ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3778, 6 April 1891, Page 2

ROAD BOARD.

Dr Hosking waited on the Masterton Eoad Board at its adjourned meeting on Saturday in reference to the proposed road through his property. Mr Dagg said there were two disconnections in a series of roads. The Board's object was to connect these gaps. The question was whether the proposed road was of importance. In the future it would undoubtedly be of importance. At present it was not so. It passed through, country now in the hands of a few private persons, but to use a common express sion he expected to see these large estates " burst up" into, small holdings in time, and therefore the road would eventually be of importance to a great number. He was in favor of locating, the road, and he thought the Board wished to treat all parties fairly and to locate the road so as not, to injure Dr liosking, nor yet Mr Bennett. The Board was not in funds and Dr Hosking would have to assist. Dr' Hosking said that he would guarantee the expenses of taking the road under the Public Works Act. Mr Dagg said he did not agree that the other road was solely in the interests of Brancepeth. All they required to do now was to locate the road. The road through Mr Bennett's was the shortest by a mile avid a quarter and there was a difference in the grade in its level. Mr Beetham said if he looked at the read from Messrs Beetham's point of view he should take it through Mr Bennett's, but if the matter was looked at from all points he considered the road through Dr Hosking's was the more direct, the better road, and at the same time no compensation was required. He considered that Dr Hosking had exaggerated the damage it would do him. If the property telonged to him he should welcome the road. He had been looking at it for thirty-five years, and he ought to know. However, he only had one voice in the matter.

Mr Dagg moved that providing Dr Hosking furnish the Board with a proper guarantee to meet liabilities incurred in acquiring the land under the Public Works Act, the road through Mr Bennett's be taken. He was still of opinion that this would be the better road, notwithstanding what the chairman had just said. The motion was put and carried. Dr Hosking asked permission to use some old timber ' now on the Wangaehu road. The timber was originally taken from his land but it was thrown out now as useless.

Permission was granted, subject to the Engineer's approval. Mr Welch wrote, complaining of the two gates recently erected by Mr Stuckey. He thought the Board had been misled, or they would not have granted the application to erect them. There were five gates in all, and he .must ask. that Mr Stuckey be requested to remove them, as they were an intolerable nuisance,

? Mr Dagg thought they ougbt to dea with the matter as a whole. He would move that in future no gates be erected unless on the understanding they were removed within twelve months, unless the Board gave special permission. . Seconded by Mr Brown and carried.

In regard to Mr Welch's application the Chairman thought they ought to hear MrStuckey's side of the question. He proposed that Messrs Welch and Stuckey meet the Board at the next meeting. Carried. The meeting then adjourned.