An ordinary meeting of tills Board jm held on the 2nd insfc. Present—The Chairman and all the members. Specifi cations to bench and clear roads were read and approved of, and tenders were considered for clearing and benching part of Port Levy Track road, and those of Mr Everard for No. 1 contract at 8s per chain, and of Mr Lltten tor No. 2 contract at 9s per chain, were accepted. There were five tenders in all for this work. The tender of Wright and Phillips to bench about eighty (chains of road leading to Reserve 2534 was accepted at 3s 6d per chain, there being seven tenders for this work. Correspondence was read— From Mr G. J. Black, enclosing tracing of part of the road which he has applied to be opened to his property in Okute Valley, and it was resolved on the motion of Mr Buchanan, seconded by Mr Bird ling—"That the Clerk be instructed to have the bush cleared off the side road to a width of three-quarters of a chain. From the Chief Surveyor, enclosing plans of road to be closed and opened through section 3895 and sub-division 3 of Reserve 222, having approved of same. The Clerk was instructed to take the necessary legal steps towards closing the road referred to, and to interview Mr White as to whether he is wililng to allow the alteration neces sary to be made in his Crown grant of the said sections, with a view to facilitate mat ters, and also the Chief Surveyor on the same subject. From Mr A. C. Knight, that he ceases to be liable for rates in this district, as having let his land to Mr Ran dall. 