MATAU ROAD BOARD.

Clutha Leader, Volume III, Issue 112, 1 September 1876, Page 5

MATAU ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of the Matau Road Board Avas held on Mondayevening last. There were present : Messrs Inglis (chairman), . feniith, Sniaill, Bell, G.^M'Donald, arid R. MacdonakV. The minutes of previous meeting were rgad and confirmed. . ,

A letter was road from Mr A. Anderson, in reply to an extract minute of special meeting held on 7th .August, de 7 dining to pay half the cost of the proposed breakwater opposite his property. The whole matter wis discussed afresh by the Board, and it was resolved to offer Mr Anderson £15 to assist him hi carrying out the work according to his own ideas.

A letter was read frqm Messrs Turner and Neil, complaining of the impassable state of the road at the lower part of the island. — The letter was received, and Mr Bell instructed to examine into the matter , and report at next meeting;

Letters 'were also received from Mj&ssrg Darling and Wright in reply as to obstruction of the road opposite, th'oir properties by a growth of gorse. They stated that as they had neither planted nor sown gorse, they declined to comply with the request. — No action was taken in the matter.

A letter was read from the Secretary b£ Works, intimating that the vote passed for the road Main South Trunk to Kai~ tangrita would be expended so soon as the weather would permit. , Mr. W. A.- Jyibsley waited up'oii the Board on behalf of liimself and Messrs' Kirkriess and Sniith, regarding a culvert reqmre'd on a cross road: Mr Mosley offered to put in the culvei-ij for the sum of £20. - 1 - The ofter waa accepted.^ , . . Tiie Chairinaii was elected a member of the. Clutha Biver Board of Conservators.

Mr Thomas Muir "was appointed poundkeeper for tile Kaita'h'gata district; arid Mr John M'Ki'ssbck for Inch Clutha: The rate for the ehsfiing.yoaf rwias fixed ait 9d per '£'..'..■ . ■•■'.>".,- ;>; ■ ■ Five tenders were, received, for the erection of , a culvert, at. /Stirling;,. That of Mr Watson, for-£7oi was aecßptkl: A.ccb.iints trf the anionrit'df £120 Vf'ev'e passed for : carting gr'af el out'bfi 1 the riyerjj aiid other dccdunts amounting ' to 1 abbut £50 were also passed:-,: .! :,:a^;; ' 1 1t was agi'e'ed that in fjiturq ,the rdeetin^l 1 of: the held 9,t,6 prm.> irisieSd dt ,2 o'clock^ JisJiitKertq: .,. >. \J I '. I% )%?pbiA^ t^en^^ajßM^6? }