EPSOM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4900, 31 July 1877, Page 4

EPSOM.

The annual meeting of the Epsom Hisl'- lv ;.y Board was held yesterday cre-ing, ta l r Juuctiou Hotel,—Mr. Alfred Bueklandint* chair. About 30 ratepayers were in stwdance. The usual preliminary busier •""' in" been transacted, tho statement c' ;; ' counts up till the 30th July, 1577, «* handed by the secretary, Mr. G. H. LirSh to the chairman, who read it as follovrs :— Receipts : Bank balance at date, £7S Ssl'-; royalty on road, ili 2s 6(1; rates colfc;'-"-less commission, £16" 0s 3d; grant f';.'j General Government, £21.'? Is 7d : tor.ii, -f,13s 3d. Expenditure : Contracts, £oi'^ : ': carting metal. &e., £*2 6s ; gras-el and r^ ! metal puichased for repairs and iioj'Ti ,1 /' ments to existinj- roads, £100 19* ' l ( '. ; ; labour, X" 19 7s; making new v:ii".' ! V roll, £10 10s; advertising, £3 17s >;': : sundries, i'l 7s Sd: total, .£251 '■■' 5d ; balance in bank, £176 l"s ''.'; On the meeting proceeding to the f' , -';''"? of trustees, it was found that the r."U"-l lV * had not been brought, and it cor.M "■; therefore be dett-rinuied how ui.ioy v: ';' each ratepayer was entitled to. lu orJf' ■; obviate an adjournment, those P r '-;;"; unanimously agreed to content them*-- 11 ' with a single' vote each. The gentlemen were nominated : ilessrs. L* r ._ l'aton, Pemberton, Crawford, Udv, tham, I/ivers, Cosgrave, and .Al«» nil: :: Mr. Cranford declined to stand. The r<-;, - of the voting, which was then t-ke", «* e ' favour of Messrs. Paton, Beetliatn, WJ';; Lawry, and Pemberton. who were ■'•'■■... iugly declared duly elected. Mo"'' 5 '...!.', nil! and Heather were re-appointed s" ,l, '': upon tho motion of Mr. Co*S ra,e, ''. Messrs. Wovrall and Crawfor'd pointed fence-viewers. A vote of was passed to the lato trustees, » incut which was duH" acliuowledi'W L '.j Ik'cthaiu. Tlie ajsembUgo then M'l')';;.,; —At a meeting of the uewly trustees, held immediately aftorjwr<j ! ' Patou u ;u elected chairman, and Mr. "- appointed secretary and trea-li wi;r -

A young man named Cox, ) Ea l ß £„,,::>■ been formerly captain in the -" tJ lons, attempted suicide by ly ol! s oil ,,, I '. >* of the Hi>bso:>s buy U?.il-.v..y, l /',-. roscuoil, ami remanded I'.t ,;■ -u-ckmul v. ;l ietv of .neat ■•»}•'»?.;,. :.' »\| evidencing the extensive roia'l b u-- !; > l.y A. Dorr.well. Bacon 1i..» -,' 1 ' , -,:.;> J j A fliio K.mn.lo of turkeys expected :n"--[AL'vr.]