EKETAHUNA ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 5 March 1894, Page 2

EKETAHUNA ROAD BOARD.

Monthly Ming, The usual monthly meeting of.the above Board was held on Saturday. Piesent-Mossrs T. Pareons (Chair, man), Neilson, Matheson, Anderson, Baytiss, Dowsett, and Mowbray, The minutes of the previous meet* ing were read and confirmed,»•" Correspondence was read from B. Berg, asking the Board to olean out the drain neer ln3 property. Fiom M, F, Bourka drawing attention to bad state of road near his property, A petition was presented from tbo settlers of Newman, asking that the impounding of cattle be suspended during the summer months,—KesoWed that the ranger be instruoted to saspend operations from October 15th to April 15th every year. From Colonial Treasurer rt loan of' £IOO for formation of road at Parkvil'.e, From I). Sheehan and J, B, Thompson, requesting the Board to form a 9ft track to their property in Mount Bowen block,—Besolved that tbe engineer bo instruoted to call for tenders for the work, • FromMrCafferyjeßtatcof bridge near his sections and asking to it repaired,—Decided that Mr be informed that there are no vailoble'for this work,' From J. Carr, asking for Ipase i gravel reserve' nt' Hawo'ra,—Keaolvpd that MrCarr be informed ibafctlie Board are not aware tbaHphi their powjir to leasp tl|e. reserve,. _ From 8.8, Priest, drawing atfenj> tion lp trees across rogd near Education Reserve,. From George Colville, applying for permission to take twelve loads of gravel from Hawera pit.—Granted. From tho Public Works Department re railway bridge over Manga* tainoka river, and intimating that the plans had been altered to make bridge available for traffic. Resolved that a.second poll betaken ' aa soon as possible for a £2,500 loan for W. 8,8, No. 1, That the Board with regret instructs - the Engineer to stop metalling operasunder the £2, :

From the Minister of Lands, steting thfiit a turn of £SOO had been |iMkd for the Aoiwnga Gorge road, ■wing an agreement for the Board mth its expennee lions HKfIJOBHng to H|^^^^^H9~That with the HHBE^^HHBnditure affix the for the us HMBBuPlicrs the HranrClerk interview HHHpEngineer in respect to of the Plans for the Gorge P«a and then call for tender for the work, Accounts amounting to £36 2s 6d were examined and passed for paymonymd the Board adjourned to &tb AprißF