HALSWELL.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7529, 19 April 1890, Page 6

HALSWELL.

The ordinary meeting of this Board »_. held at the office on March 31st. _W_t —Messrs Gray (Chairman), lieadel, q! forth, and Fergussou. Carr-jspou-esss was read from the Property Tax Uo-S eioner, seating that a voucher had km forwarded to the Treasury for thesy, ment to this Board of the sum of mk lid, boing 75 per cent, of subsidy t»% year ending 31st March last. Fromfe*. sury, Wellington, stating that the &_»» amount had been remitted to tkt Board's credit with the Bank of Mw Zealand, Christchurch. From B4m County Council (iv reply), re drain raa. ning between R._. llOu aud 1913, i?ro» Mr J*. O'Briati, asking to be allowed & fence In and clear, oil' gorse ou road roc. ning between Messrs Penny aad da®. pious sections. Declined. From Insps&K of Audit, stating that he would audit Board's accounts on the 3rd April. _■» Clerk was instructed to attend to iU matter. From Commissioner of Uiwa Lands, forwarding lists of Lake Ellesmwa 'ands for sale en April l(3th. KeceSvsi From Messrs Burke Bros., asking to t» informed whether the dram rami-**-through R.S. 6083 was a public drain. X_Clerk was instructed to ascertain e___ reply. A deputation, consisting oi Messrs Smith, Kelly, aud ct-ea, waited on the Booid relative to the ds-ia-age of their sections, and, after considers tion, it was resolved that the Clerk be instructed to ascertain by what right ttis river is dammed at Gardiner- flax and report at next meeting. It was re« Bolved that tenders be called, returuable next Board day, for quarrying aad brs-_« ing from 300 yards to 600 yards of metal si the Board's quarry, Lansdowne; that the Clerk; have the necessary repairs doaa to Candy's bridge, and that iv the raeaatics" the bridge be advertised as unsafe t® traffic; that Messrs Dixon receivenotics to clear gorse out of drain opposite B.S, 408. Accounts as por paysheet, amountlai to £21214s 3d, were passed for pay mess" and the meeting closed*