NORTH RAKAIA BOARD OF CONSERVATORS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume L, Issue 5458, 20 August 1878, Page 3

NORTH RAKAIA BOARD OF CONSERVATORS.

A meeting was heidj at 'Southbridge in 1 , Baturdar • present-—’MeMti E. J.-' Loo (in the chair), A. Storry, J. J, Lbe. kid 0. Bourne.W°W eno ’ tWinte’ Whoi -was m> attendonoeivand recorufnrthWi te® frfteflte lw te enoroaofe^n,Jdem%i^Fwta: Mr/ 'O. A ton letter from the . f W B fPJt Jb®. 1 ter tP B Board ( if possinle j, altej ;telMram from same, advising the Board :of ponnd for pouiid ' subsidy.—igroii tfaS Triilßb' Manager to the i effect quMtoftheßoard.refreeoarnageofwillows } «ff«Wftfrio takbleVels add prpnare jHism wxd ,Cba.inxi4n n Ins statemete jwtated:P»tithteite’o recoht heavyfmihihad rendered it necessarythatmore hands ‘ehotad% had inspected tlm- thegroiM, witntheoxception ofthecne neartheNatife reserve, were in a sound ooxidition. The river was encroaching considerably below the railway bridge. He had teen Mr Charles Clark iirWfr«tei^BM#l6y’sTahd;*WNere"itwas ne eessary th atwork should' bo ra-commenced at once. A draft petition to th° A?*exnbly axid House of Bepmten*tatiyes 'was, Ixud oh' the table, the Goyenfment'having, complied with request cf he ’Board -to “esitond 5 the disfriqt up to the tailwty bridge, and ( reforMtethe Board to the County Caunoil for a grant in aid.": The directions given at the former meeting had beenr\carried out,‘and''a fair supply would he obtalnedi 'Latterl from, , re levels were, lald qn the table. TheiOliairman also said he trusted that, funds would be ' available for .the requirements of the approaching spring.'’ 'The actions of the Chairman were approved. It was 'resulted that addi- .: itiqnalprotective works should be proceeded 1 -with at- once in l the vipinify' of the; bridge, ] . Ehyyett’f, Milos’, - Gorman’s, and Brawley’s ( .•riteTyirontagpe ' The Chairman: was authbrited' to treat with Mr Brawley for purchase; ? of ; hiS'riterfrtntage,'b.ndinthe 1 eyept of liis Uotbeingabl6toroiim--te-any.»atißfae{oiy' arrangement to.take such steps under advice as may he necesisii-y to acquire posseis-: >j siem-of thejland. The draft petition laid 6n i the'table was accepted) wd the Chairman was 3 requested (6 sign on behalf of the Board and | forward them a* soon as possible.—The .Cbair- - : man was authorised to arrange with M# Web- - ster for a series of reliable levels.—The Chair- i man was requested to / make arrangements to meet, the requirements, of the Secretary was' instriicted to call ' for tenders for willows.—A petition was presented by Messrs Cannot and' Campbell, signed by 20 residents at Stoney Gully,' asking for stops’ to' | be taken at once to stop' the'“overflow of the 1 river between (Milne’s - and Seabeach. The ‘ Board stated that the matter hod elreadybeanUnder consideration, and would be attended * to. —Tlie' paysheet was examined and passed. - —A vote of-thanks-to the Chairman cop- , oluded-tbe meeting. |