WAITOA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2519, 1 September 1888, Page 2

WAITOA ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of the Board took place last Saturday. Present: Messrs Cliepmell, (in the chair), Burnett, Horrell and Turnbull. Mr Pavitt, the engineer, was also in attendance. . . Subsidy.—Among the inward correspondence was :—A memo from ; the Pro-perty-tax Commissioner, reporting having forwarded a voucher to the Treasury for the payment of £31 ss, balance of subsidy. Petitions.—A petition from eleven residents on Block IX, suburbs of Te Aroha, earnestly desiring the Board to do something to improve the road in the neighbourhood of their sections.—A letter from six residents at Waihou, wishing the Board to make a better outfall for the water in the road side drain between the saleyard and the hotel. The Bodrd decided to get the outfall ditch cleaned out as far as the road and the eDgineer was instructed to inspect and report on the matter referred to in the petition. The Eugineer was also instructed to inspect and report on the road which the Government has recently laid off from the bridge on Taylor's road to the main road between the Waihou township and Te Aroha, on which residents in the neighbourhood have asked the Board to make improvements. Wants of Ratepayers.—The Board it is thought, will easily manage to spend the fat thing rate when collected, considering the number of applications that are being made for road works, both by those who are ratepayers and a number who are not ratepayers. It is said that some of the ratepayers seem to be of opinion that if they pay their rate by the end of March, it will be quite time enough. They should bear in mind that it would not be advisable for the Board to defer road making till the end of March. Accounts,—Accounts amounting to £39 5s were passed for payment.

Mr Hunter sells cattle, horses and produce at Cambridge to day. Mr J. S. Auckland will sell fruit trees, shrubs, &c., at Cambridge to-day. Mr A. Buckland and Sons, of Auckland, will sell on Friday next, Lots 57 and 58, at Pukete. j We direct attention to an advertisement referring to the great restaurant,. the Federal Coffee Palace in Melbourne. Thk heirs to three thrones—those of Italy, Russia, and Brazil—are weakling?, and there is a danger of el Rey Nino of Spain being another. Mrs Elsie Rathburn, a wealthy Brooklyn woman has begun a contest of the will of her father, Peter 0. Doremus, who died last: February, leaving an estate of several millions, but totally ignoring in his boquests the rights of his daughter. Thk Russian Government has granted permission to women to devote themselves to the pharmaceutical profession, provided they pass the same examinations as mala candidate*. Male and femalo students mustnot train under the same apothecary. A-Kansas schoolma'am has hit upon a brilliant scheme which gives satisfaction to her pupils. When one of the girls missea a word the boy who spells it gets permission to kiss her. As might be supposed, tha Kins to bs mighty pour