RANGIAOHIA HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 801, 4 August 1877, Page 2

RANGIAOHIA HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

Ilia Anaual M et:u< of Rtfc-piyers oi the tU giaohia Highway Duiriot. Was held m itie Publio Hall, To ivtumiuu, uu d <Cur<lay tL« 28 h nisi, a-i 2 o'oi ck p ro. There wa>» a g«O'i a tea lanoe, all parts o< the dUtrict/ E'om Oraxaa to UJJaupu bei g well represented M.- W -loane was milted to the chair, and ea I tbo ailvertiseonut 00-v^niug t c uiee " g* Air -v K.*y, the Ohairtnad. of th« out-

Accounts for the p*»t year, which was as follows :— BHCKIFTB. Balance from last year ... 28 2 2 Kates Collected . ... ... 335 16 8 Government Urant ... •,. ... 235 4 0 . : TotJA .. ... ..,£599 210 „ - SXPEHBITURE. '- i ' '■-i ■ :'^ • ■■■'•: £ 8 d Forming Roads ... ... 163 17 0 Forming New Roads ... 37 611 Forming Culverts ... ... 717 6 Forming bridges ... ... 85 0 9 Printing and Advertising ... 316 6 •Postage Stamps, ftp. ... 20 6 Total ... ... ... £299 18 2 Balance m hand on 30tu June ... £299 4 8 Taere are, ou ih« books, 19 race defaulters. Their aggregate arrears is £52 2rlod. Mr Kay said the auditors examined t lie accounts, and found them con eat m every, particular, and as none of the ratepayers questioned their accuracy, M> VVithoi all proposed, and Mr Kuaabs seconded, that the statement ot acoouuts be passed. Mr Kay farther explained to the meeting' why the Board, put off the largest and mos 6 expensive r»ad works until the latter end of their year of offije, and also gave satisfactory reasons for the Trustees striking the race for the period ending 31st March next, and ah j wed, clearly, the. revenoe derivable from the carreat valuation at 9d m the £. The works now m. progress, and exisuug claims, he continued, would absorb nearly tne whole of Che balance remaining on i he 30 bh Juneiast. 'J Ihe following gentlemen were proposed, seconded, and' duly dedarei elected Trustees for the current year, viz. : Mr vV Sloane, Mr J r Potts, Mr X Bell, Mr -H Ramsay and Mr J Maokmder. Auditors : Captsiu Boonett aud Mr' J H Mandeno. Fence-yiewers : Mr Wliorrigau and Mr H MonoreuT. , The proposal to bn.ig the Impounding Act into force m the district, caused con* aiderable discussion, which resulted hr the following resolution boiug put to the meeting, and carried unanimously :— ' That, m the event of Che Kiuikihi Town Board decliuing to bring the Impounding Act into operation, the Trustees oi the Ran^iaohia District are directdd to establish a public pound at Te Awamutu. 1 i i've following resolutions were proposed by Mr J H Mandenn, duty seconded, and highly approved by the ueeting: — Int. 'l'na»the uew IVmtjea, together with the mover, bd requested to •iraw v,» a petition to tha douse of ttepresentativea, to ba forwarde t to Mr Cux, praying tne iiouse to graai> a second Alember oif the Couuty Oouncil for tae ciiding of . Raugiaouia,' 2nd. * Lh*t the uew Trustees be requested to forward a mamorial to Mr Cox, to tie presented to (•he Hun the Mtuw or of Puolio Works, pray nig chat the Auckland and Puniu tlailway be pushed oa to l'e Aveamutu, without further delay,' A vote of thanks, to the Chair, an-i to the outgoiug Trustees cl sad tae pro* ceedings of the mooting. The uewly elected Trustees aiS^aibied immediately att TwarUs, aud eieubud Mr W Sloans Caairmau of the B^^rd.