HAWERA ROAD BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 154, 3 October 1881, Page 3

HAWERA ROAD BOARD.

Satubday, October 1.

The Board met at 2.80. Present :— Messrs. Morrison (in the chair), Allen, Dnirs, Wallace, and Milmoe.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

Correspondence was read from A. Henderson, stating that he had employed Mr. Alydorf to survey the Noonan road. From Chairman of Waimate Boad Board, proposing that a delegate should be appointed by the Hawera Boad Board to meet a delegate of the Ngaire and Waimate Boad Boards, to recommend to the Government what would be a fair proportion of representation within the Hawera County Council for each riding. It was resolved that Mr. James Morrison be the delegate for the Hawera Board at the Conference suggested. No date was fixed, as it was believed to be better to leave the date to be fixed by the persons who had to meet.

A letter was read from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, requiring full information respecting proposed works, before passing appropriations of deferred payment moneys. The Secretary was instructed to supply Captain Wray with the information asked for, as to the works required. Letter was read from Campbell Bros., Manaia, asking that certain improvements be made to road leading to sections 53 and 54, Block X., Ngaire District.

It was resolved that the Board would exeouto the works when in funds.

Letter was received from C. D. Whitcomb, requesting the Board to furnish the Taranaki Land Board with particulars of proposed expenditure on deferred payment money. The Board referred the writer to a previous letter written in March last. On the motion of Mr. Duirs, it was resolved to write to the Treasury,, asking that a detailed account of deferred payment moneys due to the Board be prepared. Letter was read from Mr. Beresford, complaining of very bad state of Ketemarae Boad and Normanby-Hawera Boad. He would most certainly refuse to pay taxes in future, unless these roads were attended to.

It was resolved to hold over Mr. Beresford's letter till next meeting. Mr. Gane attended, and lodged a claim for £278 for compensation on section 10, Whakamara. The main items of the account were as follows: — 91 chains lencing at 60s. per chain, £273 ; loss of acreage, valued at £2 per acre, £5 7s. Mr. Gone thought the charges reasonable, and referred to the cost of maintaining the fences. Mr. Gane admitted that it was understood that the claim was to be met out deferred payment moneys. The matter was deferred till next meeting. It was resolved to get accurate measurements of the land taken from Mr. Foy, surveyor.

A letter was read from Messrs. Webster and MoKellars, offering to expend .£25, if the Board would spend £50 on the Tawhiti Boad, and requesting that certain repairs indicated should be made.

It was resolved that the Engineer again report on the grade on Tawhiti Boad. It was also resolved that Mr. Twigg get extra work done required . on the Manaia-Normanby Boad,. to allow traffic to pass. The Engineer was instructed to prepare plans for further cuttings on the ManaiaNormanby road. The following accounts were passed for payment : — C. Quin, for land taken in a deviation of road, _Gl9 7s. 9d. ; Twigg, overseer's wages, £9 35. ; Duirs and Allen, repairs on road, £1 65.; H. Williams, _22; A. Wallace, £2,; P. Cheevers, £1 155. ; H. Williams, £1 ; J. McCutchan, audit, £1 Is. ; E. Tregear, tracing, 10s. 6d.; J. Parry, poundage, £G 10s. ; G. V. Bate, £10 2s. 6. ; W. Pierce, culvert, £5. Mr. Bate presented an account for one guinea from Mr. Wanklyn, for conducting an extraordinary election for the Hawera Eoad Board. Ho (Mr. Bate) had undertaken to act as returning officer, but he had not bargained for extraordinary elections.

Mr.' Allen thought it might be well to understand whether all extraordinary elections were to be paid for in future. The Secretary had offered to do the work, and should have calculated upon the extraordinary elections. Mr. Bate would not press for his account to be paid. He would pay it him•self, and make the Board a present of the amount.

Ultimately the account was held over, to be considered at the next meeting. Mr. Gane's account was held over until the Commissioner of Crown Lands had been asked whether deferred payment moneys could be devoted to settling such claims.