ALFREDTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1896, 23 January 1885, Page 2

ALFREDTON ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday, thfr'l'3th':'mst'a'nt'. '.Present— Messrß',:M«i6quatrifi : . (chairman);''. Napier. 1 Saunders, and Baylis. ■ ■ .■•The minutes or/lastmeeting' were read •and confirmed,' ," •.. .".

The following inwards-correspondence .was.read:— cZZZ",'.! ."• '. From : B.- .•Budden;;.re:quesHiig;thab ;the. Board would have the bush'felled.on line ;d.road laid' off b.etWeeir,s.e^tipns ; il3.aiid 'lls, MaJigaorie.y;;'';^..w v : -.V' ; ;.;..•'..<-,.' ' It to -ask him • to re:aend. his applicationjlnd at the; same vtinie;. tostate the 'pMtic'ular;Block4n : the vMangaone- Districtvin these situated, belng'/as the B'oaid presumed, a iecentpyrchftsefromthe .Grown;;•" ""•'• From-'Manawatu Board in- reference to deferred payment selectors- being allowed -'to capitalise .the jfalue' of tlielrjhpl'dings'. It wa9 retolve.d'ito. cooperate" with'that -Board in thisiiißtter;::.'. •'■•':-' : '"

From Treasury advising- a'-'siira : of £2£ ■lis 3d had been'placed'.to the credit ol the- Board at: thc.-Bank, on account 'ol deferred payment monies due to Block VI, Mangaone,

■'From Waste Lands Board requesting the Board to pass'a special resolution re • -deferred payment monies sent, and that the Board's request be favorably considered,; ■'...'. -' It was resolved that the Waste Lands Board ho asked to allow the Board -to "divert deferred payment monies from tho block in which they accrue to work to improve dofcrred payment sections in other blocks; it was also resolved to apply for tho balance of £SO 7s for formation of road into section 27, block VI, Mangaone, From Property Tax Commissioner, re properties appearing on valuation roll to "owner," and enclosing list of the last • registered owners as appearing from -a search'!njafle! in -the. Il'secls Registry and; from transfer, office: "'.' -'..''■■•.'• : ..' fo?<

Frdm'"sam'e"wifh particulars of land recontly / putchased.in..blqcks JX. and-X, Puketoi.

From same giving information' regarding education reserves,.in reply to a communication .from the-Board requesting to know in whom'their lands' are vested.

From Secretary'to School Oommissioi ora, ro rates on reserves.. - ■...••,-

;'lfc psMsolved.to' write 'stating that' tliere isiib'exemption'under 1 thiAot, and that the Board has no option iii' the 1 matter." " \ :' •'''."'.

• From.Ma9tertqn; : Boarf ill response.'to rates on Natiy'e-'Lands. "''■■ '""

From sam'o' advising that the'airidunt due to; tho Board oii Native, Lands "had .been paid by'.'. 1 the Treasury and; duly; .piacecjtothe.qredjt of fhe. Board at; the' Bank. : ;':' ; .' V V ■ ■'■'■•'■' ■}'■"■";:.: ti"; It was-resolved to" write re statement for Native r,ites, and to point out discrepancy in amounts for 1888. and-1.884, and requesting to know if that Board had any information on the subject, , " , : From Castlepoint Board re Crown Lands rates. -■•-■

From 'W. G,. Cuff-requesting, that, his name should be substituted on the valuation roll 'for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., also calling attention to'th.3 bridle trick from Alfredtoli leading towards Bideford,

The Gha|rn)a,i) reported that this traok' was npw being cleared- as fat' as whatsis' known as Bould's Homestead,

From County Oounoll requesting a return of the total valuation of the rateable properties in the district, The Clerk stated-this had been furnished exclusive of .Crown and Native" lands, as the rateable value of the latter had not yet 'been supplied to the Board. , ::.' From same inviting the Chairman to a conference witl) Mr; Balance to discuss ;the question flfj'roaai required to open up Crown lands in fliei County, , It waß rosolved that, the Chairman should/ endeavor to attend, ' v ."

. From same with a copy of repnhution in- ' viting the aoveral Road .Boards to take over the main roads within their reßpecit'iye district?;: also; a; -"report'on; the.'allpcaf' jtioii 'of Couoty 'liabilities: .amongst tho yariouit'Road.v;Bpards in ; the ; event.-pf thef; ;,!nira roaddiein'g. taken over, •' v.* It was;resolved to delay the' considera* Iron of ithis matter till the next meeting 'of the Board,;tb enable members to con-, .aider it. . . . .■,.'

.•■ It was also resolved towritp to the. Property Tax Commissioner and request him to'furnish' schedules of. Crown and Native, lands as soon as possible, ■ .- Accounts .to the- amount of £6,9s 2d were passed for payment. '' The next meeting was fixed for Saturday j 7th Februarys that'the resolution •of- the Council re main roads might be considered by the Board before the next meeting of-the Council,' "