statement ' of the estimated cost, of the proposed road from '(•which you will see that a much larger sum will ■ f he required than the Board are in a position to 1 f give, but as the road will be a great convenience j to a large number of ratepayers in tbo South | Molyneux Road District, they consider the I i Board has a fair claim to get some assistance I; from the Clutha County Council, and recommend | the Board to ask the assistance of the Council in |: the matter. ! ; Estimated cost of the proposed road : - Com [: pensation for land to Mr Crickmore, say Lls ; l Mr Sutherland, L3O ; Mr Griffith, LlO ; 75 chains |{! Pitching and formation, at 12s per chain, L 4 5; |jt 75 chain fencing, 12s ppr chain, L45 ; surveying, [l advertisinsj, etc., L4O. -Total, LlB5. Signed— |! ¥m. Griffith, And. Melville. John Steven. Bi" Hesolvrd -on the motion of Mr A. Melville, I ! seconded by Mr Smith, re report of the Wai- I ; tepeka members of the South Molyneux Eoad I I Board, "That this Board agree to" expeud the I • sum of eighty-five pounds stg. (LBS) to open up I ; the Riverbank road as advised by the Committee I : in their report dated 27th April, 1881, such sum Ij! to be re-couped bj' the Waitepeka Subdivision I »; within two years (provided the County Council I J- is willing to subscribe one hundred pounds, stg. I {■ (L 100) towards the object in view)." jL From the Secretary to the Board of I ; Conservators for the Clutha River : % I am directed by the Board of Conservator | \ for the Clutha River to acquaint you thatnego \ ; tiations have for some time been pending bo. ! tween this Board and the Board of Governors of |i the Otago High Schools with the view of \'j opening up main arterial roads through their |! respective endowments. It is proposed to ! j form one road by the Cairn Gorge, and another I, by the Waipahi stream, both leading in the di !: rection from Popotunoa towards Wyndam. This h Board has agreed to contribute the sum of three jj hundred pounds towards the cost of the works. 