Waihemo County Council.

Otago Witness, Issue 1813, 20 August 1886, Page 13

Waihemo County Council.

A meeting of this council was held on Tuesday at Palmerston, and attended by Crs Hay (in the chair), Eobertson, M'Leod, M'Laren, and Fraser. • REPORTS. The Inspector reported on Sheehy's road, Moonlight. It would require an outlay of £10 at Kueebon's, and an expenditure of £7 on a small pinch near Sheehy's. The road was not much used. The main road at Moonlight was in most need of repairs. The Nenthorn road was also in a bad state of repair. The main road near Mr Gifford's would be improved by putting in a culvert, which he would have done by the surfaceman. Material for gravelling or metalling was very difficult to get in this locality. It could only be obtained on private property. The last metalling done cost £6 per chain, so it would take £240 to do Jackson's contract. — It was resolved to expend £25 on the Moonlight road. Consideration of the other clauses of the report were deferred. CORRESPONDENCE. The manager of the Colonial Bank reported that gold to the amount of 5400z 16dwt 12gr had been purchased during the month. — Received. Patrick Walsh and 10 others in the Green Valley riding wrote complaining of the manner in which Lunam's contract had been finished, — Consideration deferred/ The Chief Surveyor reported that the road of which Mr Service complained in block VI had been laid off quite correctly by the county inspector. — The action I ' : by the inspector in the matter was approv. <i oi. James M'Lay applied t'ov an extension of time to finish his contract at Goodwood. — Granted. Messrs Oakden and Begg wrote to say that the plans and surveys of roads within the county to be closed were now ready. — Received. Archibald Kennedy wrote stating his willingness to give a right-of-way to connect the road across the river at his property, Dunback. — Received. A reply was received from the inspector to the charge brought against him by Mr Walsh regarding the impounding of cattle. — The council decided to uphold the inspector's action. Correspondence was read regarding Mr Calcutt's road to the Goodwood Bush Reserve, and Messrs Bell, M'Laren, and Robertson were appointed a deputation to interview the settlers interested and to inspect the road.