .'transferring .his -property into Masterton District,; From Commissioner of .Property Tax, re adjustment of rate book, 1 '" From Commissioner of Crown Lands, re lands sold in this district: during 1883,. ; ■. .••'■.■. •■:.• ' : w . a i i:_.l From Messrs Leach 'Bros,'''asking tor payment of £lO for work;dbne ph. ■ road from Tirauniea woolshed towards their property. ,•,.,■■.>.. ■"•■

From Mr Hawkins, offering to allow the road. Gully to be taken through his property, provided the Government subsidise the. work. ; of making the road, and urging'the Board to press'the Government 'for; a grant of money for that purpose, : . ! From County -Olevk, giving authority to expend a sum of money in meta'ling on the Castlepoiut line of road. From" Cou ntv Clerk, with electoral ;roll for 1884 and' 1885.. . From R. R, Meredith, stating that he had leased 'a 1 portion of section 614 to Mr James B. Meredith. From J. E,. Meredith, re same, and requesting to have his name placed on ■ratepayers' roll. • From County Engineer, re timber for main roads. From the Chief Surveyor; re map'of Comity East.. -■; . From Mr.Badger, vo the whole laws' of New Zealand, From Mr Raine, re cosb-of repairs to road from Mr Taylor's to 4nniedale. From Mr Handyside, asking for leave oi absence from tbis meeting;-;; !'■ Prom Mr Sheath, re state of road from -the'Statjon to the beach. • grant of £2O be be made to open the drains and repair the Uritiroad from Messrs Elder's, woolshed to Cripp's Greek, and that, the Messrs Elder be asked to supplement the grant. ; • • ; That a grant of-.£15 made at'last meeting for repairs to' Tinui Valley road be increased to .£2O, ...

That 2000 feet of totara plunking be ordered for culverts, ' ''; That Mr Telford 1)3 .requested to withdraw his resignation... . ' That Mr Leach be informed tbat'the overseer reports.'that 'the work is not completed in accordance', with-; pgreement, and that the.money, will not.be paid until the woik is Jono satisfactorily. ... .■:' That Mr Hawkins be offered the thanks' of the' Board for'' blowing the road to Sawyer's Gully, and that the Board will urge upon the Government the necessity and justice of.openhg up these lands. That tho Government be again requested to.grant a sum of money to open up the lands recently sold in the vicinity ofMangapakeha, as the settlers have no means of access to their properties, arid this -Board has no funds available for the purpose,' wliile the Government have received £IOOO from the sale of these lands during the past year. ■■■■■■'.■ That the County Clerk be supplied with the names of ratepayers who are not on the County Roll for-this.Rid-

That a copy of the whole Laws of New Zealand be purchased .from Mr, Badger. That with respect to the demand of. the Mnsterton Board for payment of the grant of £7O expended on 'Blair-'' logie road, this Board requires some explanation in respect to some of. the items in the account, and the members of this Board regret they cannot thank the Mnsterton Board.for doing work whjch benefits ratepayers in Masterton District only, with one or two exceptions, ' ■ ' ; That the' work 'done on the road between Mr Taylor's and Anniedalebe examined and reported on at next meeting. That the applications; for work re-. qmredniino'er thi'Roads and Bridges Construction Act be prepared and ■submitted to next meeting. L That Tuesday, the 6th May, be fixed: for the annual statutory meeting of thfeJ Board.; also, for the annual meeting of J j ratepayers. , '•,-." j The clerk was directed to request Mr Nathan to open a portion of Andtw-sireei to allow an entrance to the Board office. The overseer was instructed to repair the ciittiug in the Aohanga river north of the Waiwakura creek, and to have', the fence. erected round the Board's section at Tenui, and to examine the road complained of .bv Mr Sh'eath, and have urgent repairs' executed. -■■:■■

The clerk was directed to give Messrs Johnston and Maunsell notice re metal required for metalling on the main'read. Tlio following a*e the accounts' passed for payment :-Feta n ing, wages, £6O 16s0dj No 7 "Ward, 424.5 a; Tinui Valley Line, £ll 18s; culvert and road at Miller's, M, ls; repairs to the, main line, £9 19s. 6d; salaries, £l6' 18s sd; Mumjmison and Go., oats, £ll4s j Pay ton and Co., advertising, (fee, £3 5s 3d; Lyon and Blair, stamp, £ll3s4d. ■■.• ■ The next meeting to be the annual statutory meeting to be held on the 6th May, at nooni