MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 10, 26 September 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

w Thursday, September 25. The usual meeting of the Board was held at the Board's office yesterday nt 11 a.m. Present:- Mesjsns ■; D«iliyinpl«.(chaicijiarri,i ) Mocpherson, H,oekeJ, Fatnu^ M'Karizie, and Bruco. ' * A letter jwasrqad from Mr, M'Ewen, ana-, logising for his absence '• ' ' '■ • " "' 'J'he minutos of the meeting held on /August. were read aud confirmed. , ' ? r The chairman,sta.ted f.hafc he had a picas-,'- .*i ing statement to make. There was a credit V balance at the bauk of £L 5 los lid. tie sum of £580 i'Os^d |i a a bebii'rbCei>eHiiih(?b lasb meeting. AlSka Itachay jpii^ Jbytb^ W-\ w nous wwds was aafpjjoj.^-rr,^. l^l?2 I Is; No. 2, £)70 ; ho. 3, £98,18 a3d j No. 4./£3 D * N0.7;4>8.1556d-I-lotiil, ! £fiSo'l0 8 5d. V? ?' > Ihe following tenders 'for: worTcs eta tbtf'*' various lines! of t , road wera acoepted-^ns. Fag:an f » Lipe,— G. and ,W., Nathan, £101 10s. Bailley's Lina— J. Win'djeborn, Bs fid.- ''", per chain. Blun-len's Linb-J. Groom, }W per chain. Biver Bank Boad— A. Neilson *111. Freoklington's Line— tt. Dove &

i O»/-£l 7s per chain. SpSedy's Line —T %^j7arra], 18s per chain. There were a ver tenders scut in. , '..,- Qpcthe motion of Mr Rockol, tho Boan iigteed to acknowledge the roads iv th •: Douglas Special Settlement, as under it control. The Board decided to call for lender for the valuation of the whole ac «ur number of the Wards.