Wanganui and Patea District Board

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 69, 19 November 1885, Page 2

Wanganui and Patea District Board

• ■♦ . The first meeting of the " united districts" of^Waiganui and Patea, under the Hospitals ;r and Charitable Institutions "Act of la9t<; session, was held in the Borough Council Chamber on Tuesday last, Nor. 17, commencing;.at 12 p r 'clock,.iippjh =lE Pre«ent —Messrs Freeman B; Jackson (■Wanganui Botough) r Poken/( Wanganui County, ' tWaitbtara ai Couiity), Wilson (fongitgkei CoiintvVfteckett (Marton Borough),! Macarthur (Feilding Borough), Thynn^^ (Manawatu County), Homer. and Hunter (Patea (3ounty)j Adams, and Gurrie (Patea. Borough). MrJackson m^ was voted the cfiair. The Chairmian having introduced the business and rtadia memorandum from; the Premier, on the subject of the business of the Board, referred to. the " united 1 district*" phase of the act, and stated that he hraself thought it was a'■ greaf' mistalce;' *- He-would like to hear what thb Pate* members thought about it. Mr Adam»V the Mayor of Hawera, said tie' tho%ht it was a great blunder. The 9 'people of Patea could not,,under|tand what was the - meaning of giving . theni entire tsin£ them. ..up^.ta .^affiwhju^ for charitable aia^urp\>sW/>v Xfi^jgwhed to manage^ their ojra^affaijtt.in 'such matters, and hei was of< Opinion? that under clause 32 of tiie^aot^/thealiDard had power to peri^ them t6 do so. Subdivision of Etotnet^a* Mr Thynne's 'motion, wnich was seconded b^Mrl^lsMM^l^^^ discussion earned, a^J^ *** Peat's dissenti^gr ypice^ yas at follows •— " y^^&aa& i4iy»de , the district into ttie foUowing subdivisions—vis.^ <Thtf. .'B6rangHv>and Countryiof Patea ? BangitßE<»i Couniy, Marton Boroughj i Fefldin^ ii So#ugh, Pa^erston;B^ugh^ twites. Boad Board, Ma^hs^' J fi6^rßßoard, Mianawatu Xtoad. Boards JatuU Eoad. Board, fi^combej^oa^ Boo^L j^Eura- > Mna Boad Board, iWanganu>£|prough, Wanganui Coun^ ajDtd^ 3fViitotara County, and that each.^tabdivision shall be Uable to *ontrib£it« -to the support of the charitable aid L ih its own subdiyisien." t Secdri9l(d'Vby Mr E. Wilson. Mr Macarthur «nd Mr Thynne . ©arolained tha^ o<{i(S operandi nnder^ tte reM4uti(H^ would be for each body to '•ftju^Date ; j^ie^tmonnt it would require foi the.ye** fp««haritable purposes, and toicontnhuie to the District Board on* half of sush amount. -The* money thus paid in would be supplemented; liy/fli^'Qo^rern--ment subsidy, and w&tdd,We^ (J De t paid back to me "'l^ptob^tm^/i bodies to be by 3 them.!exm9de^^j.^hns 4l eacb. local body would h^yeipawer, $$qr and be held responsible for it^Mmanagement of its^own charitableiaeliefsL, Chairmanship . — Mr; . * Macarthur moved, and Mr Wilson Miconded. That Mr Jackson be ap^hted ct&nrnmh for the (^uiteMe Aid B^rd^nheWt««l district of W^anganm l and,^a?oa\"\Car-Bankers.-i-On the, mpti^n Mr Macarthur it; was resolved jkbi draw lots as to which bafck atould aav.^ the board account. The ballots wwdted in favor of the Banlc of Near 1 Seaiand. Next Meeting.— Mr Thyrine moved, That the next meeting of flic; board be held on the Ist week in" February, | unless thn chairman 'seM.'reaspji for ! calling it , sooner, ,'.'and. that !;«» *^ c meantime the cWrman jbjß^ipowared to draw, cheques to repay.- ua jrabdivisions the amounts repexrad from them.-^Carriedi :■■'■ ' ; c- : f j«-*a The United Board then r «ids6urned.