LITTLE AKALOA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2148, 30 April 1897, Page 2

LITTLE AKALOA.

A meeting of ratepayers in the L'tMn Aknloa part of the Okftin's Rond Bo»rd Di«trioi wee held at "Little Akelo* on Friday evening:, the 23rd insr. Mr Geo. M>»*>or>, Chairman of the Oksin'e Rom! Board presided, nnd that tho muniing hud been called to con ider nd viaability of rsising a loftn to pot the road in th»t ot the district i« ! » > thorough *tate of rep«ir, "i dopn!a*ion having , w."itpd on th» Bo«id at i« lost meeting asking th«t thie stfp should b« taken, as it seemed a hopeless tifk t'> diakO' much improvement with the Rioall amount acaing from 'he general ret". Mr Bridge moved That in the opinion of this meeting it ie desirable to mi c a loan, under the Local Bodies Loana Aot, 1886, of £900. to improve tho roads an>* btidgea in the Little Akalon part t>f the District. Seconded by Mr W, Achton. Mr A. H. Mclntoeh <vm of opinion thet £900 wae not e> enfficiont t»um, is it wonld only form the roads, and a futther sum of £1200 or £1500 would be required fc.-j metal them. Dlfl moved thet a Hppcial rate of |d in the £ be levied inefcwdt and »n effort be. caade to do wi'hiHit tho loan, as it meant saddlinsr thera-elven wiib. interest for 26 year ,, .

This Rrnendtoent wee socondad by Mr W. \lenzte«, and «f'*r a loojs oifcueeion carried by ■> Kr.jr»> mejoiity. Menem A. fl. Melntosh. B. W. Bridge, Thoe. Mclutosh Hnd R. Giibert werei eppnint«d <\ oommittfle to p,l!oe«t* the ex« penditurf) of (he proposed epecial rate, end pst the neco»i'»ry petition t-igoed by tho rat^pnV'-ra.

Mr Biidpe said ho won'd take f >is opportunity tf> sojg[irost th*t in n\t -ration he iii'ide >vitii rpgf.rd f o iho n)*rmiTement of thn Litle Alrfttoa whu-f, ai et p'emint no one >v »c in charge of tii-J wimrf. and goods wpr« pom<tiii"e mi «r b9dly α-fd. H" ihonglit it wiiiiid be wise u> collect wharf doeo aod employ a wharfinger. A rerolotion was passed that it be ft to »h« Road Bo»rd fo collect whirt dues instead of the special rate as of lute. * A vote of thanks was passed to tho ChairnjMtn and the Clerk for attending and the meeting terroinstec , *