Town Board.

Opunake Times, Volume VIII, Issue 393, 17 June 1898, Page 2

Town Board.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Wednesday, June 15th. Present: Messrs G. W. Rogers (chairman), D. McGregor, R. Pepperill, and W. Christie. Minutes read and confirmed. correspondence. From Audit Office returning bal-ance-sheet duly audited. HALL PIANO. From Mr Brame stating that a meeting of subscribers would be called for next Wednesday night. RETURN AND ACCOUNTS. The annual returns and accounts

K. V. Breach’s appointment as poundkeeper was confirmed on the motion of D. McGregor seconded by G. W. Rogers. TENDERS. Allison Street.—John Boyle (accepted), £6 14s ; Gordon Mitchell, £8 10s. Fox Street. —John Boyle (accepted), £3 12s 6d ; Gordon Mitchell, £4. DOMETT STREET. Resolved, That footpath be continued past sections 5 and 7, block 26. (Me-Gregor-Pepperill.) KING STREET. Mr Christie drew attention to the impassable state of the footpath on the south side of King street, between Layard and Aytoun streets. Resolved, That the overseer inspect and report on cost of footpath with a grade to Layard street and three feet of gravel in the centre. (Mc-Gregor-Christie.) ACCOUNTS. The following were passed for payment ;—Gordon Mitchell £lO 15s Id, Costello £4 9s 4d, Audit 10s, J. Martin 9s 3d, J. Guy £l 9s, Newman Bros 15s 6d, H. Oaplen £3 3s, J. S. Knobbs ,18s 9d. RATE DEFAULTERS. It was decided to take a ballot to select six names of those in default with their rates to be sued. DOMAIN BOABD. It was resolved to pay over the £lO granted as a subsidy to the Caledonian Society towards cost of fencing in oval. •

showed : — Estimated population .. 415 Dwellings and shops 100 Ratepayers .. 164 Rateable properties.. 539 Capital value of properties. .£25,971 Grown and Native lands .. 1,474 Board property 594 27,339 REVENUE. Rates £. s. d. 48 0 6 Licenses .. 121 0 0 Other taxes 8 12 6 Leases .. 10 8 10 Other sources .. 46 6 4 Land Fund 9 16 0 Subsidy (Government).. 9 4 8 Other receipts .. 2 11 0 Bank overdraft.. 3 6 8 329 0 6 EXPENDITURE. Public Works .. 117 14 8 Salaries, office, expenses 55 0 9 Other expenses.. 71 18 2 Deposits returned 4 12 8 Balance .. .. 79 14 8 329 0 6 ASSETS. Cash assets 79 14 3 Estimated total assets.. 223 6 8 Liabilities (various) 70 13 0 POUNDKEEPER.