NEWCASTLE ROAD DISTRICT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2201, 17 August 1886, Page 2

NEWCASTLE ROAD DISTRICT.

A mektini. ot i.itep.ty<M- ot the above distilet was hold at the schonlhouse, Whatawhata, on Saturday, the 14th inst, at 2.30 p.m., .Hciineiied by advertisement in THK \V.\ik\io Timks in compliance with a 1 equation signed by .several ratepayers, to consider the advisability or otherwise of hay ing the road from Crawfords corner to McCutchwm's formed, :ks tendered for, in order to conuectthe two county road-*. The eh urman of the board provided, and after having read the petition and advertisement convening the meeting, then read two letters winch appeared in The Wwkaio TIMK-s .signed E. C. Shepherd, waking chaige-. against the chairman and board of mu>approi>nation of road board fund-? and unequal distribution of board's expendituie, al->o alleged irregularity of the ptocedme of the board in the matter of dealing with the contiact of forming the toad m question. The chairman having denied the accusations in toto, challenged Mr E C. Shepherd to come forward and prove ht»a^eition«. After examining the minute book for some time Mr Shepherd failed to find a record t<> support his allegation. He then commenced a -tatement of the hiwincul portion of the board. The chairman -aid that the statement ju«t i <j ad by Mi Shepherd was not ..nly unreliable but a misrepre-enta-l turn <>f the boaid's financial po-i- ! tion, and called on the cleik to read to the meeting a statement prepared by him, namely, .\n abstiact .showing the amount of cm lent rates and ,irrear> collected by him for year ending 3Ut March, 188*',; al-»o, abstract of account showing receipts and expenditure of bo.ud for period fiom 31-t March, 188(1, to date, and -how ing balance in bank : and a statement of the approximate revenue of the board f«>r the year •-ndinjr 31-t Much, ISS7. The following i* the statement : — Ahm'kum or UvriN \ni> Anrtr\K-. mik Vk\H I.MUMi ;ihT M.\H( H, I&SU.—Imo-^ cunent late in late-book, tl'»4 0> 3d ; gro«= in esr- in rate book, £108 V.U lid; total, £302 14s 2<\. V>y amount of rate- and iiif.ii-. £3I)J U- 2d. Au^ritvrr showinc R\rK- colikcikh \ni> oi Jsrvxni.so, with Akuk\k^.— Curient late collected t> d ite, £1W 1> lid ; a i reals collected to date, Jt'<>7 1^- *>d ; total collected to date, £237 CX Id. Current rate entered to names unpaid, £".* 2s 3d ; arrears., ti» name, unpaid. €11 U> ll}d ; total rates unpaid to name-. £20 13s lHd. Current rate* un]>aid to nwmr, t'l"» l'is 4d ; arre.irs unpaid to (r.\ner, t'2!> 3- *» 4 'd ; t<»tal rates unpaid to owner, t'44 lit-, 10,' d. Total, £'302 14s 2d. Ausiu\( i i <>it mrYi \u Esnixt. Mm«h 31, ISS7, ro rm: imu-km n\rK, ot KfOKiPf!^ ami Exri-Mnri kt, —Receipts : In hand on Apnl 1-t, ISSO, js j>er cash book, t'',(3 b'.s 7d ; petty cash in hand, 3* <kl ; Wright'h utipro-eated cheque, t'2 ; ca-h banked to date, t'BS V.U ; ca»h m hand to bank, Ss 2d ; total, A'lSt 12^ 3d. Expenditure : Tsy unpre-anted cheque, £2 : expenditure by cheque, t'i»l lls :»d ; petty cash expended by me, 4s Sd ; exchange on cheques paid by me, 2s ; balauce in bank, £!K) 14s 2(1 : total, t'lM 12s 3d. AIM'KOMM VTK RENKXI X Ol- Bo\KH n»I! Ykvh kxi»in<. 31-sT M\H( h, 1887. — Balanct in bank at present, f'.tO 14s 2d ; balance oj (Jovcrnnicnt hiib-idy of last year due, fe.S«i 8s .">d ; possible amount of rate ii the £' (gro-s cunent i\ite), I'll"* 14 5 7d (t )vemment Mibsidy on rates (Crown nn< Xative Kate deducted), £108 7s ; out-tand ing of 1880, available to collect, aboti £4 10s ; total, £40S 14s 2d.— This £408 14- 2 is the appioximate amount of board ievenue for the year ending 31-t Marcf 1887, to pay for works* in piogiess and thr may be undeitaken, also incidental e 1 pensos. AMoivror Cnturvr R \tk, ixrrrsn oi Ciunvv ou N\ti\k Lwn-s r \n» ro <„ Si;ns.ri)\ ox, £1.")8 Os Cd ; current Ciov Lands rates, £10 10^ 7d ; current Nati Lands rates, 10s lOd ; current enter to owner, £!."> Kis 4d ; current rate enter to names outstanding, £0 2- ; to' amount of current lato column, £l!>i 0s Thi^ st.itomont wa« iceeived «itli . plausc, and d vote of thanks accorded I clerk for the concise and clear manner which the accounts were kept, and satisfaction afforded the meeting from information contained therein. Mr Kov.ill s.aid that in view of thefav< able position of the board's hnance, shown by the statement read by the cl he would propose the following motun "That this meeting direct the bo«m piocced forthwith with the formatioroad from Crawford'* corner on by eemt to near McCutcheon's, so as to connec two county roads." Seconded by Mi 1 car. An amendment was proposed bv^ M Shepherd, seconded by Mr "K. Fler "That the road be not proceeded wit the present." The following is the rest the devisum «f the meeting-— For the amendment '.' voted ; fo motion 30 v oted, or sent letters appi of the road being made. The Chairman declare! the n emied. A vote of thanks was accoid Chairman and the meeting tormina (Own Correspondent).

Mr (100. .T. Neal, *o long and i ably Known in connection with the AN Steam N.u itratimi Company, and tl operative Company in Cambridge, that he has Iwen appointed tr/nellin; in Waikato for th« eminent English seedsmen, Messi?, E. Webb and From Mr Noal'" extensive kmnvl the district and wall-know n busine^ he may be expected to do a pond ti the firm hi 1 represent.^, and pinch; his «<t!ods may be sure of iecei\ nitj aiticle as it h hi-5 intention to t growth of all seeds before offering t salo. Mr Neil has rented the ] next dooi to Mr J. S. Bond, Duk whore he will carry on the binint geneial commission agency. Mr John Kno\ will continue the c\ez of Mr G Jessop'j, stock at bss mart on Levt ; albo, produce, p.u'try, &c.