This report of the meeting was published in the Manawatu Herald on 14 May 1889 - obtained from PapersPast, National Library of New Zealand.
The Horowhenua County Council met on Saturday, at Otaki, when the following tenders were accepted:—
Hakaraia te Whena, for contract No 3,
Paruauhaka; Sheerin and Mullins, contract No 4, do;
H. Cornelius, for supply of metal on No 1 contract, Manakau, and No 2 contract, Ohau.
The tenders for both sections of Shannon road, were left with the engineer, to deal with, making all reductions possible, and those for Porotawhao road were left with Cr Davies and the engineer to deal with.