MAN GERE ROAD BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10127, 9 May 1896, Page 3

MAN GERE ROAD BOARD.

■' . ■ «■ -» , The annual meeting of ratepayers was held on the 14th instant iu the Public Hall, and Mr. W. Westuey, juu., chairman of the Road Board, presided. There was a largo attendance. The clerk, Mr. E. Hall, read the report and balance-sheet. The following is tho statement of accounts: — 1, General account, receipts, general rates for 1895 and 1896, £408 18s 8d; rates for previous years, £92 7s lOd; Government sudsidy on rates, £178 7s 6d -, rent and hire of hall, £4 10s ; fees, dog registration, £6 los ; depasturing licenses, £107 10s; slaughtering licenses, £1; pound fees, £5 10s 4d; gates, £7 15s ; reserves, £2 10s; sundries, £3 8s ; transfer from special rate account, £8 9s 2d : total, £825 1« 6d. Expenditure: Balance, Ist April, 1895. £47 Is 3d; salary of clerk and treasurer, £40; poundkeeper, £10; printing and office expenses, £5 9s sd; dog registration, £3 2s 3d; advertising and election expenses, £17; depasturing do., £13 13s lid; legal do., £9 14a; maintenance of hall, £6 8s; Mangere cemetery trustees, £10 18s lOd; dairy inspection, £2 10s; rent of pound, £2; valuation expenses, £12 19s Cd; audit fees, £3; interest and cheque books, £4 4s Cd; Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, £113 Ss (id ; roads and bridges, £288 10s 9d; roller, tools, etc., £14 14s 2d ; transfer to separate account No. 2, for Maugere bridge, £48 9s 4d; balance in bank and in hand, 31st March, £171 17a Id: total, £825 Is 6d. Separate accounts : 1, Contractors' deposit account, deposits received, £4 17s; balance in bank, £4 17s; 2, Mangere Bridge account, received from Onehunga borough half cost of maintenance, £17 18s 8d; transfer from general account, £48 9s 4d: total, £66 Bs. Maintenance of bridge, £66 Bs. 3, Special rate account: Special rates from Graham's Road, £8 9s 2d; transfer to general account, £8 9s 2d. Statement of assets and liabilities on March 31, 1898: General rated, £128 17s lid; subsidy, say, £20195; rents and licenses outstanding, £21; Onehunga Borough bridge maintenance, £24 4s 8d; balance in bank, etc., £171 17s Id; total, £547 8s Bd. Liabilities; Sundry small accounts, £30; reserves and real property, £650; public debt, nil. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, subject to Government audit. , Mr. Archibald moved, and Mr. Kirkbride seconded, " That the ratepayers at this 1 meeting request and authorise the Road Board to alter and situate this building so that the present hall may be enlarged, such alterations and additions, including seats and lighting, not to cost more than £200, three--1 firths of the cost to be raised on mortgage, and the balance. paid from rates." An amendment, moved by Mr, Allen, seconded by Mr. Taylor, was carried, to the effect "That the Board could either alter or enlarge, or erect a new building, cost not to 1 exceed £200, etc." Re? telephone communita-, tion with Onehunga, Mr. Archibald contended that this was not a Road Board matter. The meeting, however, passed a recommendation to the newßoard to do all iu their power toprovide telephone communication bei tweenMangero and Onehunga. It was carried on the motion of Mr. Archibald, seconded by Mr. Taylor, "That the ratepayers do ' hereby instruct the Board to withdraw from the principal Board for Dairy Inspection, and cease to act as a contributing Board." The , Chairman stated that the Board appeared , powerless to prevent that portion of the Mangere district lying on the Otahuhu side of the Mangero railway crossing _ being attached to the Otahuhu Road District, but they had been informed that they might apply for < a re»adjustment of the ■ cost of - maiutainance of the Mangere Bridge. Mr. W. F. Manor, M.ER. thought it desirable that the question of the maintainancu of the bridge should be again raised. Mr. Archibald said that if the i settlers in that portion of the district which is to be attached to Otahuhu succeeded in escaping their share of the liability to maintain Mangere Bridge, other portions of the district would follow suit. A good deal of discussion followed on this and other ques- . tions of importance in the district. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the • proceedings.—[Own Correspondent.]