RAHOTU.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VII, Issue 1311, 19 May 1886, Page 2

RAHOTU.

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EOAD BOARD MEETING. A meeting of the Paribaka Road Board was held on Saturday, the 15tb. All the members were present. The Clerk read the result of the election : Stevenson, 60 votes ; Anderson, 56 ; Fleming, 50 ; Middleton, 46 ; Syme, 40 ; Bayley, 32 ; Elwin, 30. Moved by Mr. Middleton, seconded by Mr. Stevenson, That Mr. Anderson be chairman. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Resolved, That the board meet on the second Tuesday in each month, at 3 p.m. Correspondence inward read from Mr. Knowles. Resolved, That applications contained therein be acoeded to. — From Property Tax Department, BegistrarGeneral, and from Treasury, of having paid £250 to board's credit. Outwards, to Messrs. E. O'Sullivan, H. D. Sander, F. H. Alexander, J. Watkins, and Humphries and Dillon. The overseer reported that the new office will be completed in two weeks. . Resolved, That tenders be called for works on Punehu, Waiteiaka, and Kaweora roads ; teuders to be called and opened on the 29 tb, at Babotu. The question arose re insufficient publicity being given as regards the election, Mr. Middleton pointing out that the Hawera Stab was the paper liberally supported at the southern end, and that very few Taranaki papers were ever sent down there. He certainly considered for the future the Star should not be overlooked. The expense might seem heavy, but it certainly could not be considered so, as it created competition, and the board actually saved money by the transaction. Mr. Syme urged likewise to bave advertisements in both Taranaki weeklies instead of the daylies, but no one would move in the matter. It is understood, however, that tbere will be an alteration in f utnre. The Star arrirefrra Opunake every evening, and great complaints had been made in Opnnake, ratepayers not knowing an election was taking place,

romng to^9nojt>j&ing|>i4vWtam»the B«sbndedi f bat Members oe|wd^|e sum for ;»^tendiace?i^ Sl iflf BjjF*th8 jjF*th *|-My. Steirens^movSi ti^ttfON^uite proceedings be taken inSfche R.M. Ooirt, Opunake, against ail dWaulting._j»tepayers. %Jfe^ Accounts were passed to tbe amount of £167 2s Id. Mr. Bayly said he considered it was -time,.that thid district .should be^djyided into wards, for at the present time six out of seven members ;oome from the northern end, which was not fair represejitationj,. _,„,. -,-.*„.-. - A request is to be made to the board to appoint -Mr. Mqore,- in Opunake, receive rates, so thatri-atfepayera can'pby without going to Rahotu. No doubt it is but reasonable to ask this, and it is to be hoped the board will appoint him. Mr. Et J" Morgan has af£v£d y^jth]tb\e cattle he purchased' at *Mr. Boss's sale at Patea. I have not seen them, but I hear they are out of the common — a first-class bull in particular. Things are going -on- very up here. Mr.luspeotor Pardy is down occasionally. I hear there is to be a new hotel bnilt at Pungarehn, : and a blacksmith's shop, another store, bakery, and butcher's shop. Then it will be quite a little village, .with Che telegraph office and oolioe station. The proprietor of the 'present hotel,'- Mr. Mills; finds that >bf supplying good liquor there is a- fair business doing. Mr. Mills has started butchering, also, atPangarehu. . j