DEPUTATIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 4041, 8 February 1876, Page 2

DEPUTATIONS.

This morning Messrs Barrowman and Nanmann, Councillor*'of nSoulhDuhedin. waited upon the Superintendent. Their'object was explained by - sr MtßAbbowman, who stated that there waa> family in the municipality of which the mother and infant child weie inflicted with scarlet fever-and were now in -the Hospital. -The father, who was. an old. pensipner, was tipcountry ju quest of employment, and as. the family had no means of subsistence the deputation wished to know what his Honor, as chair 1 - mari of the Central Board of- Health, could do.

His Honor:. I; cannot,do anything as chairman*, The Boa-d ha?; no funds. .Therepis power to rate thV distnct if necessary for'the carrying out of the purposes of the Act. Mr Babbowman : 'Being a recently-created municipality we have-no funds. .We think ilt the'greater hardship as the ■ family ha? only recently removed to the district from Caver- = : *' : •■•ir'! '• •..:..■"-): t-

His Honob pointed out that the Act gave the Governor power to place at the disposal of the' Central Board of Health any sum out ef the consolidated fond,, such Bum to be paid into the public account when recovered rfrom the local board. The Act then went on tosay how the inorify. should be raised by rating the district. <:• •'.. , . Mr Babrowman: We think the fever ; has arisen from the manure depot.:.",.-.; .. :- His Honor : You will have to see what you can do ihthe way of getting Conlribationßfrom the benevolent. It is hot" rfmohl cando. but I will; give; my mite. 'Unless you draw upon your rates everything must be voluntary. The deputation then withdrew.

Mr Btjbns, M.H.R,,introduced to his Honor Messrs Campbell; Jackson, Pilldngtbn, Talk*, : and Campbell, who again urged the desirabiHtiy of having the proposed municipality of Cranmore immediately proolaimedi •:' ; : or »•; ; His Ho.voß'mentiohed that at the request of the inhabitants of the- Halfway; Bush ißpad'M Board; ! he iad r transmitted the memorial praying, for.-.the municipality !to them; ■■> Since then the Roslyn Road Board had -asked for the document, and he had : told Mr Willis to forward it to them as soon as it was returned from the Halfway Bush. M* Talbot :*iWhat we want you to do is to S reclaim the municipality as soon as. you can: elay fe dangerous. •• ••' •• i», ■< m His Hpnob: I cannot proclaim it without giving the parties mtereßteM a of beingheard „ , '■■■•■■■•■-<u, r,.' ;:a I Mr Jackson' f*f the inatter asdelayed, some I of those who havd signed the: petition might be ' induced to withdraw iheir signatures. Inducements might be held out by the Road Boards t:of their borrowing powers. \ -'■ *' ; Mr Burns pointed out thai if Rpßlyn bad'not been...included, the. Maori Bill municipality would have been proclaimed befjoi'fi this.' • His Honob promised that there should be no •unnecessary delay in*the matter, aud the deputation withdrewJ / '.: ! :■■•-.»