OKAIN'S BAY.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2629, 9 January 1874, Page 3

OKAIN'S BAY.

Tfee "annual meeting of : the ratepayers of , r the aboVe district was held in the schpol- ; house, Okain's Bay, on Saturday, January '' 3rd, 1874. x There was a Tery fair attendance yfcf: ratepayers present, including a good muster from Little Akaloa. Mr William Moore, chairman of the Okain's Bay Road Board}, presided. . . r y. The Chairman having explained the object of the meeting, and commented briefly upon "the work done by the Board during the past ..year, submitted the following ' statement of , accounts to those present:—

£ s. d. Balance in hand Jantiary, : 1873... 6 17 6 General Government grant .;. 350 0 0 Provihbial Government grant ..i 692 17 0 Bates ... ... ... ... 68 17 3

£1118 11 9 Main road, Okain's Bay 249 7 4 Main road, Little Akaloa ... 88 0 0 Main road, Leßon's Bay ... 172 18 0 Stony Bay road to beach, Little Akaloa 187 14 0 Laverick's and Leßon's Bay road 32 5 6 Look-out road 3810 0 Little Okain's Bay road 8 8 6 Leßon's Bay and DaJglish's "Hill road ... ... 32 2 6 Incidental expenditure 7 2 9 Salaries ... " 40 0 0 £856 8 7 . Balance in hand .. 262 3 2 ' ' £1118 11 9 The receipts and expenditure in the various Bub-districts were as follows :-—., ; OKAIK'S BAY. '■■•""• "-■■■■■-.■■■>■■"--•■-- £ s, _d. Receipts ... ... ... 366 .8 6J Expenditure ~., ... ...307,7 4 Balance in hand ... 59 1 2 J J ITTLE AKALOA. Receipts. ... ... 355 17 3. Expenditure ... ... ... 270 11 6 Balance in hand .... 85 5 9_ le'bon's bay. Receipts.i. ...... ... 347 18 3J Expenditure -. 236 7 3 Balance in hand ... 11l II 0_

The ratepayers present expressed themselves very satisfied with the work of the BoaKhvith one dissentient, who complained that a certain contract had not been very creditably carried out in Little Akaloa during the past year. The Chairman explained the difficulty the Board had had to contend with hitherto, in the district being so large and divided, and that the fault lay with a member of the Board who represented that part of the district, but who had since resigned, and stated that the Board intended to exercise a greater supervision over works for the future that the fault might not be repeated. _ The ratepayers then proceeded to the elec.tion of two members in the room of Messrs Boleyn and Barker (retired) by ballot. Mr John Barker was proposed by Mr , 'Wright and seconded by Mr Priest. Mr Priest was proposed by Mr Ware and Seconded by Mr Moore. Mr Robert Rix was proposed by Mr Eades and seconded by Mr Joseph Brown. The names of the candidates were put to show of hands, and the following was the Jesuit:— • • -'

Mr John Barker MrPiiest... Mr B. Six

... 17 .<. 10 ... 4

No poll being demanded for Mr Rix the cbajrmaiLdeclarfid .JAeasoL ,Jno*_Barker.and. Francis Priest duly elected. Subsequently above meeting the BoanTmet in..the school-bouse "and transacted some business of minor importance including the passing of several accounts for payment. The Board resolved to call for tenders for felling and clearing to the Eall width of one chain the new live of road between Okain's and Le Bon's Bays, and to levy a rate of ls in the £ forthwith upon all the rateable property in the district.