THE CRANMORE MUNICIPALIIY.

Evening Star, Issue 4060, 1 March 1876, Page 2

THE CRANMORE MUNIC IPALIIY.

TA. ««psW*W of Messrs MftdielL Jackson, Todd.apd Campbell, waited upon the Superintendent this morning with reference to the above matter.

The Deputation said they wished to ascertain the exact position of this still unsettled matter—they were anxious to put it bn a fair basis and see winch side was in the right.'. , His HoNob said the Government were only waft. wg for the animadversions and reports of the H«Bf. wvfJ'wVfk “d Boslyn- Bead -Boards on the matter. Vhich they had been requested to forward. On the of these the EreputiTO would hold a special meeting and go into every hole ‘and obmer of the business with a view tb its immediate settlement after having weighed it properly, but it wonld be impossible to please all parties'. - The result would prove that the delay had not been unwise, as if the natter had beemrushed into at first and all these no. titions and pro tests had afterwards come up it would have been very unsatisfactory. There wouTdhe Some considerable modifications in the boundaries of the proposed municipality, as there was a quantity of agricultural land and some unregistered townships that could not, under the Act, be innlqded The deputation said they wenld be glad to hive these left out so long os the municipality was pro. claimed. A member banded in a list of Additional signatures in favor of the municipality, being those of householders in Woodhaugh -and MtOlasban’s and mentioned that the opposition party had gone , P^Wth^rS^^’ 8 WOtk t0 His Honor said it was very difficult to decide between such conflicting elements, And he Would not wonder if - the Executive, as in the .case of South Dunedin, appointed one of their own officers to go round the district and ascertain the true feeling of the'residents. -Whatever waathe result, there would have to he fresh legislation to deed with future cases. He thought ft was a pity all these suburban townships did not join on to Dnhedm and participate in its benefits. However, the sports of the two Boad Boards and all documents would be forwarded to the members of the deputataon, so that they would see the opposition side of the question fully. A member of the deputation said it bad been rumored that the other side were merely the matter till his Honor’s time as SuperinfcTOdenJ was up.

His Honoe said He was not aware that his would be up shortly unless he “kicked the bucket to-morrow. Anyhow, the office would be kept on. .