Suburban North Road Board

In general with many of the country districts Suburban North met the local needs by means of a Road Board and received a limited amount of funds for the purpose. It was normal practice to make an annual grant for general purposes (£150 in 1874) while special grants were allocated for new works.

The Suburban North Road Board consisted of the following members in 1859:—

• Robert Pollock.
• Arthur Collyns.
• Thomas Dodson.
• William Dyson.
• John Humphrey.
• James Mackay.
• Joseph Pierson.
• William Wells.

Many roads were built under the supervision of the local Road Board and, from time to time, tenders were advertised in the "Examiner." In November 1862 one such advertisement read:—

"Tenders called for cutting a road and forming a road, about 12 chains in length, between Thackwood and Martin's Hill in the above district. Plans and specifications at Black Horse or at the house of the Chairman of the Board. R. Pollock."