KAUWAERANGA HIGHWAY BOARD.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1804, 4 May 1874, Page 3

KAUWAERANGA HIGHWAY BOARD.

A meeting of the members of the above Board was, held on Friday .'evening 1 . Present—Mr Machab (Ohairman)i Mr Heron, Mr Greenville, and Mr Scott. ;

AGEEEHENT BETWEEN-B6iED AND Municipality. ■— A memorandum of agreement between the. Borough .Council and the Highway Board was read.—Mr Greenville said that ho had soon it stated that the balance of amouuts due by the General and Provincial Government's were to be handed over to the Municipality. This had caused considerable dissatisfaction in the district, and he thought the matter should be submitted to the ratepayers. That the whole of tlic Government monies voted for the year— what had been expended and whatwas to come-should bo pud to the Borough—was not right, The money which had been spent on lowor Rioimnnd-street, had been spent since the Borough was constituted. £50 had been given by the Government for the Haps Road, and alikasum for

the Jfaraka Boad, but theso amounts had noibeen spent.—The Chairman said 'the work had been done long ago, and the money had been used to pay the debts of the Board.—Mr Soott thought the only subject about whic.li there, might bo complaint on the part of the'" residents on the block was the General Government grant, but in other respects he,did.not think they'had anything to complain of.—Mr Greenville said if the money for roads in the present highway district had been used to pay the debts of the whole district, Block 27 ought to have credit for it.—MrjHerdn balled attention to the.faofc that the Municipality had to pay all the old debts of. the Board,, aniounting to £250. •' Th'e • whole '■ of this- year's ; rates pollected on the block since the sth of November, amounting <to. about £80, .would be handed*, over'.to thVdißtriet., [The district was also entitled to its fair share of the money voted by the Provincial Council.—Mr Greenville said the district only asked forfair.'playi and; he thought it would be well to "give'the' ratepayers; every; opportunity, '.of satisfying themselves that the arrangements ; were fair.v Mr.Greenville then went int,o the accounts, pointing out that he didmot conside'rithe arrangement- a - fair one ; to Block 27.-Mr Scott said that,if the people of the block were dissatisfied, he would at once tender: his resignation.— .The Chairman thought, the adjustment ibetween the.Council and : the Board was favourable to the highway district. If the accounts were now interfered with, 'great trouble might be caused* —Mr Greenville .thought that a balance-sheet should be submitted. to ; the. ratepayers beforejanyagreenieht was concluded. If jthis were done, it would be the means of preventing trouble.iniuture.T-jMr Heron moved that the chairman sign the agreement between Borough.-Council and jthe District Board.-Mr Scott seconded | |the motion.—Mr Greenville moved as, an i .amendment that the agreement be, re'considered, as,it;.,was not.satisfactory to, ithe ratepayers.—Mr ff eron's motion was —Mr Greenville suggested that, ; as only,,th'ree ; were: present, ;he thought jthat the,subject should he left till/a full; Imeeting.—TbejChairman said the agreement was required to be completed, at. jonce. | Boad Wono.-Mr Greenville and Mr, jScott referred to certain portions of road ,od Block 27 which required,Jbeing re'-' jpaired.-v-It was agreed tbat the, engineer ibe instructed'to inspect and rep'ort'upon [the repairs'.required in Sealey-street, jfiiclimond-street.KarakaEoad, and other iparts. j Government, GBANrs. —Mr Heron (thought that some communication ought jto be made to thrProvinoial Government (asking, thata fair, proportion of the sum |itq be', voted should'be asked- for the ||Bbard.-Mr Greenville thought : that as goldfields traffic had to be accommodated, they ought to ask for all.-Mr Heron thought they ought to point out that mining wasnow carried oh on Block '27 in parts to which access was difficult or impossible.—Mr Greenville thought they ought.to ask lor money, to make,those. Chairman said that, he'had written twice to the Provincial'Governjment asking that the the. ! General Government grant should be | paid over at once, but ihad not received; |any answer.—lt was agreed to write a letter to Mr Bsgnall, M.P.0., in.respect of gefctiug a grant ( from, the Provincial' Government for'roads in the district.