HUNTLY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 206, 29 August 1905, Page 2

HUNTLY NEWS.

iF-oiu Our Owu Corresponfleat) * A concert iv aid of the organ rn__ _, V\e_iej"_n Methouist C__r__ tookni, the Volunteer _iau ou Friday er___V""U'» audience. p;-e_ia_u jvtr uy _tr J. *. %«j-* J.-*., wo, i_;-ge ana enthusiastic," the, 3 s ** oi the ~■__._.__. v.-no were the __f_F a,n * trioutors to tue progi__n_e, "* appiauued. __ c aud dr_J.i^" Bii r - tue various ta_ieau_ was nscideult' '*' wuile the precision which cUaracterCJ duierent e__i_is-s renec-ted teachers, who mast have worned _,« produce such pie__iug effects. laiSS*. 1 * to tne items provided _y th- children prising tne iiaypoie dance, a _or_l\? ar aud tabieaux _.i__trating _ camS"* Kiuiug Hood. Ja<-_ and the seaa s_3_ tS* House that Jack Built, and FaitkTxi 31 were contributed by Hesdames t_ wood aud j-idduiph, and itUs Uurte l|S_r (J. (_leeson, i_. _terrou aaa t* SiiTf-X? Judging from the audience the _____ must nave proved a iinauciai suceea?* B**8 ** The statutory monthly meeting of ._. Huntiy -load Hoard was held on __t_w_* wlieu there were present Heists J J' Bailey, J.f. (chairman). Messrs L. b hJ_ ri_, jun., Angus _le__uino_, and the __v (Mr ii. W. Tattley). Correspondence Unread and deait with as roliows- ill Prrif Mr a. B. w.ight (district road e__t_2" inquiring if the deviation on the _!_£___! road, as already agreed upon, JmjjS, completed. The clerk was instructed ton? ply iv the negative, to state t__t _t_ j_TJ refused to sign the necessary agreement aud to ask Mr Wright to visit tie deviation, and endeavour to come to t»_2 with the owner (Mr Hill). i_) From *? Heudersou (builder), requesting peratf__*n to lay a set of pipes, carrying aw» u> drainage from the new Courthouse »(•►_,! the Great South-road to the Waikato _Ve_ The requisite permission was granted, ca' couditiou that the service was mad-goa? (S) From Mr George Hill, inquiring »h_t the inteution of the Board was with rb__ to the road deviation throng, the Utoti section. The matter was held ever un the next meeting. (4) From the AdT_nr_i to Settlers O-iee. stating that no obJeedawould be made to the road derlatiotf s_ Matahura Valley, providing the value of j_» property was not affected. (5) From Sir ja Aitken, asking information re road d=rU•tion through No. 424. (6) From the Depart, ment of Lands and Survey, to the eUect that the deviation through sections 12, 11 34 and 3_ had not yet been surveyed, it was proposed to instruct one of the stiff of surveyors to make the necessary survey at the earliest opportunity. The delay _n beeu wholly unavoidable, as every one m the stall* surveyors had been busily engaged in surveying lands for settlement purposes. (7) From the District k'agiaeer of Railways, promising to widen to die extent of a chain the level crossing at St. Pan.'s (Anglican) Church as soon es possible. (S) From Mr W. J. Ralph who stited he would confer with the c_a:r_ti_ "st the Board's request for a site for ofiee raj. poses on his property. (9) From the Vainttou Department, notifying the Board mat the subsidy for 1904-5 would be paid -«■ application. ike by-laws as drawn up by the WaK. kato County Council came before the Boa** for approval or otherwise. After se«_ discussion it was resolved, on the mottea of th- chairman, seconded by Mr A- lie* Kinnon, '-That these by-laws be rhioaghout the Huntiy road district" ". In accordance with previous notice et motion given, the chairman moved, "TJut the Board make and levy a general rate of three farthings in the pound under lections 37 to 44 of the Rutin? Act. ISQi, _s_ the amend_ients thereon, on the rstaKe property as appearing on the valtutHroll for the period commencing Ist ApD, 1905, and ending 31st March, 1908, st-;, rate to be payable in one sum on the !„_ day of September, 1905. to the col'.ector it his office, or during office hoars at tie Uoad Board's office. Huntiy." The _wtion was carried unanimously. The clerk stated that he had recelrethe memo, of transfer fiom the Taapiri Coal Mines Company. Limit o -, dedicating Glasgow-street to His Majesty the King. The following aeccnuts wre nas?ed fM. payment. viz.:—Messrs W Sp'ers, £7 4/f M.'Keieher, £10: Brett Company, Limited, 17/6; Taupiri T?oal Company. Limited: li/; Green and Colebrook, £1 17/4; O-rtPStene,-nnd Co., £6 0/5; and Taupiri SrwnitHi Company, 13/6.