UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD
The monthly meeting of the Upper Ashburton lload Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs C. J. Harper (chairman), J. Farrell, and J. Tucker. Aoologies for absence were received from Messrs A. Horsey, M. Stitt, and J. Allen. A letter forwarding the following resolution was received from the Ashburton County Council:—" That a letter be sent to the various local bodies concerned asking them to keep the approaches to the motor and stock bridges in order at their own expense. —Received, and it was resolved that tho request -be needed to. A ratepayer wrote drawing the Board's attention to burnt gorse sticks on roads. —The clerk was instructed to write to those concerned asking them to remove the obstructions. . .
Mr J. Johnson wrote asking if .he could lease the Board's reserve near Tinwald, along the Timai'u Track.—lt was agreed to reply to Mr Johnson stating that the Board regretted that it, could not see its way to lease tho reserve', as it had always been held for the convenience of settlers driving stock, as. an. accommodation paddock. The Department of Lands wrote notifying [the transfer of lease No. O.L. 165, part' Res. 2766, Block VII., Westerfield, from A. S. B. White to J. T. Hufchinsori.
The County Council's water ranger wrote stating that some of the fords in the Board's district required strengthening. —The Chairman stated that the matter was receiving .attention.
It was decided to hold the next meeting of. the Board at the. end ■ of. | January, owing to the December meeting falling in Christmas week. Tlie following roll alterations were authorised, subject to all rates being raid to date: —From the exors. of the late W. J. Sinclair to the New Zealand Government, Lots 150 and 151, pt. R.S. 10092; from ,E, H. Travis to R. Clelln.ncl, R.S, 24665, etc.. pts.. 21336, 24385, 138 acres; from J. Trewethey to G. W. Harris, ot. R.S. 4906, 2 acres 1 perch; from Mrs J. Hurley to A.. J. Wagner, Lot 5, pt. R.S. 17616, 101 acres 3 roods 25 perches, and 120 acres; from'L. de C. Millet to. P. Drummond, jun.. .pt. R.S. 2341, 15953, 15961. 10991; 8880, etc., 2548 acres 31 perches; from A. H. Dalton to Mrs A. L. Taylor, R.S. 36450-i and 36448-9, [200 acres;" from P. Han sen to W. ! Wells, Lot 4, R.S. 19162, pt. R.S. 3962, R.S. 26506, 100 acres 2 perches; from A. Smith to Woolly Bros., Lot 7, ILfighmor, 403 acres 1 rood 3 perches: froVn B. Anderson to Messrs Burns and Judd. R.S. 27094. 23897. 16125, etc., 331 acres'l rood 34 perches; from A. Bennett to E. O'Connor," Lot 19, pt. R.S. 8767, Allentpn. 1 rood ,36 ncrohep. Accounts amounting to £213 9s Sd were pnssod for payment, and the Board adjourßed. ' ,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8724, 25 November 1913, Page 6
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