The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

soirritoa's upon.

The Surveyor reported that various roads had UM
repaired. Tb• water supply at Chia wall wee sow ample;
it had been debeisat through a stoppage in the pipes.
The expenditure of the tut five weeks was 1016 be. 3d.
for wages, and £l2 lOs. 6d. for healing. There were
nine soon engaged on the roads. At Sonthwell sad
Castleton the roads were very bad.
Mr. A. Striven called attention to the feet that two
horses were employed in drawing a cart, containing Dot
more than 7 cwt., from Portland Beach to Fortane's
Well, and that a boy was in charge of the mew, whenias
the eisaireet was for • Mae. He thought it WU 14M11
some reation was made as to what &odd be Donn-
doted • load for two bones.
The Surveyor said aloud was. yard, which would
weigh about • toe, and the boy wee Dearly • man.
Mr. A. &Nivea thought that if the load be saw in
the mart was put into stag he could carry it—(laughter).
He alio weds inquiries respecting the ordering of •
drain which has reesotiy been made, and it turned out
that the Chairman bad given the Surveyor instructions
to have it done. This Mr. &riven protested .sgainst.
urea' that if anything was urgently required a special
meeting of the Board Should be milled.

1111PROTUMT.

A committee, eimaisting of Maim B. Caution, A.
Striven, and G. Mitchell, wee appointed to superintend
Lb. alteration reunited in tbe path neer the Portland
Arms hotel.

X VIIIANCLL

This report wax read, and orders of abatement were
ordered to be issued to three occupiers In Wakeham.

MICIBOLCIJIMITS.

The next business was to ersander the position of this
Beard in regard to the parish Lod, and the enreashments
upon the same.
Mr. B. Combat mid this queation had beea diseamed
many times before, and he thought the period had new
arrived when they should some to some definite under-
standing as the subjeet—(liear, bear)—if they bad no
righta let them drop the matter for ever, but if they had
righta let them be eseerted—(bear hear). He believed
the Board had rights, and is support of this view he
would refer to two parts of the perish land. That, that
at Church Himpps, by Pennsylvaaht Castle. 'Squire Pens
purchand the Crown rights ia • pion of lead be required
there, but not the rights of the parish, and to smart their
rights the perish pushed down the wall, and • trial
ensued, the result of which woe that 'Squire Penn Ind
to pay 25a. a year to the perish. At a subsequent
period there was a sale of that property, and it was
announced in the catalogue as "freehold, with the
ereeption of a small portion, which papa 25e. yearly
to the parish of Portland.* Then, by the presentments,
in the Court of Survey of 1846, it was shown that of
the encroachments made on lands belongbag to the
Crown and the inhabiteata, the Crown demanded their
share, and they (the ishabitants) ought to have theirs;
but the matter had been allowed to go on for many
for they had been lilts sheep without a leader.
Unlearnt from Mr. J. Stone that he received this rent
of 25.. a year during the many years he was bailiff.
Further be had eopy of • letter sent to the Steward
of the manor from Whitehall, dated 18th May, 1883, to
this effect :
"I send you a ropy of Mr. Morel hietroctioos dated the
14th list., with reference to the not of Al be , lathing out
of the lands minted in 1804 to Mr. Peon, by which it
appeare that the rent in cessation Ls not payable V the
Crown." (Slord) Joint Cirrros.
Then who was it payable to? (Voice*: The parish.)
If so, he said that as the pariah land came under their
control as a Local Board, and they had to pay all
churn of the defers they employed and the materials
they mod, be felt it was their duty to obtain all the
monies due to them. He therefore proposed that the
Clerk send a slain to the heirs of 'Squire Peen for the
arrears of payment which were due.
Mr. Gibbs asked if they could claim this money, or
did it belong to the Court Lett?
Mr. Howard said he thought the Board wee entitled
to it.
Mr. Gibbs seconded the motion, and it was carried
unanimously. .

TONIAOII DUI&

A diem:slop next ensued upon the propriety of ill.
creasing the pries per ton open the quarrying of atone.
Mr. A. &then observing that he did not see why they
should allow strangers to quarry stone on their lends at
la, roe ton, when Government oharpd 2a.
lite Chairman did not believe they could increase the
&ergs on lands already broken.
Mr. A. Scriven submitted a resolution which Mr. M.
Gibbs supported, to the effect that where the surface
was disturbed in the future the pries should be 2a.
Mr. B. Comben said he did not think they had any
power to alter the charge, all stone and minerals were
vested in the Queen. the inhabitents having only the
rieit to the berhege.
The 'resit wee referred te, sod it wee fraud that the
pries per too for quarrviog should he "as per ....sow
vii., Iu per toe, so that they had no power over the
ethane. - - -

TIM ILLILWAT RATING.

noward said he bad tweetred e letter in Menus
to the rating of the Portland railway. Kr. Hyde elm-
plained that the baildbip and land were rated In on.
sum, end remarked that It was Incumbent on persons
making a rate to make it equitably, but, with a view,
to tattling the question, be would consent to the station
being considered worth 1.40, and the rut (1130)be put on
the land. Mr. Howard explained that the railway wan
amassed at £l3O on the poor's.rate, and that was the
bubo 4 their rating, and anybody aggrieved moat get the
peor's-rate ememment altered.

?OLIO! STATION.
Yr. Gregory, the builder al the new Polies Station,
asked that= open drain to front of it might be oovsred
over, as he yea 'wanting to form an approach to the
building.
Tho Board said they mild not do it, and perodoriosa
warn gt... to Yr. Gregory todo it himself, oubjoot to ti•
approval of the Bangor of the Board.

WATILI COMPANY.
The lest item on the paper worn as to the Board giving
their usistanoe to the formation of & water oompany.
The Clerk explained why he had placed the notice on
the paper. A gentleman of experience had prepared
plan. to supply the island with water, beginning at
Fortino'. Well first; and this rentleenan reoomended
a separate supply for the top of the bill. As private
and not as member' of the Board, the
gentleman wished them to *enter with his. upon the
subject.
Collins felt there would be no objeetion to a
private company, provided the present paishe supply of
water was not interfered with.

W. aria WitliWb;ii.;•d the Board 1..4 already
expunged themaslyes to the *Mogi Nat it would not
throw any impediment in the formation of a company
if the public supply of water was not interfered with.
It woo suggested that all the members should attend.
as it was a matter of so math importance to the island.

TIM 1•111110 OP NOP&

Mr. A. Salmon ogled attention to the circumstance
that no rate was made payable on the 20,000 tons of
stone shipped by Marrs. Loather and Cu., during the
past year.
Mr. Howard explained that the stone must first be
eesseeed to the poor's•rate, which could be done by the
Overseers, and it should be brought forward at the
vs try meeting..

-Mr. B. Comben referred to • statement made on
behalf of the 3overnment in the House of Commons,
that where the value of the Goversnient property in •
parish was othimminth of the whole, they wield pay
poor-mt..; sad he pointed oat that to such as., they
would have to ray at Portland.
The Clerk that Government mild not be
eompelled to pay, but did it as as not et 'satisfy.
Mr. E. Pearce mid that some time .o Ih. Government
sent down a person to examine tbs rata-book, sad he
said that they were willing to pay esteem lead asquirod
by di. o,,ersisast, width was before liable to them.
Yr. Collins said that ooe year they reesived rates far
the Government works, but subsequatly appliartion
Ina made to them to return it-- flasnaar).
It was dwiSsd this was a fitting. Itiee fee disearical
at the vestry.
This dosed the meskine,