THE CONVENTION.

Evening Star, Issue 4269, 1 November 1876, Page 2

THE CONVENTION.

The Roxburgh Council have passed following resolution'“ That, whiKedrinu to express ourselves as fa>irifr ennaiw the Superintendent intermitted welfare ef the Province, we cannot pertain i?“'. “ft therefore respectfully of Provincialiem will be the advent of settlement and prosperity to this district under f l^ • system, wmch we regret has unfortunately not been the case underJthe ProGovernment management. Wo also fed t© see the expediency or advisability of stepsbeing taken to resist the carryingbS of a has been 'passed bysuhira" IStoTS' tte noA “ eetin s of the Makeipwa road board, a discussion (which' is’ thus reported by the ‘Southland Times’) ensued on the reading of the. Superintendents, circular 4—“ The Chairman said it wouldjbe impossible for him to attend, as he was still suttermg to a serious extent from an injury 5? “£ MTvor suggested that the iSoard should appoint him to .take the chair- - on the occasion for he.was* ; de *tk on Proyindalism.' r .2& Toshauh re* bo, was chairmanof thfe Wai-.: Schopl Committee, and-could therefore# ifjhe chose, attend 1 the. Convention■■ ‘feds-•' pendent of tho Board. Mr G. Thom- ’ •on ominously asked—who pays ihe oostf The Chairman thought there was nh doubt as regarded that point; eachmah would hsye, to defray .his own exmnm. Mr Keith Remarked* tmrt if the 1 didn’t go himself, he wohld have te'&iTa substitute, whose expenses tnightbe "db^ 7 hayed by a vote from the Board/ Mr BaldyV replied m a quiet way. that it would be oh roods. As of “ rot.” Mr Keith reasoned that the Convention might lead tomore toads being to prevent the doing away with the Pro- ' vxnoea! Mr Toah&oh said'that' it# objsot was also to deal with other jnattsn, sunk as eduoation. The convefeatimT'thia became too vague and mixed-up for reportiM, and & <S%mt .vi ,*>, a •iiuv.;, ■