MANGAPAPA TOWN BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14047, 18 July 1916, Page 5

MANGAPAPA TOWN BOARD.

The fortnightly meeting of the Mangapapa Town Board 'was held 'last evening," there "being |t^^_T'i_ii^. ,: w:''J.'-!_fo-! diskie (Chairriiari), W^'Hay, \). yy«dsh^ E i ,;.Gfundy; C. Matthews^ C. A. Fen Wick! and R. "M. Bell. ' ' " '.' ' : Copies "of RaWaker's cartoons depict-' ing German - ■ werp, .received from 'the^ |Recl'u'itinjg BiDaid, iWellington, and the ■ distribution ' waa left to the secrptary to attend to. A; d'emftrid wis received from the. Hospital Board for _3pY J.9s 9d. being the 'Jj"pwn BMi'dV prppoHi6ri of the cost, of the ' hospital , and ' charitable aid adminis.tratipri for the year ' 1916-17, pay- : merit to be , made m • three instalments » on v *the first day of August, October, and December, l^J*^* -' . Tjlie- tyanciering st<sok nuisance wfia. a;gairi discussed., and i,t was decided, jin, addition' to employing a ranger," that thei Board'-* surfacemeri be ""auiihorise^ to report the pwriers^ of ; any; stock he sees wandering on the roads, with a view tp rirosecuting the offenders. > The Chairman reported that .the road grader offered to ' the ' "Bparif had been inspected, but it was not considered of any use for the Board's purposes. ;, The question of the drainage and road-., ing of a proposed subdivision at Te' Hapara, , referred to a sub-committee, was reported upon. The committee stated full particulars had been furnished to Mr. G. Grant, who would submit a report to next .ineeting. It was decided, .to attend to the work of continuing Winter road on to Valley road, -as soon as the weather improved. On the. motion of .the . .Chairman, seconded by Mr. Hay, it was decided, owing to the high cost of living, to increase the head' surfaceman's wages by, Is. a day and that of the second man. by 6d. per day, making "L2s and 10s 6d per day respectively. Accounts amounting to £65 15s Id, wei'e ordered to be paid. Tlie clerk reported that the rate de-< mands had bee*n i issued. ■ „>■ ■■ — r-7T-i — .. .!>» .