I»iikMWjeM : (accfepted)'; F - '*$*'*> £i ?& T, Colbert, *96V10b; M. Boland, £110. r •'Metalling and formation 20 chains Waiapu ■ inland' road : M. Boland, 3a 6d metal and 5s formation per chain ; J. Malone, £2 19s 6d metal and formation (accepted) ; P. Mc - Loughlin, 5s formation and metal 4s 9d. • ■ " THE WANTS OP THE DISTRICT. The Chairman again brought up the .question of the advisability of- sending a . representative to promote their interests in Wellington with regard to grants for local works. He thought it would be well worth the expense. He had drawn up a list of works he considered absolutely necessary in ...his district, as follows :— Tolago bridge, £6000; Tolago Hill, £250; Puatae Hill, £1000 ; Pakarae bridge, £1400 ; Waiamoko j bridge, £500 ; Tatapouri Hill, £500. Total, £9650.— Messrs Tiffen find Hutchinson had put in for the Waikohu riding : — Motn- Gisborne (extension), £2000 ; Motu-Ngatapa v (back road)) £2000 ; Waikohu-Opotiki road, • £1000; Whatatutu-Huiarua road, £500; Inland Waiapu road, £1000 ; Patutahi- Kaiteratahi road, back road forming and metalling, £500; Whatatutu-Karaka tele . phone service,' £100. Total, £7100.— Cr ' , Tiffen said the item for telephone would be about £100. — The Chairman said the works proposed for the Arai riding were : — Deviation of Wairoa road per Hangaroa river, £1000 ; metalling Wairoa road, ' £1000 ; continuation formation to hot springs, Nuhaka road, £2200; to connect Nuhaka from Trafford's junction to Mahia, £500. Total, £4700. • It was also decided to ask for £1000 to . make a stock road to connect with Rotorna, ■ the. Chairman stating the Council would be 1 • •willing to take up the administration of the \ vote, if it. was granted. — Some difficulty . was experienced in deciding which of the ■ Councillors should go to Wellington, it being felt that whoever did go should go at tho same time as tho deputation from the Railway League. — The Chairman said the member for the district wanted keeping up to the mark, and as he always took trouble ■■with whoever did go down, he thought they should certainly send one of their number to advocate the Council's claims. — After consideration it was decided that Cr Tomble son be the Council's representative in the matter^

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