MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2638, 4 July 1887, Page 3

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

■»- ' The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday at the Board's office, , Perry-etreet. Present—Messrs, W, ' tl. Beet-ham (Ohaiiman), B, D, Dagpf, W. Btiick, and A. Johnston, THE MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting - were read and confirmed. : c COBBESPONDENCE. i ifrm the Colonial Treasurer, re tie-' berasj3B. From Commissioner of the Property tax department, ro'rates 6n Native Lands. From County Clerk re statement of accounts. From Mr J, Btuckey calling the Board's attention to .the state of the banks near Kopua- J rangi bridgo • leading to the . Rangitnmau. From Mr Donald McLachlan asking the Board to remove j ; tbeto.ad line a little to the north of , the Bluff .on the Opaki-Kangiltunau wad. . IiESOLCIIOXS. That , the Clerk he requested to furnish the necessary information required by the County Clerk. ... : ■ . That Mr Mctachlan's request be aeceudedto, Tho Overseer was instructed to attend to Mr Stucliey's request, and to , sea that a drain is cut on the side of ! the Matihawi(road, also that the ruts Upper Opßki rt*d are ralred \ BATES. ■ . „ j : The Board acceded to levy 51 general j rate of seven sixteenths of a pen,ny in i the pound, also a special rate of 3d in 1 the pound on sections 40 41, Block 12, Miki-Mjki, to repay. £SO for road making- ' ■ ■■■■■■■ DEPUTATION. : '' Mr Cade waited on the Board with ; reference to \he road leading through ? Native land to his property. / The Board informed Mr Cade that the Clerk should ascertain when the Crown grant matured ; how muib the Natives would demand for the land, i the cost of making the road, and also - see if Mr Mawley would consent to ; have the road taken through 'his property, 1 so as to give access to the Wnngaehu bridge. The Board also resolved that the ratepayers whose properties aro to be specially rated . for inoney -to be borrowed for constjKlon and metalling the road round thlxpluff, that unless they guaranteed topay.ratea that would be levied on . Mr Blntchford's property, (who has no access ,to lho road) the Board will not proceed further. Mr J"udd attended on the Board re the road' laid off to his section on the Miki Miki, and stated thai; Mr Hugh Campbell would not allow him to pass . through bis property. The Clerk was instructed to ascertain what agreement, was entered into H'-by the Government with Mr H, Campbell fye road through hife property; and also ' write to Mr Campbell on the subject. MessraO.OsbprueandJ, Harvey, jun, waited or tho Board to get the road line leading through Mr Hessey's property to; Donovan's, altered, They itatcd that a more convenient road could be got by taking it through Mr Harvey's property, the latter gentleman agreeing to give his land free for thitpurpoße, providing it; was fenced. Tho'deputation also stated, that Mr MsUibesou .had agreed to the proposed de'Jjfcion through his property,' so as' to raable the road to be brought out to the railway station. - The Board, after a shorll'discussion, agreed to accept their offer ph theae teraa. '• Mewrts' Stuokey and E. Caraeran waited on the Board with a view of getting thfrlatter's property taken .into tho new sub-division, Agreed to. ■ TENDERS, ■ Tfer following tenders were then £ opened for works on ■ Brancepethf Fernyhurst road i -Blane and Bassitt, £BS (accepted) ; Gardiner and Co, £ll9 'j Stevens, £l3O 18s ; Behallj 1116 j. Parker and,Co.)-i125 16s. - Accounts amounting to £228 Is ,9d were ( passed, and the meeting.- adjourned.

' Tlio idea of rofuaihp water to fover, patients is, we aro glad to say nearly a thing of tho past. The following incident, related by a sailor, serves as an illustration of the water treatment:—Sonio years ago when we lay in Jamaica,' of up were sick with tho fever, and among "the rest the Bccond mate, Tho doctor had been giving him brandy to keep liini up, but I thought it was a queer way of keep*., ing up. Why, you see, it stands to : reason, that if you heap fuel on a fire it will burn the faßter, ai)d- putting brandy to- a fever is just' the same kind' of : thing,. W4Uy.the-<Jctotp< gft<re him üb,'ats I ma. Bonti to .wptcli witji him, .No mediohis wns left, for it was no use—nothing would help.'him; and I had iny directions «what to-do with the body When lie was -dead, To.w'ardi midnight lio aßked for some water and I-got him'fclie' coolest I could find, and all he wanted; and, if' you'll believe .mo, in less than three hours he _ drank three gallons. Tho sweat rolled off him like rain. Then I. thought sure' ho was gone;,but ho was sleeping, and as sweetly as child, In tho morning wlion tho doctor carao in he asked what time the mate died. ! Wont you go in and look at him,' I said. " Ho went in and took tho mate's hand, and said in surprise " 'Why the man is not dead.' Ho's alive and doing woll, What have you- been giving him ?' " 'Water, simply water, aud all ho wanted of it,' I said. " 1 don't Know : as the dootor learned iny thing from, this, hut I did," What's in a name 1 The Protectionists have.got hold of Tndh l They say Balance boughtjit for them! I'm glad they've got'it, anyway! They wanted it badly. I —Press Puffs.