Castlepoint Point Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3194, 2 May 1889, Page 2

Castlepoint Point Road Board.

\k meeting of tbe-Board was held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs ■'..'.{ Maunsell (Chairman), Langdon, . : Elder and Andrew,' The minutes of. , |the previous meeting 'were read and '■• confirmed. The Treasurer reported balance in bank, general account V £412 4s 7d, and special account, £275155. Letters were read from.. .:'■ Mr. Langdon applying for a gate on ; the Makirikiri road' on the.usual; ■' :■■/. terms. From Property-tax Commis- , I sioner requesting statement of values .. to bo sent to the clerk of the R.M. Court, Masterton. From..' County ; ; Clerk with returns required by tho 14th June. ; From same aoknbwledg-, - ; ing.receipt of Lit) voted for'the dam • ■ i in the Whareama river, From : Auditor-General re auditing accounts : • of the Board.' Froin Mr W. G. Beard re Blaokhill track conveyance,' From County Engineer certifying to' amount of wort done by Mr Mo- "..';' Millan on the Uriti road oontraot, and recommending an extension of timo to contractor. From [fijfkmry advising payment of £450 toPtrd's credit being part of loan foiUriti road.-. .^jh' ' The clerk was instructed to reply to Mr Beard in respect' to the Blackhill road. Kesolyed, That Mr Langdon'B application be granted on tho usual conditions; thafc N four culverts be made and put in tho Annedale road; that ah extension of tint bo granted to Mr MoMillan up tp2nd May; that a cheque for the balance due to MoMillan be left with the Ohairman, : to be paid upon production of Engineer's certificate that the contract is completed according to agreement; that tho Board will ■'.'■'' furnish the timber and'use of monkey V '< for the erection of two piles for the Lower Tinui bridge by the settlers interested. r'

The report of the Clerk of Works was read on the proposed diversion of the Whareama river at Annedale. The Okrk was directed to write to Mr'Nevins and inform'him that the. Board was prepared to favorably consider the proposal, provided the owners of tho land were agredjjtje to have the line of road altered.^'

1 Accounls.amounting to £8216s ld : ■ were passed' for payment, and ' the •. '? meeting adjourned.'- ".-".'■'■