Kiwitca Road Board.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 43, 18 September 1888, Page 2

Kiwitca Road Board.

The ordinary meeting of the above board was held on Saturday. Present ' -—Messrs Taylor (chairman;, Williamson, Lucasy Bruce, and Haythorne. The minutes of the last meeting: were read and confirmed. eOBBESPOKDENCE. From Wbitebourse and Davis, E', Lloyd, and It. Menzies, applying for an extensioa of time for the complex rion of tbefr contracts. From W. Atkins, j. Knox, and W. Beattie r re payment of cost of felling the road line in the Birmingham Omall Farm Block. From the chairman ef the Birmingham Small Farm Association^ stating: the: cotnimttee had promised MessrsSherlock and Hocking to see them paid lor felling road lines. Fiout the secretary, of the Birmingham Small Farm AasociatioD, drawing attention to a donation of Terrace road. , From R. OUrry, stating be was willing- to supply the Board with , totara for No, 3 contract, : . From E. Caldw^l, surTeyor and draughtsman, soliciting the Board'swork. " " ' •/_,;'. .' . . From J. Bowie, applying for a re- , fund of his deposit for. Pollock's road. From R B. Oldershaw, asking for assistance of the Board io catting a canal to turn the Kiwitea stream on . McKay's road. From A. Grammar, stating, that Mr McDonald jvas slaughtering cattle without a license. From Commissioner of Crown Lands stating that the Land Board bad ; approved of the expenditure of the* Sandon Su»all Farm thirds. From Manchester lload Board de- V dining to anything in the matter of V ■ the road between the Manchester Block and the Wanganui Harbour- ' Board Block. ; -^ ; From District Surveyor ire closing- * * a portion of road through section 296. ; . From the Treasury, re debenture. '■'- A report from the engineer on the works in hand was read. . ' Messrs Fergusson and Boggis waited on the Board re a required deviation on Terrace road, Birmingham Small Farm Block. v . It was resolved, That the clerk, write > to the owners of the land aifec ted, and - ask on what terms they are willing to . give the land required, and also to the Commissioner of > rown Lands, asking if the Land Board would allow the f.eviation if the section holders are willing, i Petition signed by twenty-five settler* in Feildiug and Palmerston Small - Farm - Blocks, drawing attention to the danger 008 slate of the road from the Kimboltoik .*■. road to the Oroua River, which is stated * to be one continuous bog-hole. . ■■ : > The letters with reference Io payment-;' of cost of falling road -lines in the Pal- ! : mergton Small Farm Block were held over for a report from the engineer; Proposed By Mr Luca s , seconded by v ' Mr Taylor,;ThaLjhe clerk writiTto; Uf"r Curry and ask at what price he can .'supply heart of totara, bridge and 1 cuirerfe stuff.— Carried. . \ "' ' ■ Resolved, That an extension of time bW granted to, . Messrs Lloyd, Menzies and ' Whitbourne, and Daris for one months h t but that if completed at that time the full penalty be ehareed. . - .-if" Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded. «by .-. Mr Taylor, That the clerk write and"inquire from the Commissioner of c Crowtt : Lands if any and what arrangements have been made between the Government ■' and the Wanganui Harbour Board as v to the construction of roads in the Harbour - Board block.— Carried. . Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mr Taylor, That a culrert and approach be placed near the junction of Taonut ■ and Pollock's-roa^.— Carried: "rProposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by '^ Mr Taylor, That the necessary glazed; ' dm in -pipes for culverts on roads 'in Pohangina be obtained.— Carried. The folTowing tenders were opened for an eight feet bridle track from the Oroua ■• river to the Feilding Small Farm block — J. McColl, bush felling and e'eawntf flat ground, 16s 6d, siding 43s per chain ; Yo«n«er and Lainsr, 16k and 36s per ;' chain; A. Nathan, 12s and 275, per chain; F. L. Behrendt, 15s and 20*, per chain. <.-,,: Besolved, That the tender of F. L. Behrendt be accepted: The engineer was instructed to visit . and report upon the matter referred to . by Mr Oidershavr. ' ; The question of altering the boundaries -. of subdivisions was then discussed. -..] It was decided, on the motion of Mr' ' Williamson, to form four new wards, to' be called the Ongo, comprising 1 the West Waitapu hlock ; Hautapu, contain- ng the Sandon Small Farni block and, Messrs Marshall and Hammond's run ; Apiti, containing the Pemberton and Palmer-, •too Small Farm blocks and the Govern* mentApiti block ; Buahine, containing : the Feilding Small Farm block and Government land adjoining. ' ■ The accounts were passed for payment and the board adjourned. •