BLOCK IX.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 251, 1 September 1874, Page 3

BLOCK IX.

The following are copies of tb correspondence on the above subject rest at the last meeting of Council. The letterSjufficiently explain themselves:—

Council Chamber, Croiwell, Februarys, 1870. Sir, —I do myself the honour to adress you on a subject the importance of whit, I trust, will plead my excuse for troubling yur Honor. It is in reference to the narrow strip { land on the south side of Melmore-Terrace, —ajonfused mass of ngly rock and earth, jumbled toother,— adjoining the road through the townsh). It is a Government reserve, but I wish fojibly to point out to your Honor that it never ca be appropriated to mining purposes, being sofose to the street that any interference with it inrining would cause great danger to the road an property adjoining being.carried away. I wi take leave to refer your Honor to the map t the town which plainly shows it. I would thefor

solicit your Honor to allew4Ho be thrown into* the ( municipal reserve, wifch.the yiew*>f poration improving and embellishing tttej»Jpp>ft«, ance of the town in laying it put as a plantation, or otherwise, as they may think advisable. It is in the present slate &g^ ! 4yW&,'.fitfl Very detrimental to the welfare- and progress of the town and district. Trusting, you, will grant this application, I have* &c., . 'V;'i''G/WCkKfiitfifcl ''■'■'•■ ' ' Mayor. To His Honor the Superintendent. •■■: Provincial Secretary's Office, I Dunedin, 31st'Marchy 1870. Sir,—l have been directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,, applying on behalf of the To,wn Council of Cromwell for the. use of the strip of land on the south side of Melmore-Ter« race,' and .to-acquaint you that at-the next session of the Provincial Council, steps will be taken to have it set apart for'purposes of public recreation for the inhabitants of Cromwell. .•: In the meantime, there can be no objection to the Town Council taking possession, but it must be distinctly understood that it, is neither ]to be let, built upon, or in any way alienated from the purpose to which it is proposed to dedicate it. I have, &c, Alex. Willis,. . Under-Secretary. The Mayor, CromwelL: > Council Chamber, Cromwell, 28th Aprils 1870. Sik,— I do myself the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st ultimo, and beg to inform you, by direction of the Mayor arid Council, that although the laying the ground, out you are .kind enough to say shall be allotted to this Municipality as a recreation ground, would be a-great advantage and improvement to the town, it is possible that some of the inhabitants might think that some buildings might be a more substantial improvement, in the way of adding fund to the' Corporation, in the collection of rates, &c. They therefore trust that a few buildings would not be objected to by the Government..—l have, &c M George Jenour. . Town Clerk. The Secretary for Land and Works, Dunedin. r "

Provincial Secretary's Office, Dunedin, 20th May, 1870. Sir,—l have been directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, on the subject of the proposed Reserve for purposes of public recreation, south of Melmore-Terrace, and to acquaint you that the Government adhere to the terms upon which the reserve is to be made, as notified in my letter of the 31st March.—l have, &c, AltJx. Willis, Under-Secretary. The Town Clerk, Cromwell.

The following is a copy of a memorial on the Block IX. subject, which has been taken round for signatures, and which will be forwarded to the Superintendent through the Town Council:— ~ .-; . >' "■' ■\] To" HtsTlptror the Superintendent of the Province ** i;;-.. . , of Otago. The Memorial of the Ratepayers and Inhabitants of the Town of Cromwell in the said Province, humbly sheweth': 1. That, your memorialists, have heard with alarm that it is the intention of the Provincial Government to compel the residents of Block IX. in the town of Cromwell to be removed from the said Block, as notified by a letter from Alex. Willis, Esq., Under-Secretary, a copy of which is hereunder written:— (Here follows letber.) 2. That your memorialists submit that the Block is utterly unsuitable for the purpose for which it was originally set apart, namely, a recreation reserve, as the greater portion of the said Block is now submerged, and forms the bed of the Kawarau River. 3. That Dr Coughtrey's report did not specially refer to Blocfe IX., and since then the banks of the Kawarau have heen cleaned and sown with grass seeds, and otherwise improved. 4- That many of the residents of Block IX. obtained written have and sanction from the Municipal Council to erect buildings and dwel-ling-houses on the said Block, the first of which said buildings were erected in the year 1869 ; and numerous othei buildings of a substantial and expensive description have since been erected thereon. 5. That, in the month of September, 1874, the inhabitants of Cromwell signed a memorial praying that Melmore-Terrace should be reduced to a uniform width of f.f ty-seven feet, as many of the residents on the, smth. side of Melmore-Ter-race on Block XXVIT had and have encroached upon the surveyed line of road, the said Mr Marsh being among the number. 6. That your memorialists believe that any such interference (as contemplated) with Block IX. would seriously prejudice the town of Cromwell, and they are further of opinion that the present north and north-east line of MelmoreTerrace should remain undisturbed, and that the laud withdrawn from Melmore-Terrace on the south side, and opposite bo said Block IX., should be added to the said Block. 7. That Block IX., including the proposed addition, should be handed over to the Corporation of Cromwell as a reserve for the purposes of local revenue, or else be subdivided into sections and sold. 8. That your memorialsts have learnt that a copy of the letter from the said John Marsh to the Provincial Government has not yet been forwarded to the Municipal Council, and they are therefore unable to deal Specifically therewith ; but they confidently submit that the action of the writer thereof cannot le taken as an expression of public opinion. •9. That for some' years )ast the residents of Block IX. have been assesstd and rated by the Municipal Council of Cromwell, and by virtue thereof have exercised their right to and have voted at the various elections of representatives, both for the Provincial and Municipal Councils. Your memorialists therefora pray that your Honor will be pleased to reconsider the several matters herein set forth, and they as in duty bound will ever pray, &c. (Here follow Go signatures.)

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