PENINSULA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 37

PENINSULA.

The adjourned meeting of the Penmsiua Road Boaid, held on the 11th. was attended by Messrs M'Cnrdy (chairman), Keekic, Fairbairn, Cowen, Robertson, and Black. Mr M'Curdy was elected' chairman and Mr Black treasurer, with Mr Reekie to countersign cheques. Messrs Cowen, Fair bairn, and Robertson having lesigned their positions as members of the board, the clerk was instructed to public'y notify the extraordinary vacancies. The price for breaking metal was increased to 2s 6d per yard. It was decided to invite tenders for horse and dray labour for Anderson's Bay. John Westfold's tender for 50 yards of metal for Ferguson's load, Sandymount, was accepted. Consideration of tenders for metal for "Wilson's road at Hooper's Inlet was allowed to stand over. Mr Wulliani Dick, Sandymount, was granted a slaughtering license, subject to the approval of the inspector. The Chairman reported that the Order-in-Council in connection with the electric tramway to Anderson's Bay had been finally agreed upon, and the board's seal affixed to the memorial. It was decided that the seal of the board be affixed to the deed of covenant between the Mayor and councillors of the City of Dunedin and the inhabitants of the Peninsula Road Board district. The "lerk was instructed to publicly notify that the board intends, at the next meeting, to be h olden on Saturday, Juiy 2, to make a general late of |d in the pound on all rateable property wilbim the Peninsula Road district. The boarding; having considered the proposed Waipori Falls Electric Power Act, expressed the opinion that it would be advantageous to the Peninsula that electrical ?nergy should be made available for lighting and other purposes, and resolved to offer no objections to the passing- of the bill, but lather to facilitate it. It was decided to appoint the Government Insurance Department to insure the boaid's employees, to protect the board under the Employers' Liability Act, Messrs M'Curdy and Reekie to arrange. Accounts were passed for payment amounting to £63 6s scl.