ROAD BOARS.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4281, 19 April 1879, Page 2

ROAD BOARS.

, . «. OUST. The usual meeting of the above B Oard », hdd on Monday Pre.ent-M« w . ?T? Htggms (chairman), Diokeneon, RuddmV>T Grant, and Biddle. the Distriot Auditor, requesting a w tn tho reserves in tho Cuit road district Sw? return had been forwarded to him S* railway station master waitod opan the BnttS to get the leaie for tho eeotion at th e signs 4 , Afkr«ome demur tbout tbe eW ' fon in the prioe, it was accepted?!*,' signed. The chairman and Mr Biddle" ported upon Prowge'e horse. The agresd aot to buy him, and directed tie •»!? '" oommittee to look for another, 01*rt r«no«u! having levelled Scott's drain en d femtj!) ►light fall in it. Directed to get the bonldJ upon Thompson's ro»d broken » D d to «*! tie osrting of more filling to Tipping'g*J? aleo, to prepare speoificntione for the 'wml} ! of a five-stall stable. Decided tb«t ellZ* '-. tracts the time for the oomplnSon of ! has expired before any part, of the wort f * performed be re-let, unless the eontwefca ~ ' show satisfactory reason for the delay, k OOCRTE^AT. &. meeting of thit Bo ird wee held on Tvs day, April loth icst. Preeont—Ho n . CoW Brett, chairman ; Mcsars Mathiae, Qoaah Coutts. A great many tenders for the TMim» works advertised vrere opened, ard ona fa 1 each case accepted. The surveyor's wmS 5' was read and adopted, Oorreepondeno» V,, \ read as follows : —From the Troaeorr, W lington, advising the Board of the bstbuA '' of £258 7s 4d, being second moiety of lfe Z ' the & on rates oolkcted during the yearlgjj to the credit of tbe Board at the lUofc «« ' Austrelaeia. From the mideut eßpn«, requesting to bo supplied with three oopi««t,f ' the map of the district. Complied with. JW I the manager of the Prhss Oompetiy, dedlpa, - to allow any discount off the Board's sdvtt. ■ tiling account. From the ohaimnn of tfei '■ South Waimakariri Board of Oonsemtoa r applying for a copy of that portion of tbj \ valuation roll comprised within their bouu- ' dary. The clerk to forward estne at &n e»tb f date. From the Belwyn Ootrafy Coußcil • asking for certain returns. From tbe gam? .' regretting the Oounoil aro unable to { rite the Board to take gravel from tvum ' 1301. From the District Auditor, rtqufita* to be furnished with a return of the diifcreat roseme in tho district, end Tarions watiaiUn regarding same. From Mr J. L. Wika,K. questing peyment of the Board's ehwuf ; legal expenses inourred in er.deawrin| fcj !, procure payment by the Government o! tit I balanoe of l&nd fund due to Road Boards oa | December 31st, 1877. Payment aulhoruei \ A petition bearing thirly-five eigttaturse,w. [ questing that the road from Waireka to tin f Homebush Railway Station may be lnid off in \ accordance with description given in thepetj. ' { tion, was considered by the Beard, end tia [ clerk was instructed to forward the nmtto \ the ohief surveyor for his final decision in I the matter. The clerk was directed a> fcl- 1 lows : —To forward l'eturns asked for by ths [ Belwyn County Council; to furnish ths f District Auditor with a return of thus n. \ serves over whioh the Board exercise control j [ to send returns asked for by tho Ifogitlni- \ General; also to advertise for tonderi for f-. various road formations, to be sent in by th» I next meeting of the Beard. The clerk n- [ ported that the Judge of the Aeaeumesi ( Court had duly signed tho valuutiuc nil without any alteration as to value, there being no objectors present at the sitting of the Court. The pay-sheet, amounting to £2J7 12* Id, was adopted and paeeed for payment, { and tho Board adjourned till Tnesaey, Ui] I 13 Lh inst. f