Masterton Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3034, 22 October 1888, Page 2

Masterton Road Board.

Tho monthly meeting of the Board was-held on Saturday. PresentMessrs \V. H. Beetbam (Chairman), 8.-.D. Dagg, W. B. Buick, and T. Brown,

The minutes of the previous meet' ing were read and confirmed. CoiIBESrONDENCB,

From Commissioner of Crown Lands.enoloshigau account of tracing for road through sections 59,150, and 01, Block IX, Kopuaranga," From Colonial Treasurer, advising payment of £6O balance bonowed money for Upper Feuiridge road, From Colonial docretary, 10 gazetting of polls. From Proporty Tax Commissioner as to payment ol iNativo rates. From the .under Secretary Crown Bands, asking for information as to soction 28, Waipoua Block, tho property of the representatives of the lato Mr F. Jessop; TheCleik intimated that ho had furnished tho required information. From the Clerk of thoFeatkorston Road Board, as to the legalising of roads. The Clerk was instructed to reply that the Committee appointed by the Board 1 to go into the matter had not yet. met; but so soon as they did, the asked for would be supplied. -From Mr C. J. Hare, las to keeping the road open,- leading to his property,; The Board decided .tkt:MrHarVbe :/ allbwed'' J :the; : fo'ur trees originally asked for.by him, and that if Mr Cadedid iiot jake'steps to clear tho .road at once' as provided by resolution some twelvo months) ago,, the privilegeallowed him beroscinded.' From Mr J. Boyes, requesting that tho extension of the Wangaehu road j might be proceeded with. The Board decided to call for tenders, forthwith, ; From Whareama Boad Board with resolution ro settlement of. ao"counts. The Clerk was instructed to writo to them, stating that the Board are of opinion that tho accounts have been finally settled and £IOO paid on account.'-

Miscellaneous. . _ ■ Tho, following special order ■ was made.—That for tho purpose of socuring payment of the sum of Two Hundred pounds granted to the Board under the ''Government Loans .to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for'the formation of a branch line of road leading to section 120 and 121, Block XI, Kopuarangi Survey District, a special rato, of 10/82 of a penny in the £be made, aud levied on the rateable value of the following sections, A, 128; 125,124,122, 128, 125,127.129, 120, 121, 118, and part of section 9, Kopuarangi Survey District. Such special rate shall be anaimuully recurriiigraje,' and will be paid in two half yearly instalments for 20 years, the first payment to be made the Ist day of February, and tho second half yearly payment to be made on the Ist day of August, 1889,. and on the same days ineach .following-year until the debt is liquidated. Mr Wi Waka waited on the Boaid with referenco to the road leading thiough tho nathe pioperty at Te Oie Oro to 11 r Cade's. Tho Chairman promised to accompany the venoiablo chief over tho pioperty and arrange as to tho proposed road. The expenditure of rates duo on Crown and Native Lands for the present joar was allocated in accordance with the choular fiom tho Property Tax Commissioner. Mr Peteison again waitod on the Board with refoionce to the laying off of a road to his property on the Uppor Opaki. Tho Board informed the petitioner they wero in hopes of arriving at a settlement of tho difficulty at its next meeting. / overseer's kepout. Waugaehu Branch Eoad Lino to Mr Brown's.—The conhactors, Messis Gaidner & Co., have made a fair stait on thoir contract, and are piogiessing favorably. Baugitumau Boad.-Tho outlet draiu on this load is now completed by Baundy, assisted by another man, and I would recommend thopayraont of the amount due, £l2, Upper Plain Road.- I have been on tho ground, and find that the work applied for by Messrs Hansen and Freethy is on the correct lino of road, and that thore are about 17 cliainsof twarnpy ground which would require to bo fascined aud a drain mado on the upper side Of road at a probablo costofLlO. Waugaoliu Eoad.-I find that this road should bo put into thorough repair, tho presont condition of the road and the reason both bein» favorable. -Survey of now load.—Wangaeliu toTeOro-Ore.-I'havo laid-offou the ground about one-half of this line, but through p.ress of other hmm have not yet completed the" wliolq, andl'would recommend fthafciif It is necessary to % legalise, tlni-road tlie Burvev ho ma/to hi- <m •>,..

\eyoi while ,L ain/ongagedi on the*< giuilnd, by which a considerable,sav-ljS£ '"-* ' mg ui oust oould ba 1 iuad<?. -Jf t &ny delay is allowed, ik lines bush au hablo lo giow up mid be / otheiwiso'blocked by fires, &c. \ * M The Overseer's report was read and . ' adopted. * ■ J ccounts amounting to £ll2 were pabsedfoi payment and the meeting adjourned. , v „