AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2820, 10 November 1903, Page 2

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary tnoetiug of the Board was held on Saturday last ; present—Messrs J. R Newton (in the chair), Checkley, Piper, Nowbegin, and R. A. Pe^tigrew, MINUTE 3. The minutes of the last ordinary making were re id and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence wai rexd— From Mr J, 0. Buckland,, ss uader : — "lam about to fence the Mfc. Bmn rotd from the homestead to the waterfall, anl would respectfully ask your Biard to alljv me to plice the fence along the top of the embankment, where the hillside is so steep, I believe this would add to the safety of the travelling public and be ia the interest of all concerned. I would, of course, take every ca-e tint the fenoa was clear of the road itself and did not in any way interfere with the traffia."

It was propose! by the Chairman, seconded by Mr Newbegin and carried—That the request be granted on ondition tint no birb wiro be uiel oa top of tha fo-ce

From M B. F. Sh.dbolt, as under: — "lam commencing to Jay to ereot a new fence on my property facing the roid from the Barry's Bay Factoi y to the top of the hill. Could you let me have an exemption from the ranger for any of my cattle that might possibly get out. All due oare will be taken."•Jβ lam frightened that the cuttle may go home, bub as you know it is sometime) diffijul to keep th-m in at night time. It was resolved Mr Shidbolt be informed that the Boad Board have no control over the road in question,

From Mr H. Hay ward offering £1 for the , walnuts on tho Robinson'u Bay Valley road. Offer accepted. From Mr G. Kingston offering to keep old Okoin's road in repair, and give 10s also for the right to out grass seed on the said road ** dur'mg the coming season. Offer accepted. From Mr D. Curry, as under: — "Asit is now more than twelve months since your Board agreed to improve the upper part of Grehan Valley Road, I would now ask your Board to improve the pait that is so bad, so that I may be able to get my produce out and in safely,—David * Cubrt."

Work to be done as soon as labour w*l available. Plan of Sombrssi Hotbl Prophet*. A plan of this property was approved by the Board. Wilson's road, Messrs R. A. Pettigrew and H. W; Piper reported having viaited Wilson's Road with Mr T. L Comte, who had pointed ou!) that the fence can along hie boundary inolading on his side all of the disused road, known as Wilsons, The late Mr S. Johnson objected to this as unfair, and ib was usual io * suoh cases to itolude half the raad in eaoh adjoining holding. The Board hid nothing to do with the milter, but considered tc highly improbable tho road could ever be used as parts of it were impracticable. * white's road. Mr H. Chapmau interviewed the ijo&rd asking that the diversion of White's road be continued downwards to join the present read below the lower crossing, distance 30 chains. The cost wcull be about £25. The diversion would do away with two crossings. He and Mr White would give the necessary %■ landin exchange for present road. He did not wish the present load closed from his house downwards a distance of 4£ chaios.

Messrs Piper, Pettigrew, and Newbegia were appointed a (Jommitte to report to i* future meeting on the subject. foremen's rbpokt. T. Le Comoe reports that the wont phcei have been fixed up at Little River for milk carts acd general traffic. Wattrtablei will want clearing out before web weather. Two * days were spent getting stone for crasher at Barry's Bay. All time since 18th Out- hn been put in with crusher at Wainui, where 704 were broken up to Tuesday and all pub on roads except 60 yards. The A crusher shifted up to a heap below Mr N«V- - begiu's and started breaking there on the sth. On going up the Valley Road tha bridge opposite Kingston's bridge with the engine, which went down four ojf five feet. Too muoh praise cannot oe given, to Mr A. Brown for the manner in which he stuck to tha engine and shuS off steam. There waa no accident to anyone and no machinery was broken. He found it neces. aary to purohase three ebringers to repair bridge to let the cusher over. The bridge broke at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, and at 10 o'clock on Wednesday, the eagiue waa able to starb again with the orusher. The men were willing to do anything to effeot repair! and worked overtime to get the stringers to site. He put shores under stringers of bridge oppoa.te Hewitt'-- , , and the engine and cru3her passed over it safely. Hβ strongly recommends that the road from Wainui wharf to Valley road be metalled while the crusher is in the locality. There are 32 chains, and 7 yards to the chain Pr would suffice. In tome places the metal is worn out. The oosb would n it be heavy. Re Vanstone's and Smith's roads—Air Smtih offers Board the use of hia quarry to metal this road. The metal in the quarry is m very good. He has inspected Rhode's contract, and has given a certificate for a oof tain amouut.

M. A. Johnston reports the t since laib meotini? he has been quarrying metil for til* Wainui ValUy roid, aui has now tnived ta_ quarry on the Boasu road. The reports were adopted. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The Fhancial Statement was real aud adopted. MISCELLANEOUS. It was resolved it be left in Mr Newbegin'i || hands to see that the cewly metalled roadi at Wainui should be lightly blinded with yellow clay. The Chairman reported the crusher atill breaking for the Board at Wainui. She had *► been doing good work. It was reaolved a vote of thanks be pasted to Mr T. Morgan for the water and oorner of paddock on Long road during crusher's viit, and tha , ] Mr G. Morgan's demand V for 3(h for water for crusher be satisfied. In reply to a question, the Chairman said he believed Mr John Sunckell had opened gate to road through his paddock to German Bay. It was resolved to write to Mr Bishop, ' Chairman of Native Committee re Onuku Road diversion and send him tracing of * same, SPECIAL MEETING. The Chairman reported that owing to the change in the law, it was neoessary to oom- m mence proceedings re metal (oan de noyo,

Hβ therefore moved—Tint a special metr/np bf the Board be held at the Council CramIbersi Duvauchelle'e. at 8 p.m. on Monday next, November 16th, to consider the proboßal to borrow £6000 for road metalling. Seconded by Mr Checkley and curled. The Board then rose.