INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 16 May 1901, Page 2

INGLEWOOD.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRE3POITOENT).

- j The T->wn B wrd me l : on Mondiy i' evening. Present: M?Fsrs. T*rple», J HVl« f , A. Nicholb, and F. Brown. < Through the absfnee of Dr. Valintiee 1 Mr. Tarplan was vo'ed to the chair. The 'lerk's.ac'ion in acreDting .£1 t 10s for r itei on Mr. Corrick's section, i who is an absent e, was confirmed, Dr. V-din'ine wro'e reigning his ) s»at on the Board, as be f'Hind his now i position prevent--d I imf om attending i to his du'ies as a member. > Tie resignation was, on the motion i of Mr, Nicholls, seconded by Mr. Haa- > 'e't, rccpted with re?ret. i A claim for cmoersation in respect to one of tbn Board's employees was > r ef- rri-d to the Board's so'icitor for his opinion. Several minor mat'e's wee laftovefor a month. Thi of makin» !• gliwrod a boron:h wr.s di«cuwd by the Board. The clerk rfad 1 is report of the census be has just t ken of the townshio, and the proposed area to be included in the horouoh. [t w-ii. rested to hold a spec:a' meeting next Monday to fu"y discuss the question ; in the mfantime eich member to thoroughly itir-p?ct the proposed boundaries. The qu's'ion of s'reet; Hgh'ing fa 0 brought on f"r discussion, and on the motion of Mr. B. Nichol's the e'erk wis instructed to write to the Waitara Town Board for particulars of lamp : and lamps. Mr. Brown proposa l, and M'. Tarplee seconded, that the clerk's salary b" raised to £4O per annum from Ist April, 1901.—Carried. It was resolved that the clerk take t-he necesg'sry steps to fill the I irdinary vacancy caused by tbe resignafion of Dr. Valintine. Acoounta amounting to j£49 werpa=sed fnr payment, Mr. Faslett. being ■ ippointed to sign cheque i fjr present < ot-casion only. s THe Bard adj wrred. ii t The Assessment Court-, for the dis- t ricfc known as the Nsatpnaru Ridino « 'f dlifton O unity and the Moi Rnd -i D s i i. T, takes place on Wednesday before Mr. R. L. S anfnrd, S.M., and " M"ss's. JfjWon Oamp' 01l and Richird Pri. e, as From what I can i t gither th re will be few, if any, ©bjecJl' tioDS to answer, ' n

Mr. G. F, Campbell, D pufcy Valuer Gflrera), arrived liere by mail trrtin on Moaday niglit to r,ssist tVie District Valuer at the Assessment C^urt.

May 15,1901. Tlifl Afisesfment Comtsatyps'erday, 1 but there was very little businos to do. The only o' j ction in the Ngatimaru Riiing was Mr. U. J. Linrent, who objected to being valued at £5 7a p?r acre, but was satisfied that his f«rm was well worth JL7 per sere, so no reduction was mide. In tta& Mo» dis rict Mr. P. Hunter obtained a rcducti-n of 60s, and Mr, Stradowski a reduction of Mr T. Tarry objected to the value of his farm on account of being situated thn other side of the 101 l gate. Mr. Hill, District Valuer, on b:ing called, stated that be thought t'ne toll reduced the productive value nf Mr. Ta-iy's [farm, but the Bench sus'aiued the valuation. Tha whole of the Assessment Court 03cup'ed less than half-an-hour, which speaks volumes for thi cuvful and uniform v.i 1 made by the District Valuer.