ROAD BOARD.
A special meeting of the Eketahuna Road Board was held on Saturday afternoon last. Present —Messrs W. B. Matheson (Chairman), T. Parsons, M. Neilson, A. Anderson, and F. Dowsett. ACCOUNTS. The following pay sheet was passed : H. Olsen L2O, McFarlane L 34, Davenport and Basset L 8 ; J. King L 7 6s 6d ; H. Olsen, deposit returned, L 23. GENERAL, In reply to Mr Lowes' letter of 3rd inst., it was resolved that the Board cannot pledge thirds of section 8 to raise £IOO, the thirds of that section already being pledged for the formation and bridge loan of £750. This Board can only raise a loan on that section by levying a special rate to pay interest for same ; however, the amount suggested will not cover the work to be done. The engineer has given a rough estimate of the work to be done on the Tawataia road as follows ; Totara bridge, L 140; Tawataia, LOO j 30 chains at 85b per chain, Ll3O.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3918, 21 September 1891, Page 2
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167ROAD BOARD. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3918, 21 September 1891, Page 2
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