ORDINARY SITTING.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 85, 3 November 1880, Page 2

ORDINARY SITTING.

•THE BEACH EOAI*. Mr. Alexander M'Donald wrote to tho Council as follows: — 1. The g.>,te will under no circumstances , be. erected or closed. i 2. Ihakapa and. his. people are. unable to agree iip-m a'-"di vision •' of the land adjoining the ferry, consequently mo definite arrangement can • be made about it.until: there has been a sitting of the Native Lands Court. to settle the title. In the meantime, Ihakara will stand out of the matter altogether. His people will continue to prosecute their claims -through their lawyer . '8.-' lf Ihahara proves his title ; m- the Native Irnds Corrb, he will not recognise any arrangement which may be made m ; the memtime with any other persons, • 4. Under these 'civrumstances, it seems to me that the only thiu^ to do is to do nothing until .the.Natiye Lands .Court: has.sat, " 5. The rb ;d-is open, so that I cannot see any inconvenience to the lublio m the delay. Letter received. " " •" ' A COM*?-AfNT. A letter was received from Messrs. Richter, Nannestad, and Co., to the. following effect ;— " We see that the Finance Committee considers bur charge of 7s and 9d ncr hundred feet for timber supplied "too high" as- compared with prices paid by. private nid'viduals. and above ruling.prices. The committee seem to have forgotten tho material difference which exists between building timber arid 1 timber for bridging purposes, that the Bangitikei County .Coun-. cil "liat- paid -the same- pri-e,__and further that at the time' tbe remarks were ' maclo" about our fi:'m,the-"e' was an account before, the committee for which 2s m excess of our p-'kie had been pa-"d." 7 The Chairman asked the SJnginoer, if such wera the case, and received a reply m the affirmative. COM.A'RT.NG THE DOGS. . The tender, of Mr. .M'Favdeu, of Foxton, for tbe supply of dog collars for the county was receiyed and accepted} Per 100.: 23 incho.-j by IJ "-. - - -- £3 19 2 20 „ „Ii - ".- , - 310 10 16 ,' „ I - -". - - 218 4 y. 12 „ „ I - - --. 210 0 THE SUPPLY OE TIMBER. ' Messrs.' Bichter and Co. wrote : — " We offer to supply timber as pur specifications, at any of tlie places mentioned at 10/6 per 100 supenficial feet ; lengths -over 25 feet, 1/ per 100 feet extra. " Messrs. Bailey's tender was :—

Mr (3-illett's tender, was : — :

Upon the motion of Councillor Sassotk,' seconded by Councillor Liivx'O-f, it was carried— That Messrs. JJailey's, tender be accepted. The passing pf the . accounts concluded the business, arid the Council than adjourned until its next ordinary sitting.

FeDvb of Heart of tnc~~ ,£0 8 6 , , £o 8 o. - Halcombe 093 -- O 3 &. -" Makino 0 9 4 - - O 8:10 - Feildiig Q97 -. 091- Ealinevstoii 0 910 - - 0 9 4 - Kaieare : • 010 o - - o 9 6 -' Oj;oua 010 3r -q99- Carnarvon o Io 5 - - q 9 II - Poxton 1 11 6 - - 011 o . r Sj,nson •

Heart of Heart of - m...— toU.a. - inatai. ' • r™ 6 .- £0 9"0 - - £0 7 6. T - ' Hajcombe 0 9 0, - . 0 7 6- Mfflrind' 0 9 0 -" - 07- 6 -" Peildinr 0 9 0.- -' 076 - Palmeraton 0 90- .076-- Karere 0 9 0 - - 0 7 6 ." Carnarvon 0 9 9 •■-. . 0 8 6 ," Foxton Oil 0 - - 0 9 6- Sanson.