PENINSULA ROAD BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8596, 11 September 1889, Page 2

PENINSULA ROAD BOARD.

Dhoad lUy, September 10. Mesfirs Held and party, who, with commendable pluck, topk up the abandoned workings at the base of the Harbour Cone, ltooper's Inlet, sorao nix Months ago, haVo been bmy at work all winter. A good deal of Hew machinery, some of it specially designed by Mr H. Held, one of ths party, who Is no amateur at Die business, has been erected and already tried. The stono is as easily obtained as from an ordinary quarry, but tho chief difficulty seems to be in saving the small quantity of gold therein o*ing to the presence of oilier minerals. Tin's they hope to have now overcome, as they have the minor difficulty of a short BUpply of water by building a Bmall About 26 tons of known poor stuff was recently put through as a 6tart, and about 15 tons of what Is considered the best stone Is now ready and will be operated on in a few days. The men have a real interest In the undertaking, one of them being owner of the land, and they are determined to settle the question, for themselves at least, as to whether the Btone is payable or not. A few days ago two gentlemen were prospecting Hooper's Inlet beach, and it is Bald they have pegged off an extended claim on the Sandymount side of the inlet. The brokers (Messrs E. and A. J. Park and A G. Fen Wick) report that over 13,000 Bharea have been applied for in the Tuckers Tin Mining Company (Limited}. ...; „ . .... _....,

The regular monthly meeting of the Peninsula Road Board was held on Saturday last at Higholiff ; present—Messrs Stewart (chairman), Hoss, Fairbalrn, Owen, Mackay, Beattie, Sanderson. Accounts amounting to £126 12s lid were passed Applications from Mr Thomas Lee and Mr Thomas Browu to erect fences ou road lines were granted subject to removal at the pleasure of the board. Twelve loads of metal were ordered to be spreßd on Duckworth'! road. Mr Wyper'B letter to the board, alleging property in road line by sectiou 53, block 111, was considered together with the board's solicitor's opiniou thereon. —It was resolved, •' That tho board in the meautimo take no action, but la the event of any obstruction being placed on the line, the surfacemen be empowered lo remove Iho obstruction. The tender of Mr Joseph Weir, for carting between Anderson's Bay and Mr Stewart's gate at 14s and 11s a day, was accepted. Tli» application of Mr Kobert Hoger to have closed and conveyed to him a road line passing through sections sii, 57, 58, block'Tl, was granted. It was resolved that an advertisement be inserted giving jiofciee of i ■tentiou lo sue in default of payment of rates and do,: taxes.

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