ALFREOTOK ROAD BOARD

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3690, 18 December 1890, Page 2

ALFREOTOK ROAD BOARD

The monthly meeting of the i Alfredton Eoa3 Board was held : bfl December 9th. Preset - Messrs Warren, Eli Smit'd, Benton and SM tieorge, jr- r Warreu was voted to the chair, The Clerk' stated that & deposit receipt was due. Inward correspondence was read as follows: - ' From Bank of New Zealand, acknowledging cheques for £2l9s lOd and £lßs 4d for publio account. From W Nation, stating that he had spent 8} days on the Mangamahoe track.. Acoount passed for pay-. went, From Clerk.of County Council, ro Barling's road. It was resolved that the Clerk be instructed to inform the County Clerk that all requirements are fulfilled, and that the proclamation appeared in the Gazette of December 4th, From Commissioner of Crown Lands, enclosing schedule of. thirds accrued previous to September, 1888. Proposal were, made 'for : the 1 disposal of varioua "thirds to'' be ; submitted to tho Land Board-for approval. • : ,

The Clerk to empowered to go down to Wellington on behalf of' the Board, to see into the matter of thirds due to various seotioaa: in- the. road district, and also to try. and arrange about certificate for Tawataia Road. Mr. J. Saunders wrote stating that he had required to expend &i on the ford, in pliicfl of £3 authorised—Mr Warren said he had. seen the work and approved of tbo expoiiditUre. The amount was passed for pajment. S d h^d had felled the biish at a cost of- 26s an acre' and had evarjthing, and the work been done well, the leiigth of foad was 58 ohainß, and requested that the thirds m hand .be applied for and that Turkmgton would wait for tbo Mauce until mote. ca^a , The" Olerk was instated to write to the Pahiatua, Oiunty.' Counoil, asking them wbioh' half of the Pah valley Road they, would form and maintain permanently, 'A' Jt George applied 'for thirds

. . r, ■ ■ i to ; be spent in falling bush on the v: D ro&tl line, one chain wide, through his ij section. It was decided that as the . ,v thirds accrue'thoy will bo applied for • : : ■ paid over to the value of the oiish felled, and in the, meantime Mr • . George can do the work at his own ■ ■ I expense. i The following accounts were passed , for paymentGeo, Shirley, £5 ss;_j ," ! Jc , :lStewafk w irߧrGe6'.7B6ntonlß'll ' , 18s 6d. It was .decided .'that jtenders" be -■ oalled _ for metalting ;^etweenJjthe; A w - ■ j unction of tlie distriot witli tfie road,, and Mr 8. M. George's accommodation house,' tenders to close next < meeting. ' 11 J " ! i A special order ,was,c6nfirmed. Y -.r x -: ! , Messrs Benton /and fc). ; M. George'' i were appointed to sign cheques. . •' The meeting then adjojirned. l - . :—: ■