PETITION BY THE INHABITANTS OF MATAURA.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 166, 7 September 1877, Page 6

PETITION BY THE INHABITANTS OF MATAURA.

The following' petition is being largely signed for presentation to the Hon. theSecretary of Lands : —

The petition ' of tho undersigned residents of the Macaurn township and neighbourhood, respcetiuliy s'hewetb,: — ' j lyt: That a portion of land, containI ing 50 -acres, more or less?, v;n^ on the ;, l.'Jt daj oi' October, 1308, reserved by , tbe Provincial. Council of the Province. of Southland, for ihe purpose of a ferry ! reserve and site for an accommodation home.-'. ; ; .: -- . . . ' 2nd. That tbe purposes for which the said land was reserved no jonger -exist. 3rd. That tbe said bind being' in the heart of the township is of a very vain- r able nature, and the sale of it Would •greatly benefit tbe township. ' 4tb. That a reserve for recreation, and also for' ah Agricultural and Pastoral Association' purposes are mueh'i needed, for the benefit and well-being of the township and 'surrounding' district, i . ' . . Your petitioners therefore- pray — Ist That, the said land be surveyed into ■ towns^ip-allotments, and that v reserve . of five acres be set apart, as per aqcoin-, , panying sketch, or as nearly as possible, ; for recreation purposes ;■. arid a- -.-reserve :for the use of the ' Agricultural and Pas- ' toral Association be set apart in the north- western corner oi'the said ground, as per tracing 1 attached : these 1 'positions being considered by tbe petitioners os the most suitable for the ptupbses. required.; And your petitioners iurtlier pray, t'bVt a bill be "Introduced, I , tHia' pre? seat session , fqrjhe .purpose of .carry ing. . into effect the above. requests, and your; ■ jj.etitip.pers/ as -. in duty bound, will" ever