MASTERTON-MANGAHAO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2543, 8 March 1887, Page 2

MASTERTON-MANGAHAO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

The following ..is ; tta-report to he submitted to; thfe'gimeral meeting to ba Hold this (TiUyay. : #v>Mhg.'v' doramitt«t hag 'the honor to report* as' follows :-rSinoo last bash on the township of Mati« has beim burned, andtfie mutt j& repor)»d to be extremely eatistiotory;" The land, oondsting -of' 24$ for "Bowing,' and;• jrotir. Committee believing, .tint this '-Ehonld -be- dona as spuedjly.as jwiiblfi invited tender* tot the supply tf.grass jeed. ' These will bs to y6q, ; Tfeiiarapleß and prices received from 'Mem M. Cftselberg & 00. ara cion'sidered'tiie 'most gatit&cMry, and ybcir pomtiify'j recom* mead -that thfjjriender b'e v accepted should taenibßrs decide to'-go'on with ..this work at onoe. The proportions recommended per aoraartfflbs cookafoot,. 81 bs rye, and Ulbs clofer, and ii i« suggested that tho Boeing .be'done by day labor under the supervision of a working oVersijer." Ifsowing is pro* ceeded with it is estimated that the cost of seed will amount to about£7o to which must lie added the'costof labjr. This will neocssitatfl a sjiecittl call of \ rtlinut 25s per member, -.-The question \ of providing bridges lo enable ; - niomlMß to visit thr-ir sections, at " all""seasons lias engaged ; attenfcion, Your recpmmend two Huspension bridges, ted of wire and p'antaj with hand rail % be erected over the Mangaliao, one at Tangney's roifl, and tlie other convenfont to Ginlwood's Road on the north, This would give members'. In different parts 'of the lilock,ftioilitipH for ronch ing tb ei r Bectiona/Tliß com of bridge is estimated at L2O eauli, ; and will involve a call of 10s per member. Th« Committee belieye inpnibei'B will see the impor'tanoo ■' of Jiavipg theso means of accesß 'provided .before the winter floods.set in when brjdge building will be impracticable-, Your Committee would call attention to the calls iti arroar for.buali falling. In order to pay for the labor employed a portion of the survey fund has had to be drawn upon, and it is desirable that tliia should lin refunded as soon as possible, -Undeii the oiroatui stances your Committee would suggest that a final demand be made for the not paid within one pponth froin .data he subjeot to a further chargs of ten v. percent Your Committee being partly responsible for a debt of LlO ,on tha k -banquet lately given" tojlie" Hon. J. Ballance has paid as iti shara the gam of £6 subjwt to the'approval of' Ihi* meeting, In view I 'of'the kindly' m«u* nor in which Sir Ballaffoe' has".s'/ay« wst the detoafids of, 'Association your assured that thair a'otion in this natter will be approved ofr Asa rewltr of a: ootlferenlfe .be* twewthe Bacratary an<J Chief S.ujvey or yoor Coramifctee are now in possession of the neoessary. information in refer; enos tothe inrvey to-en'abli them to r arrive at ata fair approximate of tie amount due for survey fees' to Jfr Ellison, The latter, however,. having plaoed his demand in the hand# of his solicitors, it will be neoessary to guard against any corapli&itiojis, btjjj yfiut)' Cqnimittee wijl loi|e tio titrje' ini ypringtp atfange. tills matter 'wlj., I ,i faotorily. "' ' , ; T ' . ■MMWWiwm '