Ongo and Apiti Loan Proposals

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 134, 6 May 1890, Page 2

Ongo and Apiti Loan Proposals

A meeting of ratepayers in the above •districtrwas *beld^n~tfre"h*ajl at Birmingham on Saturday 3rd May, to consider tihe loan _proposaifj. About' - 15Jsettleraatftendea Jhe Jineeting. \ Mf HorhJßrAvas voted %6 the* chain After staling the object of the meeting and reading the ad- • ve^iaementxe* the schedule of'warks'and ainqi\ht! of loß^/required,JMt.Horner addressed those present at considerable length .advocating the raising of this loan as soon as possible. -He considered it' advisable to raise the loan although the districts interested would probably form part of a new road distriot before long. Mr Homer read a letter in which Mr Marchant, in reply to Mr Homer, stated that the Land Board would sanction the taking of the thirds /from" [section's fronting the main road to pay interest on the loan. In Mr Homer's opinion the only thing that could ►he, done at .the meeting, wqulcl be to fix the place and time for the poll io be taken. Mr Moore wanted the matter threshed out a little moreV He would like some assurance that settlers on the bye roads would work hand in hand with those bn ithe . main road, whose thirds would be taken to pay interest on the loan. The expenditure would benefit every settler in the districts. '< !Mr ' IFergussoh considered that every settler in the districts interested should strive to -get. the loan although some thought the bye roads should be proceeded with, yet j^bat^ if* the mam road were not completed. The thirds from sections fronting the main road shpuld be used-. towards payment of intereftjon'ipan and ,|he balance -raised by special rate over the whole district benefitted. -, .-.,..-■ £*" • Mr Stent hoped that getting this loan would not prejudice the separation movemerit, that the /separation- should be proceeded with whether the loan was carried 'or'nbt. l Some discussion took plaoe as tb whether the poll could be 1 taken iv Birmingham Hall. ■ The chairman promised to ascertain. '. ■. ' ■•':•■■■ ■ '". X.A, ■■■■ . Besolved, That a poll be taken on Wednesday, 2lst JMay, in the Public Hall at Birmingham, if possible, failing that in Mr Palmi.r'B residence, Apiti. A vote of thanks td the chairman terminated the proceedings. ,