Taratahi-Carterton Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3402, 6 January 1890, Page 2

Taratahi-Carterton Road Board.

The ordinary, meeting of the Board was held on Saturday. ■ PresentMessrs H. R, Bunny, (Chairman) 15. S. Maunsell, E, Morgan, J. Rayner, E. W. Dorset, Jas. Slovens, W. B. Allen, G. W. Delta-. The minutes of tho previous meet ing were read and confirmed. The Treasuror reported a' <?ebit balance, £122 4slod; outstanding rates, £372; aud rates collected £976. Correspondence inwards from Mr T.Price asking that the tramway leading over Hodder'sbe allowed to remain also from Mr James Hoddcr asking that the tram bo removed as he wished to make use of-the road. Mr Dorset stated that he had visited the locality in company with Mr Stevens and he (MrDoroui/ iliJ not consider the road m dispute would benefit Mr Hodder if it was oponed. After some considerable discussion Mr Price's request in respect to tho tramway was granted. Mr Prico asked permission to allow the fence to remain until he can get his. crops off, permission was granted, -and in respect to the further opening of the disputed road it was resolved on, the motion of Mr Deller, seconded by Mr otevons, that tho matter'stand over till the next meeting ; of the Board. In respect to the request of settlers on Watersori's line re the removing of the fence to it j proper boundary, "'moved .by Mr . Rayner, seconded by Mr Morgan and carried, that Mr Price be allowed two weeks from, this date to remove the fenco on Waterson's line, Tho question of a line of road to Mr J, A. Benall's property was left to the wardens of No. land- 8 Wards to repoit on at the next meeting of the Board. From Mr C. I.E.,,Carter re : gravel : pit, the matter was loft in the hands of the Warden of Mo.-2 Ward.": From Surveyor General's < Office re sqliemi? of expenditure oil Native lands, Hesolved that. the same scheme be pursued as submitted.last year..' -.':[' .; Mr' Driscoll waited on the Board and .'asked permission to erect a gate pn a disused road between his property and sotye /.Native •la.nds, Permission 'was granted on the usual terms, and; in: ■ to his applioatioii Igt tc'.liis road it was ioft '.tQ ";tlio /Wav4ena : for ■; Nop. 2 and Bto sittlo, and the'same in respeot Dralw's annlHSatioh

Hilton Road,, Mr -Booth's apphca-; :; tion was also roforrod to the Warden .: for No. 6 Ward, ■ . ' i i Tenders .for the following works , were received:—Cutting 50 now drain on Swamp Hoad,' and- - clearing out 70 chains of old drain on the same road. Wm. Hansen's \ accepted at 20s lOd for the new drain ■ per chain, and 2s 10d per chain, for ;; the old drain. Metalline Maunsell's Road,Waihakeke-Rolfand Rayner accepted at 16s per chain. Metal- '/■ ling Hughes'Line-Rolf and accepted at 17s fid per chain. s&s+ mation on Hughes' Line—Gso.m 1 Cephas' accepted at £29 ifis the job/ ( i 110. cbainß cutting bridle track on '■■ East Coast Road-P." Camerbh'B ' accepted at lis 6d per chain. • , , Some accounts. were passed 'for ' payment and the meeting closed. Equal to the Occasion-

Not long ago, Laving -occasion] tfl 1: < visit une'of tborernote towristiipaid'" Jthe Hawkes Bay disthot, I.fell in _ . with an insurance agent, doing- j* business for one of our big offices. **V Ho wus a ihan who had seen -severa,l /*, J ups'aud downs, and after a series of ;! ■ misfortunes had taken to the road,:,"-' yet, despite his chequered career bia toroper did M seem to'have suffered'' -i! in the least. Many were the amusing . stories be told, and even if the laugh was against himself the same good humour -prevailed.' ■"The life of an ';' insurance agent'is not all honey?.'-he, -• eaidorie morning as we were driving '■ together,. "Some people are an..-,. awful long time before they beauty and value.bf'life insurance', and tccasioinlly a fellow gets frightfully sold, as Lwas myself a few days; , back, and if you liko I'll tell you how it happened. I agreed, and this .is.: the story as he told it:—" I had been about a week iu tbo town of P-, and business had been very dull, I could '' not get a life;at all; the natives seemed to have a thorough aversion, to insuranco, and 1 had made up my mind to quit and was just taking a farewell look round, ~ Strolling moodily along I suddenly came on a small knot of persons standing round a man who was lying helplessly drunk on the footpath. I should , have passed on, hut was attracted by % . a tall pah young man, who Jn au_ touching and eloquent manner w|i f. ; pointing out the evils of intemperance. Ho was apparently about 22 or 23 years of ago, and looked so good and simple that I could not help thinking be would mako a likely subject, so I determined to tackle him. I did, and we were poon Bitting in the U commercial room of the nearest hotel, f?■■>. chatting in a friendly manner over some lemonade and raspberry, for lie would not take anything stronger. After a bit I introduced my subject, pointed out tbe supreme advantages. _ offered by our office, and asked him '• : / to allow ine to take his life. He had ~.. been a most attentive listener to my arguments, and now told me he long thought he ought to insure, and after what I had -pointed out was determined to do so, He said he would like me to. make out the; proposal there arid then, but unforturibte'.y hie parents (who lived about a hundred miles away),would have to be written to, as he oould not take such an important step without their consent. I eyed him a little suspiciously at this; it seemed so ridiculous, but he seemed perfectly serious,,and for the time my suspicious Were allayed, ' and I agreed to this course. I was :/ t\ about bidding him good night when Jpt he asked me in his mild way -if K▼* would mind looking at a little he was travelling with. got up by subscription he said, and " "was designed especially for tho little ones." If ever, a man felt mad ■.. I did. I saw -in a' moment that' I : was completely sold. I should havo liked to have jumped on him, or '<. have bangdd him on the head with a ohair, but I kept calm and evon ■ '■'. smiled. Yes, I said, it is a pretty little thing, so very very suitable for tho Let rae see, I have six boys 'and two girls. That would be '■.'■'' eight books. Have'you got eight ? •:- : "Oh!, yes;he had by a strange , coinoidonce just got the 1 number.". And now oame my turn, Well, I said, I should so much like to give you the order, but you see my family is not hero. lam going home shortly and then I'll consult my wife, and when I see you again about the proposal I'll tell you what she saya' about tho books! and as I wdnt'ouJ of the hotel I felt that anyhow this. time 1 had been" equal to the occasion,". ~.,.,..., Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club- f?'

A general meeting of members . was held in the (Jlub Hotel on Sfitur- Jr day, Mr T. Chamberlain, the Presi- $ dent, ocoupied the chair,' about twelve members being present. Tho minutes ofjtho previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretory reported the result of the Summer meeting. Tho receipts from all sources amounted to £534' 15s 9d, and, the expenditure,to £575/ .•■ 17a ad, leaving i deficiency on the meeting of £4l Is Od; The Chairman said the falling off was due to, having the shilling tariff../ Although he had proposed 'the reduction for admission ho was not in favor of it, , and expected a decrease in the receipts would be the consequence. Mr Macara thought the races were rim too hastily, and instanced Featherstori, wue'ro the events were not■■'•• concluded till dark, but tbß result was that people had time to invest on the totalisator, and thus increase*! ' the receipts of the Club, The races\Vat Opaki wore started too quickly, and before people had 'timo to;get on the machine.

,Mr Fitton said if it would benefit ■; tbe fllub to delay, the starting it would certainly dissatisfy tbe outside public. Mr A. Stewart thought the starter deserved every credit for, starting to ... l'time.' '''•_■'"• '■' ■ : '' '■ '>.■ Mr J. Idrna said without ■< with starting, the Club could matters in regard to the totalisator by making the totajisatpr'man employ two bands to give out tickets. That was done at largo meetings. Accounts were pasßedfor payment amounting to Md Os 8(1. The programme for the autumn meeting was then gone through and.,■; •■■ ■< ordered to be published. This concluded the business.