ALFREDTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2591, 6 May 1887, Page 2

ALFREDTON.

—.. I'ltOM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT, The Road Board nominations closed to day, when it whs found that Messrs Beutou, Cross, ami : Marsli' wero returned unopposed, the first .a new end young member, who takes the place of Mr Good, the Chairman of the Board; for last year, aud who did not seek- re-election; while .Messw Marsh and Cross are reelected to their old positions on the Board. I hear that another elect ion will probiblf tako place in the course of a couple of months or so, when the subdivision of tho road district will take effect, And each subdivision will return its own representatives, The annual meeting of ratepayers ™ nl?o hold this day, but nothing of any gtmeral interest transpired, ratepayers appearing well satisfied with the administration of Road Board matters, the only matter calling forth discussion being a grievance of Mr Phillips, in that the district road.bad been deviated - his property, without his sanction.'-" This, . however, having occurred during the "reign of the once all-powerful Masterton Board, the off-shoot Board ; cannot be blamed; nevertheless, jt' may prove somewhat of an, unpleasant legacy for the present members, A suggestion emanating from the Council that theKoad Board shall/levy ' ■rate in excess of ..the Board's requirements was submitted as re< S solved at the last Board meeting, fl with the object of eliciting an expres. «j sioti of opinion, but the meetiug was 3 Unanimously opposed to the proposal, mBB The meeting at this stago resolved' g itself into oue on County matters, 8 with a result tliat a number of reso* lutions were passed, the purport generally beiug that instead of handing over any rates raised by the Board to . • the Council, that the latter should bo asked to proclaim tho Main Road a district one, in which case • the Board would, no doubt, levy the maximum rate, which would enable the district to claim the full Government subsidy, and in this way. the district could carry on without a Couuty rate. For fear yon rony objeofc, and naturally so, to the, length of this report, I shall now finish, as I utiderstand.tha resolutions will bo handed the Council, and then you may be able to find space to publish the same in your report of the < next Council meeting.