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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 241, 19 October 1901, Page 4

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- Oemg 10 Lila dentil ot toe con- : m.'ltraaaa taa:, mis co.di ir. ,vki la -crown uii uia I'eouc aaoa . a bawls us regards the work already dene. : 1 ha\>- meawnod up all -tone quarried aim broken as ooai' as can bo obtained. particulars of winch L can furnish the Council. I should be cho 1 of further iustruc- , Sousas regards the future work.. Cuin ! iracl 20. formation Ilangaroa-riniroto ; Koad.~ A .tan Inis boon made with this j work- 1 propose to clear a bridle trace through the slips on the old portion. Contract 21. repairs to AYuipaoa Bridge. S uislaeturi 1 v eonopleted. 1 beg to report that i have inspected the bush on the Motu road at Maugatawa, and recommend that the portions (.principally second ttruwth i be cleared where the road is shad d lroni the sun and wind : the cost j wour! not exceed .b-1 to .bo. i have also j laid oil iti chains of road formation oppo- ■ • I’euuuu Station, ready for letting. I On iiitcnlowing Mr AY. Hutchinson re i road deviation at the crossing of Wtdpaou i nsoi. that gciitienum i> willing to meet i the Cjtmcil in the mailer, and l under- . i stand will attend the meeting on the kill insr. Casual labor is being employed on ■ till dilferent district roads clearing slips. , L :,-. A small h. idge near tile .Mtirowai j seiioolhouae being eomplclcly aliki should ea once he suhstiUHcd by a Ml culvert, and in cases where large cuherts under considerable ombnnr.nicuts are found necessary, tufara timber in place of kauri should in future be uscu. : Jjiseussiun took place with regard to i Heuderson’s con tract. I The Chairman said that the contractor ' I had committed suicide, and his estate was | lloW in the hands of the Public Trustee, i who was anxious to have the matter

sett led at once. 1 The Clerk said that the workmen were looking for a settlement. Their claim ■ look precedence of all other claims. They were claiming for about Tm, but there 1 was only about half that amount of work to bo paid for by the Council. Ci- Toniblcsou said that the Engineer j could arrange the matter with the Public , Trustee, ami the men could be paid white was due to them. < v King thought; the safest course would be to hand the amount due over to ] the Public Trustee. The latter would I know bv the contractor's books what was j coming* to the men. lie thought the account should be passed, and the money be held by the Clod, until the Public Trustee determined the actual amounts due to the men. . . j The Chairman said the work to be paid j for by the Council amounted to ±77 Ids 0,1, less the sum of TnT, which had been received bv the coni factor. There was a balance of T2O 15s Od. which would be available for distribution amongst the men. ft was deemed to pass the bitten, amount for nayment; and bane the Cert; and the Public Trustee to settle with the workmen,

i VI !' IWill nI'AKUY. Two letters were received irorii the ■ Board Council in regard to metal from the Patuiahi quarry. The _ Borough Council refuse 1 , to pay the royalty of Is lid a yard imposed by the t ouuty ( ouneil on the ground that it was unreasonable and the County Council had no legal right to the qua,a v. A contract had already been let for the supply of 1000 yards of stone, hut the !borough Council were prepared to pav a royally of (id per yard provided they could coinmtnenee work immediately. A , further letter, under date loth inst., stating that the County Council quoted the price of quarry metal at 2s id per yard, out the Borough Council preferred to obtain it in boulders, and they wished to ascertain what reduction in price could be obtained by so doing. Cr King enquired what was the meaning of the Council having no legal right. The Chairman said that the quarry had ; not been vested in the County Council, ; and they had no legal right to make any j charge. , ; Cr King asked it a legal right could not ; be obtained.

The Chairman replied that the solicitor for the L’atutahi Komi hoard refused to consent to the terms of the draft of Mr DoLautour’s letter. Cr King said that Mr Gridin was in an awkward position with all his plant there. The Council in the old days always paid a subsidy to the itoad Hoard. The' Chairman said the Koad Board must see the Council through, as it was under a specific agreement that they raised a loan of JriOOO. The agreement was that they should vest the quarry in the Council for ail time. It was decided to leave the matter in its present state. With regard to the second letter the Chairman said that the County Council's agreement with the contractor was ’is 7d for Gin metal. Certain members of the Borough Council had made insinuations that tlic County Council were making a profit out of the metal supplied to them. Such was not the case, and he gave it an absolute denial. The Coutny Council diil not receive a penny, and whatever prolit there was went to the contractor. The 2s 7d per yard paid by the Borough Council went straight to Mr Griffin, and the County Council had nothing out of it. It was just a question whether they could arrange with Mr Griffin.

Cr King : The only thing to do is to write to them, stating that 2s 7d per yard is our contract with Griffin. If the Borough Council want the price reduced they must go, to the contractor. After further discussion it was agreed that the Chairman should see the contractor on the following morning, and ascertain if he could make a reduction for boulders such as were supplied to the Borough Council.