STRATFORD & NGAIRE. NGAIRE ROAD BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 333, 31 October 1882, Page 2

STRATFORD & NGAIRE. NGAIRE ROAD BOARD.

(FROSt OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) An ordinary meeting' bf the above Board was held on 20th instant. Present! Messrs. Mnrohant (Chairman), Godkin, Harm, McKay* and Sanders.. The minutes, of the 'special meeting, and of the last ordinary meeting were r^ad and confirmed^ ,',.,. ;l i The Clerk apologised for his absence on a former day of nieeting, and explained that it aroße from an oversight cansed by the alteration of, the date of regular meeting. . • ' . • ■- •' .. ■.'< ; Two members' said they had also for--gotten it, and on the motion of Mr, Sanders,, secondedi by Mr. Gpilkin,,itjWad resolved, That in future the Clerk issue notice of meeting to each member of the Board, at least one week before the date of meeting. Mr. Sipgs wrote, asking the amount of rate on a. section 6ti\l owned by him. The Cierk was instructed to send the information. ■ > ■ Mr. Gough wrote to sny that lie liad sold sections 30 and 81, block G, to Mr. Robson, who should pay the rates. - A discussion arose as to making arrangements with Mr. Clieyue to receive rates, "Mr. Sanders thinking that if that .gentleman'would do so, it would be a convenience to many. It was pointed out, however, that there ■ Was no objection to members of the Board, or anyone else,' [receiving rates, from '{heir nejghborgi a/ra friendly assistance, but that it would scarcely dq to. authorise, other persons than the clerk to' give receipts" on behalf of tlie.boftfoL, The matter the^ dropped.' ' Letter was read frotn' Hawera County! Council, asking whnt amount would be available for the Mountain and OpunakeStratford roads, for the puvpose of obtaining grants under the Construction Act. i Mr. Sandere" pointed" out that the resolution of the Land Board referring to the Mountain road, recited the bad state of the road from Stratford to Mangawhero as a necessity for granting the money, and asked whether it was intended .that the Ngaire Road Board should make good the road down W the, latter place. ;r;Mr, Godkip thought clearly nob ,-^he board district, did not .extend to 'tpafc stream, and'it would not do for them* to spen d th eir money outside their boundaries: He h6ped to see the Hawera Road Board make good the length of road within their, district this summer. > • . ''. > ' . The chairman said the board would not go outside its district.. He should like,, to see ' the vote for Opuriake road increa|e4 to '£'loo;' for tlie purpose of securing -ian amount for it that would do some good. Members, did not! see how it could be done imtil the time came to appropriate next January instalment. > The chairman must confess that he did not see either how it cbiild be done now. If it, had not been for the ill-advised interference of some of the settlers on the road;: sufficient money would have, been appropriated to roads within block 1 to enable it to be done, by a simple process of,transfer. • - „, . It woe resolved, on the motion of, Mr. McKay, seconded by Uv. that the' council be informed that out of deferred payin'^nt' money the surri of Jf'ibOwill be 1 available 1 'for < the ' Mountain^ iroad, to >be added to the £100 voted by the council ; and Uiat '^6o will also jbe [available ,'for the Opunake road ; and t^at. a cheque for r^apObafor^ard^^ojcthe aboye purpose, together with a copy of this resolution. Th,e committee, , appointed to meet Mr. Byrjie Reported the terrhson which ihey had arranged Witlihini to act; as foreman of works, and their action was approved: Several letters, and 'resolutions, from the Land .Board ,wer#;rflad, re working expenses, Mountain road, &c, and on the Chairman's motion it was resolved that the clerk acknowledge receipt of the resolutions, and express the thanks of the board for the decisions arrived at by the Land Board. The. Rtgiatrar-General appeared to have b.eenypmitt^n \yith,;a desire; for ft.-;Vj&Bt amount of information, Retailed in th> cular from, his department, and it was resolved to furnish it aV' accurately as could be arrived at in. the present. thinly • settled state of the district. ' '•• ' ' i The Government auditor, Mr. Mac< alister, also sent his stereotyped demand for derailed accounts, supported by vouchers, which ' latter every local body in turn politely declines to part with. After some remarks as to the apparent needlessnesa of sending the details, seeing that the 1 auditor announced! his intention of coming up to audit the books, it Was resolved, on , the ;mptign of ;Mr^Godkin, secouded by Mr. McKay, that the clerk send the information required, but decline to part'witli the vouchers^ '' ' ' • Mr. Hattn tendered' his' resignation from the board, as he found he could not give the time required to 'attend to ,the duties.., : „ , ( , ;.:,'! All the members urged him to try and 'continue 1 , aa he 'had an importa'nb^bad (Bird road) under his charge; but Mrj. Hanu was Jne^oraWe, a.nd his resignation was accepted/. witfi ; pearef. . ,• „ , ;; , , ( The, clerk tepdpred, his, resignation also,, t as lie dnl jao't'i see ' his'way to discharge hip adcies since tlie" ehairmdh bad resigned. Mr> Muip went on : tp r 'say'tliftt ! whereveir lie'm'ight' be : in 4he future, 'he should' always look back with pleasure' on. his conneciiburwith' th.eiboat I cl,.olnd' tepWmber, •gratefully i .tlje .ki,uidn«ss-; he-had reoeiyed Just, far moi'e,tuan he had-expeoted l , and %c knew of l &^!Mln the

(fttftict who, could ;do rillWwt #§& required.^ Mt.Muir'iiresgnwon -wftjacshow^'himsip pauwbakit g ant} ojjjflping. resotye'd to ask MA^ MarclWtf^o act as clerk, collector, land returning officer, at a salary of MwFa year. — It was resolved that the returning officer take the necessary steps to fill the vacancies on the board. — Arrangements were made for laying off works for contract at once, a ).ataj^ein^maie.wj^k£!h^Q,UniJiAtterty ! roads, as the most pressing. — A few small accounts were passed for imyment/- and the board'adjdirfnea: ""* T m ' _„oct^ai^