WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1884, 9 January 1885, Page 2

WAIRARAPA EAST COUNTY.

The ordinary monthly meeting' - , of the Wairarapa East County was helcr'yester"day _ afternoon. Presenters %aokay, (cliairman), Hawkins, Meredith};- Maunsell, Chamberloin, .Dagg, Macijuarriej; McCardle and Beetham, : ■'- > ;;: ; "

The minutes of the previous 1 faceting werq read and confirmed, i : - : ". : -"' : ; read from Mr 6.: Fisher asking th.e support of Councillors' to _hii 'candidature; for ttie Sentjil, Insur-" anc.e Board j-fifomHi -Manns rebalance of five flhillingß due on a rope he_had lent !_to.the Council-pfrmirOhainnan Worls Committee authorising MrMcieodttouse the County piie. driver j from Government. e,nolosing-£1 for gold- revenue'ffWny Masterton Road-Board re alteration of Impounding Act; from William; Spires applying for 25s .spent' in proceeding'to Eketahuna to work for the County andhaving to return, From. James MoMullen. claiming compensation for': a whare erected by liim, and "hoping the "Councillors as'gentlemen would pay him a sum of £lO (a laugh)-; from Mr Burges3 asking for a progress payment; from A. McLeod, asking for the use of tlje monkey belonging to the County Council; from J, 0; Andrew asking -for; a settlement of the lyimre'anja f orry account, and intimating his' 'intention' pf discontinuing the service, '-'..-...' "j

, " "•''■' •-.■•:!■) ! MftMANSS.FJ.VE SHILLINGS. "V'; I On the motion of Cr. MereUi'tjirMr tfanns' five shillings was; ordered to be aid, : ■-.-■.■• ... \

■ THEIOTIMro.TODINO A'Cl2 was discussed, and on tho motion" of Or! McCardle it was resolved'-that'{ho/OW; write to the various pound-keepers and ascertain what they will be prepared to : do, and to inform the Borough Council jtliat tho County Council would ho': wilting to assist in the matter of- a fees board,;//

;' • 'THE FRUITLESS JOURNEY, •'..■•-. riij undertaken by Wm. Squires hadcosfc'hitn 255, and he claimed that amount frbnrth'e Council on account of certain misrepreseh r tatipn? mado by an officer of the Council! l Mr Daniels, the officer referred fcv had informed the Cou'ncjl that no sach niis- : representation had been made, ft was', resolved that Mr Squires'be written'to,: and referred'to the statement of'Mr; Daniells, : " : ' THE ROADMAN'S WHAR^' lately in the occupation of Mr James McMullen, being required by the Council,the occupant demanded -810 for additions and improvements made by him. . was called in ; and informed the Council the wharo was on the Road Reserve and had been built originally by Government employees. Or McCardle said the whare was built by the roadmen, except • the. trifling arrangement of slabs and bark that the Government hands had originally built at' a probable cost of 10s, Each roadman who occupied it had spent money on additions which was refunded to him-'by his successor. On the motion of Cr Hawkins it was resolved to leave the matter in the; hands of Or McCardle, .in whose Riding, iiwai,-, to report upon at the ne?t meeting,'.-.•'-•. THB ORBAtNBD yERBBUJf ".'". ..' at Wh&reama notified his intention of

throwing up his billet at £25 a year .and suggested the Council' Inighfc let it to a shoemaker, who might possibly, by adding the stipend to his earnings, eke out an existence there, "

Cr Meredith thought an effort should be made to keep up the ferry to preVent loss of Jife, They had tho boat and an' offer of a room, and the, chances were someone would take, it at the £25 a year with. fees. ~ .-■-.'.- , ..> "-■

A"motion to that effect was carried, the Clerk being instructed to write to the Rev. Mr Andrew ancl ascertain positively whether he would give tho uso of a room for a ferryman, THE WAIPOUA OVERKOW, A telegram was read from Mr G, Beetham to the effect that Mr Richardson approved of Mr Blackett's suggestion, and that a committee might be appointed to consult with the Road Board on the question, Crs Chamberlain, Dagg, andßeetham were appointed a committee for that purpose. .. ■ - THE MANAWATU PUNT which broko from its moorings during a fresh and took a voyage on its own account, was rescued and brought back to its original position by H. McKenzie & ..Co., with the assistance of'fourmen and a team of bullocks, for whichtheycharge'd the Council £2O, the. work being done on the Sabbath day. The- Council at its formor meeting had objected, to the'' charge-/'and paid iwhat .they'; considered a fair amount;-leaving': a balance of £C IBs, for\wKich'' claimants threatened proceedingstinless at once paid," '.... v . ■ -•'-.'lt was resolved" on .the' motion : of Cr the Council'adhere to 'its former decision. .•••'•'

The Finance Committee's report waß read':— .. , • ' •'■

Beporl of the Finance Committee'upon the - distribution of County liability,- and appointment of maintenance fiinds, bet■ween the several Road 'Boards'k-the County.-

In the following report your Committee contemplates the acceptance' by all the Highway Boards of the proposals contained'in. the resolutions of the Council ; passed at the meeting held on the 21th of December last, and base'their report on the condition of such, acceptance,. .Your Commjfcte understand the view.of the Council to be, that.ordinary repairs of roads can be beat and most econoirticaly carried out by! the Boards, but, if some only of the Boards, aooepb the duty, it will materially effect tho whole question, as it will leave the Council still with the responsibility of repairs in the districts of the non-accepting Boards, and of levying a rate and maintaining a repairing staff and also increase, proportionally, the expenses of the general staff. ' Your Committe have examined the separate rate accounts of the Beveral Hidings, and append hereto the rate account of every Biding up to the 31st day of December 1884 (see Sohedue A.) It will be seon that the accounts of the Maeterton and Alfredton Ridings are over drawn, pending receipt of rates in arear They recommend that the separate, rate in Wainiuoru Riding be divided as follows: -£2OO to be paid over to the Masterton Riding, and the remaining sum of £io 10s to the Castle Point Riding, thjs apportionment being based on the .respective mileages of the portions of the Masterton to Ayainjata. main road used by the ratepayers qf the \yajnuiqru Riding, and which lie in the Castle Pqint Ridings Respectively, and the cast of the repairs likely to be required, on such several portions. ' '

Your Committee find that the total general rate amounts to £703 17b 6d, of which up. to the'3lst December:last; £243 19s 4d was expended, leaving £45918s 2d to the credit of the Council, exclusive of liabilities incurred during the month of December. Your 'Oqiumjttee find .that there (ire debts of the Council as 'follows:—A debt of £2500 due on debentures, of which the Bum of £224719s only has been spent, leaving a" balance of £252 Is in hand.' The respqnsibjlity pf th,e abgve debt being taken over as after-recommended, this sum of £252 Is will be due to the Castle-'' ppjnt Board. Your Committee find, that of the total sum spent, the sum of £IB2B lis .was obtained and spent for the benefit of ratepayers in the Oasfclepoint Riding, and £419 8s for the benefit of persons in the Waiiiuioru Riding. As long as the County was considered as a whole, having common, interests, .the interest on these

debts we're paid out pf. the general rate, but' the Council having declared the principle ■ that Ridings havo separate interests,-'it seoms that the debt and •intet'est'oi the debt incurred solely for the ■two Ridiiigß,"can no longor bo charged to the whole County. ■ Vour Committee therefore recommend .that'the 1 ' debenture debt to the amount of £2OBO 12s should be charged' to" the account' of the Cashpoint Riding (the . sura of £252 Is being placed to its orecjit), and the liability for it undertaken by the Castlepoinfc Board; that the remainder of the debt, £419 Bs, be chargedto the Wainuioru Riding, and the liability for it be undertaken by the Masterton Board, and that, ..in both cases,' current and future interest be paid pph respective Boards, The total general-debt of the Council amounted, on the 31st day of December, • 1884, to the. sunv of £166118s lOd. (See statement, appended of debt and credit balance,):. Of this, the sum of £750 arose in buildingthe Waipoua bridge at Masterton, Your Committee consider that this last expenditure must be treated- as one ben,e|cial to, th/e whole Poijnty, and they recommend tliat it be apportioned rateably among the several Boards, according tb';the-gross/amount, of the goneral rates of tlje several districts. As to the balance (£911) of the general debt, yqur Oqnimittee£nd considerable in arriving at any principle of apportionment among' th?i; different districts. The debt arose

chiefly outqf the excess of expenditure over income prior to 31st August, 1884. Up to that date no separate maintenance account with the Ridings was kept. The County Clerk has extracted and tabu, lated'asiar as possible the items of expenditure on the several lines of road under the jurisdiction of the Counoil, and also some special services, and this table your Committeo present to tho Council; but it does not appear to afford a basis for a satisfactory apportionment between the Boards of the £9ll general debt, and they see no other course than to apportion it rateablyin the same manner as the Waipoua jiridge debt. A considerable difficulty arises in'tip fact that -the Highway Board districts are'not po-termlnqua with Ridings; The Mastertori Ridingj' conl tains-two Boards, and the Alfredton Riding two Boards.. . The only assets of the Council to meet

:the.above liabilities are the arrears of .rates.. Of these, the arrears of separate rates amount to £961, of which the larger part, £BIBJIOs lid, belongs to Cashpoint Riding. Out of those arrears must come ■all funds required for road maintenance from: 30th November last to 31st March next;:.. This item therefore cannot.be taken onto account as applicable to reduction of debt. The arrears and available balance'of-general rates amount to £459 ,18s 2d, : and perhaps £2OO of this may be unexpended on blst March and go In reduction of the total debt of £1661 18b 104.

;-; Your Committee think that it will be desirable to ascertain before going further ■into the actual apportionment of this in'debtedness if the different Boards are willing to take up their share in this debt

on the basis above mentioned. If the Boards desire only to undertake the maintenance of the roads, receiving the balance on the separate rates, and the Council assents then it must be borne in mind by the Council that it will have to face the discharge of its indebtedness by levying a rate sufficient to effect this. By the Council or the Boards this debt must be undertaken or paid—of the two courses the Committee are in favor of the discharge of the x. If the Boards agree to accept tho above liabilities then.Your Committee recommend that prior to any monies being paid over to any oftho Boards, sufficient contracts should be entered into by them to indemnify the Council against the aforesaid liabilities. That all rates due be at once got in. That tho Council should by special resolution confer on the Boards, respectively, power to levy such rates as the Council may now levy for repairs of main roads.

Your Committee desh'es to point out that if the Boards accept the proposal of the Council, the Council will be left with no present duties but those of repairing the Forty Mile Bush road, and tho expenditure of monies to be received under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, and such monies as may be ; placed at its disposal for making roads to open up Crown lands-; and will have no revenue •proper pther. than .that derived- form. License fees and gold revenue; Tliis' will yield about £l7O a year to the Council,; which,- with the amounts, properlychargeable for..its:general staff-expenses' .'b.ii( K of ! thb'speciai funds above mentioned, will' probably suffice-to keep the necessary staff without;levying.- any Irate, but/you?,'. Committee would; point out tHat there must be-the strictest ec.ojioniy, and that it will be' ncqepro tp: discbntin^e'any f %y' ; ,' merit" to members of • the;' Opunci|'.£pr travelling-expenses or'attenddnco'.';-C '".',- '''Your''Committee: .express ■the Government -will,, withbutifitefeng';, with the Efficiency .of the during the next; session/.of introduce" measure, which- shall', consfsute an effectual local goyertnfleilV' wthbrity for the'country,- with permanent and sub?, stanßtlal duties,; ancl endow it" with such revenue's as may enable. ; it effectively to discharge, its duties—pending such action it will be apparent that local Government' is practically in abeyance in this country..; A Statement of Debit and'Crcdit Balances as aiding on-81st December, 188% (exclusive of payments due for month of December):—'

Dk, Credit balance Masterton-Wai-mata road acoount (R, &B, Act)... ... ' 795 4 7 DittoTeOreOre-Bidefordroad account (R. and B. Act) ~, 13915 0 Ditto Eketahuna-Tinui road ; account (R. and B, Act) ...824 5 6 Ditto Alfredton-Tiraumea road account ... ... '",.. 171 17 11 Ditto special vote for clearing Blips account... • ... ... 134 12 0 Ditto Masterfcpn-Wajmata rpad account $0 2 (R. &B, Act 197 5 2 Ditto Mangaone' &. D~. roads repairs account 31510 3 Ditto Castlepoint road lqan account... ... ~'. .''.'„ 252 T 0 Interest on loan (due Ist Jan., 1885).,,. ... 175 7 0 Balance pf jntere^aecp^t,,, 2718 1 Balance of claim sdrit in'by Castlepoint Road Board, maintehancoMasterton-Wai-mataroad .., ,„ ,„ 3941311 Amount due for ferry services • ■ ptio-OahQnga£ssr%: ' reama£2s) ..? ...'• ; ..'. -80 0 0 Proportion of liability of county (\) in respect of Waingawa bridge and protective, . works ,„' :,„ „. 75 0 0 Deposits on contracts,.. ~; 70 0 5 ;"■■'■ ' • £3653 30 5 On. Balance in hand ongeneral and special fund accounts ... 38116 11 Rates in .apear, 4883:84. ...lit 2 0 Opaki-Maiiawaturoad account, excess of expenditure over receipts .i. ..'.,„ 553 9 0 Ampunt due from Wajraßtp . }Yes,t Oqunty on current ac : . cqunt '... ' ... . ~'•,.'44 411 Amount due from "Oastlepqini --■' Road Bowd on current ag ; ■ count.,, •,„ „, ,„ 3ig 34; Amount due from Tlnui Ceme. Tory Trust onourrentaooount '2O 6 : ■B' Amount due from Featherston Road Board on current account ■',,, 8 0 Amount due from TaratahiCarterton Road Board on '.'■>' current account ,„ ,„ §0 9 Amount due from Waipawa •' County Council (Manawatu ferry) on current account.., 35 12 10 Proportion interest on loan - payable by W.W.C.C. (due Ist Jan,, 1885) 8710 0 Arrears of special rates under Rpadj and. Aot--road ... 4718 fj Magterton-Waimata roaij.. 37 11 1 'Te. Ore Ore;Bideford road 37'-13 7 Amount expended in-cohstruo/'' tion Waipoua-bridge in ox- "' cess of the one-fourth ; which, "• the Council has to prdvide"3o9 15 7 Balance ',;. • ...166118 10

; ' £365310 5 • .'■•.•• Schedule A, J Masterton Riding: Rates received, £125 11» 7d; rates expended,-£l4l 18s Id; rates in arrear, £2OO 0s 2d; excess of expenditure over receipts, £IG 6s. Cd. • .; Alfredton Riding: Rates received, £54 7s 7d • rates expended, £113; rates' in arrear."filfiß Ma 2d; excess of expenditure over rio'eW»J 1$ sd, ''.'•' '; .'•' -:• ■> -'.'• ' Pastjepoint Riding; Kates received, £469135; rates expended; £347 9a lOd; rata in arrear,' £slßlos lid; excess of receipts over expends ture,£l22.3s.2d. ■• ':' • ,-' • ." ' Wainuioru Rjdingi Bates received. £130163: arrear, £BS iGg; excess of receipts over' expenditure, £l3O 15s. There is an' admitted liability on the rate's, collected in the Wai'nuipni ' Riding for maintenance of a poition of the Slaa-terton.-'Waimata road j the proportion, wijl ha debited as; spoil as tho doped has decided what amount should be'.charged,' The above deals with "separate", rates only, . and is brought up to December 31st, 1884, Pay, m.ents due for the month of December are, however pending i these will not be made till Jan. uary Bth, 1888| . The Chairman said there wero two pro. posals before them, one for tho Road Board to take over the liabilities, and the other for the County to levy a special rate to pay off the debt, Cr Hawkins said the debt would-hjtve to be paid, the only question was as to the easiest method of doing so to the ratepayers. It had been the custom before the principle of the separate interests of ridings was introduced, to pay the interest on the £2500 rajsed on debentures out of the general reyenue pf the flpunty. This liability would have to be taken ovey by the Cashpoint Riding, and the £I6OO liability would have to bo allocated to the various Boards according to the rates, or the County could strike arateof one farthing in the pound and discharge it, leaving a clean sheet for the Boards. After considerable discussion the report was adopted, and the Clerk instructed to send a copy to each Board. A NEW ROAD BOARD, ..A petitiqn was read fopm .certain rate; payers in tho Jfanriceville District praying'to be constituted a separate Road Board District to be called the Mauriceville Road District, . It was resolved to hold over the. petition until the next meeting of the' Council. The Engineer's report was then read, Srjt,—l have the honor to lay before you. ;th,e following report on the/ wprkg

under my supervision within the Wairajam.Uast County ;- Waipoua bridge extension.—Upon taking over the charge of this work I considered it advisable to engage with the hands .employed to work as many hours overtime as the increased length of the dayj! would reasonably admit of, and gave them to understand that the addition to their wages should be calculated at the respective, daily rates at which each class of labor was employed upon the works. By this means I have been able to secure good progress during the past month, and I have every reason to hope that the bridge may be thrown open to traffic by Saturday afternoon. On the whole a good foundation has been Becured for the centre pier, the piles having been driven on an average 4ft 6in below the level formerly attained. In the southern abutment, the piles of which, were driven prior to my taking charge, I regret that a greater depth had not been secured before the pile heads were cut. The maximum depth attained below the bed of the river is 7ft lin, the minimum being as little as 3ft lin. In order, therefore, to further ensure the safety of the abutment it will be necessary to protect the bank immediately above and along the face of the pier with fascine thatching, and co construct two low groins on the southern bank a few chains above, the bridge. I will also recommend that the upper groin on the northern bank be destroyed, as owiflg to the position-in which it has been only calculated to do harm by direbtihgthe current away from the centre! of the channel, and causing it to impinge Agajnst the-sbutlieih' bank and threaten thatend of the bridge during flood, ■' Tie ■WQtoanß.hip;and material are, throughout: ; of,ft. satisfactory 1 "character.: I have in laccprdarice with'instructions raited and of- the various libridgesardTitlierßtrurtures which were Reported to bein-an urisound state on the ;?P%,Mile'Bush-road-•, Many of tb,ese/ are inja'toost decayed: and dilapidated BJtate;:and;.Bre' quitopfit■ for the heavier trafßo ; wh,toh ; 'i3 at' present travelling on J •.fliisjine. •■l"have prepared a-.'detailed' estimate, :which is attached to this report, of the various works which I shall recommend to be undertaken with the balance of the vote available for expenditure in this direction,, and it'may be advisable in 'the meantime to limit the weights to be carried over the more defective bridges until the works, which I suggest should be undertaken, or others, oan be proceeded with, By fchia means a succession of acoidents of a more or less serious character may probably be averted, I have_ secured the necessary information relative to the proposed road deviation on the Pine hill section of the Mangapakeha road. By referring to tho estimate attached hereto it'will be Boon, that by adopting the route I proposo a Baving'in distance of at least 20 chains can be secured in a total length of 69 chains and a steep-gradient to a comparatively horizontal longitudinal section. I will therefore recommend that the proposal be accepted in preference to metalling the line already formed. • The necessary estimates of the cost of the proposed new bridge over the Tenui river have been prepared and the information . furnished' tp the clerk to the Council,

I have, revised and amended the estimate and specification for the metalling works on the Masterton to Bideford road, and tenders have been invited for the proposed work. " tq Wajmafca road, (Taueru Section):—The roacjman p,n this line :having apparently been ajl but out of employment foy the past few months, I have engaged him quarrying for the present, and will suggest that a cart be seoured later on io distribute tho material along the portions of the road which stand, most in-need of renovation, . • The Waingawa bridge repairs have been commenced, and a considerable amount of material is deposited oh the site. The works haya been'laid out for the contractors guidance, and I trust will be pushed forward in an energetic manner. In connection, with th.is wor]? J am. disposed to, ?eoaip\eni & e,Qi\6lderab]e modi, fjoatign .of- the earthwork 'apnro.ach.es on northerq- of- thV hrid|«?i and an additional ; •expenditu.ffl. -\% protective works along the upstream side; of the bridge along the northern bank,' Unless this latter workia carried out I oarniot but, believe that'the works as "at present designed will prove quite inadequate to protect the approaches during the most ordinary freshet in. tho river. I have appointed a man: temporarily to supervise the pile driving-operations; on. this work. Ir9grettJsatlpreßßU.ro pi other import-. ant works"; has it impossible'as yet for me to have tfie plans prepared for the proposed road.formation on the Tiraumea line,

Ihave,&o., O.E.Bremner. . The following resolutions were passed: That the question of the protective wjwfeecpniiipdetl byso engineer for the Wajpo.ua, and- Waingaw.a bridges be 'left to the Words' Committee,' ' ' ' TJwt'the estimate for- the' forty Mile .Bush road be-forwarded' to the Government. .. '..'. ■• =:':. W:S ■:' ' . •

That it:be% an instruction to the engineer io.hbtifyiwhafc bridges on the My Mile Bush are in a dangerous, condition and the maximum weight they are fit to carry and post a notico on the- bridges, r The following tenders were opened for mo|lling : Te.Ore Ore-Bideford road:H, Stevens, £lO9 ss, accepted ;G'.McKav £139; J. Vile, £l7B sa; P. Oarr, £IBO. The. assistant engineer's report -was re(tcT;- " Sir,—l beg to submit to you my. report ■on,the foa'ds j'n "the F.orty-mile Bush wjnch; ,ve rflpaira, , ()paki:Manawatu rp,ad, Th.o maintenance men on the several sections of this joad have been'engaged with horses and carts filling up tfye worst ruts with metal, Many short sections on thja road require substantially repairing before next winter, and I would recommend that this work be undertaken as early as possible in the dry woather, as it'can.then.be performed more efficiently,.economically and with less injury to the portion of the road over which the metal is carted. The parts of the road which require substantial repairs are sections between the Camp, Opaki, and the. Northern MauricovUle road. This portion of the road has been subjected to'much heavy traffic lately from the adjacent Railway Contract. Another section of the road which is in a similar. condition.is.the length between the crossings' of the Makakahi river. This section passes through native land which is nearly all flat ground, and standing bush-on either side of the road, and the section throughout in-consequence ia ko.pt jn a moist cgndit|qn. ' fhe. last' three miles of, this section has sustained considerable damage by the late'flood, which as only temporarily remedied, A considerable portion of the metal in placcß being washed off the road by the overflow of the Mangatamoke and Makakahi. Seven of the small bridges which require renewing are situated on this portion of these'ction. § . Roai-This road isstdl unfit for. After! the W.m heavy rain fall; many small slips qarne down which blocked up the water-, tables and flooded, the' road 'in 1 many places, The men repairing towards thefar end had to -return and'gb over the same ground again; 'Five men are at present employeion the road. Tho road throughout is in a soft condition. • !flawera-Boad.'-n-The. repairs on.the : road a length of five miles!have been: completed. •.:■■-;: •'•' ' ;•;, . * : '.'< ' Tjje and Centra] Mangaoije

road repairs and deviation are being proceeded with, The recent hoary rain has caused much more work on these roads. . ~ '■''}■

The slips on the Mauriceville road are being cleared off. .'

Masterton Bidefo'rd Road Contract.— When I last visited this contract, about a fortnight since, it was in a forward state towards completion. I have been unable through pressure of.- work in the Forty Mile Bush to inspect;the works before the meeting of the Council. Mr Perry the contractor has just"informed me that the contract will be'finished to-day. I will therefore recommend that the amountduo on the contract,'' be passed for payment, and held until the.works have been inspected and passed. The road, I undersOf is immediately required for use so I think it. would be judicious to take it off the contractors huads with as little delay as possible. Before using this road two chains 'of cutting is necessary to give access:to the northern end.

It was resolved that Mr McLachlan be authorised to'make the :! best arrangeMflts he could with Mr Perry to carry ojflfhe cutting on to the Terrace on the ttTOre Ore-Bide'ford road. "> Accounts passed for payment.'. >v Or MoCardhf moved under noticeThat the ordinary meeting of the Council be changed from the'iiec : ond Thursday to the second Tuesday in- each month.The motion was;earrietf, Cr. Hawkins movedtunder notice—That Mr Ballaric'e be reacted to meetithe Council during hisjisftto the Wairarapa, .to.tocuSs'tlie'lue'Btioitpf roads required .for .opening up'"Crowft K Landa'in the County,;.wd of the Alfredton,.Eoad ; -;B.oard"bo invited to attend;:;"'. 7 '' CrMcCardle seconded.—Carried. the-subjeot of the £ISOO grant under the Ro'ada and Bridges .Construction Act, Cr Maokay. moved Cr Maunsell s'econded-^That'the" Council is prepared to find- one-fourth that, the:. Government be requested to consider the application under section 18 and not under sections 12 to IB,—Qy^ ■ :Cr Cr MaunlSr the engineer bemstructed to prepare estimates for.metalling on the Masterton-Waimata thattenders be called for at once.4r.Car.rled. Or Macquarie'mpved-atidiCr McCardle seconded—That a surveyjbe made, plans prepared, and tenders, called for aeontract for formation,'commencing beyond the second crossing of the. Tiraumea river, extending some twenty ta.ithirty chain? on the Eketahuna-Tinuiwad.-Oarried, Cr Macquarie Hawkins seconded—That; the '.Council offer Mr ReeSe the sum of £35 tp : forego his contract for the construction of a 40ft span bridge, with the: option of putting up the modified structure' (alternative plan) at the engineer's estimate, and.failing the acceptance of this ..proposal- he ha foi structed to proceed with the original oon» tract at once.—Carriec\ ;