ROAD BOARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5575, 4 January 1879, Page 5

ROAD BOARDS.

KOWAI. , A special meeting of the ward was held at, the offioe/Baloairn, on nMajV Jm. *, »t 10Sa.mi| (Chairman), { 1 WUllatas; Coleman Kennedy. GOmsnmdehee wa* read—From Mr T.J. fbr Mr R H. Wilson, reFright of thh Boded 1 to enter SmidP on the Mount Grey road: tdßoA’Weit Creek, for the purpose of •nl*sn# * Tha BbMd_d«rtdia to •fAoiwOiMagreement made with MrR.H. Wilson and others.—From Mr L. 0. Williams, Chairman of the Itowai Cemetery i Bbatd, requesting payment of the grant made! by the Kowai Boad Board for the purchase of land for cemetery purposes. The Board decided to hand to Mr Williams thesum of £76, as requested.—From the Colonial See* retary re transfer of rotd*.—From Mr W. A. Bonn, requeetingthe Board to grant him timber to bridge Fox’s lagoon drain and thereby enable- him to gain access to his pad*; docks ou the North road. The Surveyor was; requested' to see into the matter, and allow the timber If neceeiary.—From the Deputy j Land Tax Commissioner, requesting that a, ,oopy of the latest valuation roll may be forwarded with the utmost despatch. Thej 'Surveyor informed' the Board that .there-* quilt had been complied with.—From the, Ashley Hoad Board, enclosing on account for; £B£lßs6d, being the JCowai Road Board’s | sharo of the wort done oh the Boundary rood, cheque to bo forwarded. Tenders wore opened for the following contracts, but owing,;

wia»u^^arara»?’. i road to No.CO, King’* road {No, 71, Gray and Marion I road. The pay-shoot, amounting to £744- 2s 9d, haring been passed for pAjnumt, the Board adjourned. A meeting of the now Board waa held after the public meetings present Messrs Eoior (Chairman), William*, Coleman, Mather*, and Vaughan. —The Chairman informed the Board . that the only business before them, was. the election of a Chairman lor the ensuingyear. It was proposed'by Mr li, 0. seconded by Mr W. Vaughan, and carried unanimously—- " That Mr Ensor be Chairman for the ensuing gar/’ — Board then adjourned till

LINCOLN. A meeting of this Board was hold at the oflfco.Prebbleton, on Jan. 2 j present—Messrs H. W. Peryman (chairman), J. Maskrey, C. B. Leadley, and J. Surveyor’s report was considered.—The following correspondence was read and disposed of: —From Mr E. Jackman in reference to the re-com-mencement of hi* contract on Tramway road. —From Deputy Commissioner of Land Thx, applying for rate roll} and a second letter asking for information as to the cost of the valuation of the district, and the name of the last valuator. . ®ie Chairman informed the Board that the roll had been furnished and (be information sought for given. , A circular was road from Mr J. L- Wilson, Chairman of Committee of the Boad. Board’s Conference, Which explained the action of the Conference in reference to the impounded land fund, and stating that the total expense connected therewith wae £276 6s 7d, and asking if the Board would oontribute towards this amount in proportion tothe amount recovered for the district. The Clerk, was ordered to reply that the : Board would be, glad, to ..contribute its Ertion of the cost as requested.—From essr* Harman and Stevena in reply, in refer once to exchange of toads through section 951, stating. that ( the .matter had been referred to the Hon E. W. Stafford for hie decision.—A ocounts amounting to £597 11s 8d having been passed for payment, the Board adjourned till after the annual meeting.— Afterward* the Board met, and the foUowIng new members took their seats Messrs J. W. Overton, and H. W. Peryman, Mr Wm. 0. Ladbrook, being absent.—Mr H. W. Peryman .on being re-elected Chairman for the ensuing term, thanked the members present for the honour conferred oh him, and expressed his determination to attend to the the business of the. district with the same application as during the past 12' months.—Mr Sharp interviewed the Board in reference to a culvert near his property, also as to cleaning ditch along ms fence on the Halswell Boad, by Ladbrook’s. The matter was ordered to stand over, not being urgent.—lt was resolved, —“ That tenders be invited for cleansing out Townahcnd’s drain,returnable on Jan IS.*"—Complaints having been made that twogateswere placed across Morahead’s road, alongside Townsend’s drain, the Chairman and Surveyor wore requested to examine the locality, with a view ot ordering their immediate removal.—Besolved—“ That la extra per day be given the Board’s men during the month of January.—The Surveyor was authorised to do all hecesaaiy work at the drain on White and Leadley’s road; to cart shingle on Shand’s road from Early’s corner southward, where necessary to fill up hallow places j and to break all large stones on the various roads throughout the district.—lt was decided to alter the hour of meeting to 2.30 p.m. for the present.—The Board then adjourned.