GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14322, 12 October 1910, Page 7

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The montlilv meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday. Present — Messrs Kelland (chairman), Mulvihill, Thomson, Wharton, and Barker. Tenders were opened for carting 400 yards of shingle for Ross's road, Woodbury—T. Kellilier at 2s 9Jd per yard; Sugrue Bros. 2s Sd, J. Sugrue sen. 2s 2d (accepted). Correspondence included the following.—

Notices of transfers of properties were received as follows—Of acres. Kapuwai Settlement, l'roiu W. J. Marshall to J. A. Doak ; of lease of sections 8 ami 9, lteserve 359, from Wil.liam Payne to William l'ayne jun. ; of -3Di acres, Opilii survey district, from Mr W. Mill, of Ivakahu, to Mr L. L. F. Reid, of Tiinaru.

Mr Gale and Messrs Booth Macdonald and Co. wrote re stone crushers.— It was agreed to write to Mr Gale for particulars as to capacity of machine, and stating that the overseer might inspect same if it was thought suitable.

'1 he clerk to the Countv Council wrote relative to th? Board.taking over the Hanging liotk road ; stating, in relerenee to bird destruction that the C ouneil could not alter a resolution passed hy the Conference; also that, when fresh, old birds' heads could be detected by the stiff bills, and recommending the Board to receive no heads unless they were fresh.—Received. The Lnder-Seeretary for Public Works wrote relative to a return being furnished monthly, showing the number ot men employed on road works carried out under Government grants.—Received. RACECOURSE ROAD.

Mr James Ronnie wrote as follows—- " The racecourse road is opened for one man only, but I can assure I want the road more than ever. Thanking your members for your judgment. Vours truly, Jas. Ronnie." Mr James Enright wrote as follows—'•White thanking the Board for having acceded to my request, and ordered the road through the racecourse at Oniri to be opened, I now wish to withdraw my request, as I find it would put the Racing Club to considerable expense and inconvenience. I therelore trust the Board will rescind the resolution passed on 13th September last."

1 he Chairman said this man brought forward a very strong case, on which they acted, and now he asked them to rescind their resolution. It. was too had thai, he should have taken un their V 1 7 wa 7- The opening of the nc' L " l> W€lel -' lead being m.u.c a cattle common. Mr Mulvihili thought it was too bad for men to. ask one thing one month and another thing the next . -% thought thev would he justified m rescinding tho" resolution as those most interested in the oponiu.' of

the road now withdrew tbe request. He gave notice to move at next meeting that the previous resolution, be rescinded. .Mr Scolr Thomson seconded the noice of motion. OVERSEER'S REPORT.

For the nuintli ended October Stli, the Overseer reported us follows: — Contract for forming Taverners road.—This work is in hand. The Hoard's team lias been employed cart infor repairs to protective works, Pleasant- Valley, repairs to Four Peaks road, W.'iill; (Jorge road, Woodbury. Boundary road, carting willows lor Orari plantation reserve protection, and other small works. Tho daymen have been engaged clearing Uiddlemiss's road drain. breaking stones, clearing AVailii Gorge track, etc. i'he plantation reserves have been inspected, and it was decided to put in about 8 chains of willows on tho boundary oi Reserve 18G2, where the Orari Hi veiling been washing; away the bank and fence to cost about £lO, and this work hais been carried out. Ho understood the County Council had agreed to pay £ls lor iixing up Hanging Rock newcutting; tho .Board could now decide what should lie done to the road. He the application for roiKiirs to roads in Tripp settlement, ht>~ suggested thatsome members inspect these" roads, and decide which of the in should be improved, to give better access to the new holdings. __ Tho next harbour rate falls due on November Ist. The receipts for tho month wero :—Subsidy on_ rates £250, rents and rates, ate.. £7B 14s sd, total £328 14, sod. The credit balance at Bank" as £954 f)s 7d. Tlie total rates collected for 1910-11 wero rCo'iO. A olau and estimate for Sharp s bridge has been prepared. As to the Hanging Rock road, the overseer said ho had been instructed to fence dangerous places, but- it might be thought that all was dangerous, and lie would like to have niore explicit instructions.—lt was resolved that two or throe chains on the west side bo fenced. As to road repairs in Tripp settlement ilossrs Barker and Wharton were deputed to inspect the roads. PLANTATIONS AND BLACKBERRIES.

?ili" Barker said ho had inspected tho plantations. One large one was 111 capital order. That near Mr Bates s v.'u.s not in such good order, hut it contained some splendid trees. X. ill oi tiina tely tli.e blackberries were bad there, and he did not know whether it i .\ oukl not be better Li; clear a part of the plantation and crop it to get rid ol the blackberries. The Land was excellent. He suggested that they should put on men at once to cut the blackberries. Aitei some discussion ;t was agree<l that tlie. overseer should inspect" the plantation, to see that the blackberries were not .spreading hovo M <] it. it belli"' considered that tire blackberries gron" ing within the plantation woukf net i ruit. DEPUTATIONS. Mi J. McDonald waited on the Board, and said they had asked the (.Tovernment to make a track at Ornri Uorge, and they under.,tjud the (Jo-' vernment would do it, but they could get no satislaetion.He asked that Lhe Board would make then! a track, through which they could get 'lie'r sheep. A track through' the bush, about Jnili a chain wide and some <: 0 chains m leugth, would give all they wanted and only the scrub need ho cut. Ihe cost would iiot bo great— Alter discussion it was agreed lo a«'c the Mount Peel Board to pay the cost, t.iat Heard receiving tho rates. it was acknowledged that the track should bo opened before slieariuo- began. , °

-Mr Ferguson, of Woodbury, requested the Board to form the road up to his place, about 45 chains.'—lt was stated that the total length would bo (50 chums, and in view of the cost, it was suggested that the worst places might no improved.—The overseer suggested a certain sum being authorised and a thorough job made as far as the money would go.