Whareama Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2992, 1 September 1888, Page 2

Whareama Road Board.

:..; Tie i ordinary meeting of tue Board .was held at Carswell's Blairlogie Junction Hotel on iriday. Present Messrs E. Meredith (Chairman), B. B, Meredith, T, CarswelJ, and H.tt. Elder.','' Tljepiiiiutes pf tho previous meeting to wall and confined. , Coirespondence was read from the Audit Inspector applying for teess to the books and vouchers of the Board for the purpose of audit,. and complaining that tho Clerk- had. not accorded him {ho -usual facilities of Hw Qhnianta

bein^imf^^ tip booked of !feßbaß;iSflie^lsoj?iii rMlflelter^ instructing him'to fcw»rd;b°°ks;etc;,; ;^ wituoutfaelay^fe™ UngUi^Hi6ierPin^explmti6ii';^ stated ;tnat -hei'iiadndt beeir made>> the visit fotv the - audit of-vouchers' ■■■: 4c. would be made; and.consea.uenjk;':' when the did cpnie absenton j basinesa Board decided that 'M V documenta"' ÜBkedifor by the Government torber sent'.'' to : him'•':atonce,-"alsoa;;'; copy 6f the .Chairman's

' ! •'.''■::.;",' : Mr Id.- Fannin wrote re supplying,;■: information to 'the Board as.'-t0v...." Government : surveys, land sold,' Ac : Laid) on- the table. .> " 7:\'.*■:/,v ! . ; M letter jvas' read.';from Mr,TY'; ffitphnigs complaining of the scouring a rut. inithei Putting'near oss Muigapu swamp, and.the;dangpr>.pf|| tfeulyert; neat being washed away;; .• Moore to examiitb and;repbrOT|HeMi /FromMrjphn attention to'a-slip -at Tmhu roadi-ivhioh stopped"■. wheel': the ;;■ dangerous ]!; culverts -.v. on.': ".'■' the v Jvsamejfepad|3 aiii "at Twißty Oreek and^Lobg-•Hfflpi and suggesting that if a.'siim oFO/l: were expended by the Boarditwould meet all requiremei^|||;]Mtt^tl.lfere-. : dith!was deputed to see th'at the work '

wis parried out but not to exceed, an expenditure' of £7.:l :^ 'ft;';*:,*■;. k The Clerk' of the Masterton'Boad- • Board wrote with reference' to the balance of account due to, that Board and stating'tliat'asrt was : fiow;-18 >' months since the, .accounts' wera adjusted theßoardvjereof opinion that - ; ' the mafter should be settled by ithem at meeting* After slight discussion; 'tW 'following'*; resd-> : littioii was carried. (1); "That hv reply to the application of the Clerk of the Masterton Koad Board, Mr AVilsone be informed that at a meeting of this Board,'held on the 2Gth June, 1888, Messrs George Moore and E. Meredith were appointed dele-, gates to wait on the Masterton Boad Board with a view to adjustment,of accouuts;(2) Mr.Mere'dith reported to this Board on December, 1887; .that hp had twice Attended meetings of

the Masterton Board, and they had declined to receive him without Mr Moore; he then resigned his office as delegate; (8), Ou May. sth, 1888 Messrs Elder and E, Meredith were appointed delegates to wait' on the Masterton Board on same subjeot; (i) this Board has.uot been a party to any settlement of accounts with the Masterton Board which still await adjustment." \Mesßrs Elder andE. : - Meredith wei'o again appointed to' confer with the Masterton Board at a date to he arranged, ■

I. A special r ;r'ate of; one-fifth. of; a penny in the £ was struck on all rateable property in the WhareainaEoad Diati'iot on part of sub-division No 1, .. . Mr Elder proposed and Mr Carswell seconded. "That any member wishing to; record his reason for vofcr» iug for, or against,' any resolution o'ari' have sani'eregisteredin minute book." "Mossrs Carswell and; Elder were.',. appointed to sign cheques.',.; ; Mr Girdwood waited on the Board V with i'efeence to a Moment.'. of his/: road : dn the:Easlr:^paßt,: / ; r whicli at- present forms iconteiitioit ■ in; tho:; Biipreme;@!pfi? between Mr6e.o. i 'MopreandMessrfl :; ; Meredith, Mr Girdwood.said:.the*... contract had been finished a considerable time, andhdhad not yet received anyuibiiies ;'u y'f.i

; Tho Chairman:"The Board lias.' .'' not the Engineer's certificate passing the work before them, but, I. do not doubt but that the contract had been faithfully carried out.' Their position is as follows;-. Some timo. after Mr. ;: Girdwood had commenced Ms coil- : '.,' tract, Mr ■'Moore applied: to the.-, Supreme Court for an injunction:to. ': prevent the Board paying any. monies "; ! out of their fiinda on tbia contract. • Later on, Messrs 'Bell, 1 Gully and Izard, solicitors, wrote to the Board, intimating that a writ had been issued restraining the Board from making payments, and members that they, would bo held : personally responsible if they did so. The Board was equally restricted from paying it out of the rates, as well as from the ""loan. He could not understand why the case had not yet been, heard, but it was no doubt due to tho large number '■ of civil cases,which had accumulated,' ' also to the fact that the Chief Justice's' services were required in other,, pa'rta ; - of the Colony. It was probable the case would be heard in a week or so, " but he could not say for certain. Tho petitioners' case was a hard one and ho considered the Board should have been restrained in this matter when

the contract was not quite so far ad* vanced.

Mr Girdwood said the noxt best, step he could take would be to put the whole matter in the hands of a lawyer and.so force a settlement. It' ; . was over two .months sinco the con*,., tract had been completed. ~„■ The Chairman thought that was .a matter in which ho would bo guided ' i by his solicitor, but personally he * couldinot see how it was going-to expedite the difficulty. Mr Girdwood felt convinced by forcing the matter it.vwbukT compel -■:'■ those interested' to.-tako immediatfl action, ..He'jiaducifear his money.;' That ■ L but hewoulde'xpeotintere'stpnhiscoh- '■'>.. : tract money, seeing that it was likeltto be tied up for six >.- months. Tho T < sooner this problem was settled the bottor it would be for all parties. As there seemed no practical way of getting out of tho difficulty the subject was there allowed to drop.".' . Several -accounts' .'were passed for : ' ■:' payment and tho meeting adioupned • tijl the 28tli f3eptepiberV " ,', " '

Messrs Lowes and lorns' Stock -■ and Prp'duce* Kenort' for

Wiiii tbo advent of spring and the forward state of grass, and the.jsatisV.; * factory rales ruling at Home .for mutton and beef, nil classes of Stock have sold well throughout the month, • and prices have gradually increased with eash sale. All sales were marked by, firmnessj all lines-sellingiatfgood payable'figVres to breedere aild ' or shippers, and the demand for stores ia slill good ; and many orders yet unfilled. Fat wethoVdeclined at t|ie commencement of the month, but - rose again rapidly towards the close. In cattle the sales haye been brisk, all coming iopard fipding a'ready'sale, especially'large and forward steers' for fattening, 'tbo good results of tho. ■ frozen beef encouragipg'graziers,co., buy., k, ' , 7 •' ~ :l t Injsheep our Bnles.-totalled 'some „' 400Q,jPpibi'acing every, class;, 'ilargo';. % tiirnllfedwothcrlrcachod'j'isJUigbt^

©Btoj^.WetWini'^nd!;- : § v g9odgoi|md y and - Sold • faiv bet ter' in ppr^pttp|liaiijfat ( Us 10, 12s and Si ||tpft.l?. hofag obtained for these oiasscs fecome.foriwardiih'any quantity, tho 9s io lis Gil, old/culls Si to G«. competition has been Owing to Ihn"grent class very few me yardrd yardrd making 10s tn, BE^'SBlfdriiiit.class; 8a to Bs6J our "uuibcr sold was 400 lines of beef which ||Jhihadfl''for. ; bullo3kß SJa -10 a;'. cows £4 respectively. Good |§oiP, r ,?i) , '«llockß went up to 80s;old |p^!^^ :, ?F fl 6d i' 2-year olds 45s |p .to'bjDsj 18,: mb'hths 255; yearlings 255; With the growth grass ajl'dairyatook has ln-eu Iffiffquitfidi-.For^.d young cowsnear ■py'&.-J young Bjlflngibg heifera fiom ■4ss : ■■; out anjßlfp;.-and few^safes» iboso invhacks , which ■ ranged jbr:£2 'for old stagers, and £9 strong hacfei, few light useful bur.making £lO to BB|?M|Col tho market j'(.'V all offering |':■ t making prices for theif'stie and quality ji\. 'small stores ranged from 8s to 15s.' | s\ Babbit Skins.—Very few,coming J. into tho market those making 8d to |': 9d for well f arred, • !,'■. Bheopßkins.—A few parcels placed p,»t8ja,..,I, Grain.—ln. oats, tho market has (i. advanced Id to '2d per bushel, a 1- : quantity being put into the ground, r(v besfCanadian and first-class {>rey onln '-i making 25.6 d, orilinaiy feed sorts 2a \\, 3d, with a steady market. Peas mv ! v ...slowofsalpat ßs3d. Chaff 40s per "tori for good sort." Turnips and .Carrots 2s Gd per cwt, Potatoes . ■ have reached figures at which we i , think thoy will romain lor a while, ■' 100s being obtained per ton for prime v table ann G3 for early seed. Grass moved off freely during : theroopfrj-but prices aro still low, best cocksfoot making 3d, medium , samples 2Jd to 3d, rye grass 2s Gd (! '■'. '■■ por busbel.