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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5666, 10 September 1896, Page 4

KOWAI. The ordinary monthly meeting of this i Board was held on Thursday ; presentMessrs Iloldswortn (chairman), Evans and Mathers. . Mr Dick wrote apologising for being unable to attend. The receipts for the month had been .£239, and the paysheet presented, amounting to JJISB '7s Id, was passed for payment. The Overseer's report was read, and repairs to a number of roads were authorised. It was resolved that a reward of .£2O should be given for such information as would lead to the conviction of the person who wilfully cut the bearers in Patrick's Bridge, the police to be informed of the matter. ] Fresh tenders were oi'dered to be invited ] for supply of shingle for repairs to Lister's Eoad. On.the motion of Mr Holdsworth, J seconded by Mr Evans, a general rate of ; in the £ on the rateable values was ' struck and levied for the current year. ) Eesolved— "That the plan submitted for « renewal of Boby's Creek Bridge be approved, and that tenders for labour, and carting be , invited, the Board providing the materials." i The list of outstanding rates was read over : and the collector instructed to use all energy in collecting them, with recourse to ! sums? if not paid forthwith. The Overseer : was 'instructed to see Messrs M'Naught • and Bullwinskell relative to, cleaning out : the Swanip Eoad drain, Amberley. Eesolved . — " That the Controller and Auditor- : General be asked if the present mode of ; giving receipts for audit fees could not be : altered, as the local body had no record in the way of a receipt of the payment under the present form."