PAHILTUA ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2327, 22 June 1886, Page 2

PAHILTUA ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary general meeting of the Pahiatua Road Board was held lust Saturday. Present— Messrs D. Crewe, J. iMoore, W. Wakoman, W. Corbett«J. 'M. Davie and T. Miller. Jjfeb The minutes of tlie previous were read and,confirmed. J s -. Correspondence was read from IT .uC&n McLachlan offering hi* services for the Boards engineering: From Mr Olsen with copy of agreement between himself and Mr T. James, re land for metal quarry. From Mr Greville re removing timber from Crown Landß From Mr Manns asking fJermission to take a few loads of gravel from' abandoned pit Tiraumea Road; From Mr Henry Baker, re falling bush on road lino between Section#, Block IX, Woodville Survoy District;, and< Section 12, Wood* ville-Tiraumea Special Settlement Association land. From Tiraumea-Puketoi Special Settlement Association members that a track might be formed. From Surveyor General, ro survey of roads across the Tararua Range to Palmerston Korth. From the Colonial Seoretary stating that the newly eleoted Board was Gazetted on the 13th of May. From R. H. Rhodes re frontage on the jleviation of Toritea-Puketoi Road. FrojJjMaaterton Road Board re paying the award of £IOO, also copy of resolution re the exteution of time to pay off loans under the Roads and Bridges Construction A«t with reduction of interest. From 01®f Surveyor re Bupply of road quested by the Board. From JPv-. Tax Department re adjustment of special rates for 1886-7. RESOLUTIONS, , That Mr Rhodes be written to informing him that when the Board ohtains possession of the the deviation T»ritea, that they will secure him the five or six ohainß frontage at the north-west corner, as desired, either l>y selling him the piece or otherwise, That the Survey Department be again written to asking if there is a plan in the afSue showing/all the roads in the district, and if so, would they furnish the Board with a tracing, the Board being Willing to pay tor the samei That Mr Manns be permitted to remov« gravel under the the Board's and to pay mto of 3d per load. . That the Cl6rk write to Mr D. Baker and the Secretary of the Tiraumea-PuktJ-toi Special Settlement Association informing them that until the Government furnishes the Board with a plan showing, the roads in question the Board has no knowledge of their existence, and does not recognise any responsibility in thft matter. . That the Clerk write to the Maat-«»n Road Board atuting that this lWStd will heartily «u*uperate with them in the matter <?o«tained in their circular, and asking what line of action they purpose pursuing to give effect to the resolution. That Mr McLachlan's letter be roplied to m a similar way to previous applications of the same nature. The Overseer's report was read,. also statement on the removing totara piles from off the gravel reserve, and the overseer's report was adopted. The Treasurer read a statement of the Board's expenditure on the roads in the district, also of the general rates 1884-6, and 1885-6, showing that there was only £6 6s 9d in arrear. It was resolved, That as tMkimbar referred to by Mr Greville was Taken off the gravel reserve, the boundaries of which were pointed o.ut to the Overseer by one of Mr Greville's men when the contract was let fot metalling the Township Reserve Road, the Board considers that the Reserve was handed over to their eharge, and that no explanation was due to Mr Greville.

The. Balance-sheet in a condensed form was ordered to be printed in the local paper. That as the Road Boards have ultimately the completion of all road work a carried out by the Survey Department, This Board is of opinion th"t they ajp justified in requesting tube consulted to the form ancfe preliminary work should take. '•'

I That she* whole Board be the Works | Qo.mmitteo, three to-form a quorum. That the Clerk call all • meetings of I Works Committee .together by giving three clear days' notice in writing. That the order of retirement bo decided by ballot. The ballot was then taken, with the following result, viz.,. that Messrs Davie, FarrelL, and Moore' be the retiring members. Messrs Morrison Bros.' wait Board, and requested, further an«i#t»n<>a to again open the track: to their MK&lom on the river. The jn view of the progrwa b.eiing with the Tori tea-Puketoi rokd, to entertain the request. A letter was read from Mr McMillan, giving the Board hcftice that he would lea/e their service fonr : weeks .from date. The Overseer's, resignation: was/.accepted, and the Olerk instructed to applications for the .office. , \ Accounts amounting tjv £IBB 10a 4a Were passed for paytpent.^