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inquiry, made the following recommendations, which
were subsequently approved and adopted by the Board, viz:—
1.—That a new book be opened and kept by the Accountant,
shewing a correct record of every repair or road making,
with separate cost of labour, quantities of material and cost, and
any other charges on every job, and in the case of macadam
roads, shewing the average depth of new material and total
average cost per yard super and per yard cube.
2.—That in all cases the quantity of material required to
repair any road shall be ascertained and settled by the
Surveyor.
3.—That the steam roller in future be not ordered to any
job until the metalling is laid; and that your Committee, after
careful consideration, do not advise the purchase of a steam
roller, seeing that the total payments under this head from 1887
to the end of 1892—a period of 6 years—amounted to
£705 3s. 9d., or an average expenditure of ,£117 10s. 7d. per
annum, but that new Tenders be obtained, by advertisement,
for the hire of steam roller when required.
4.—That it is absolutely necessary in order to exercise a
proper supervision over this Boards work—
(a) That the Clerk of Works must reside within the
District.
(b) 1 hat a head ganger be employed, to be left in permanent
charge of all work during progress; able to read and
write, check weights, &c., and competent to control
workmen.
5—That the Clerk of Works and the Road Inspector be
required to open and keep a daily journal of all work done
under their superintendence.
6.—That in addition to the present Committees of the
Board, a special' Survey Committee be elected.