Meetings of Pohangina Settlers.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 83, 2 October 1894, Page 2

Meetings of Pohangina Settlers.

A public meeting of the ratepayers of the Pohangina riding of the Pohangina County Council was held on Saturday at the room temporarily used for a State school. This riding comprises that portion of the Wauganui Harbor Board Block known as the Pohangina Small Farm Association No. 2 and the township. Mr Bayliss occupied the chair. Mr Finnis said he had been asked by the ratepayers at his end of the Block to stand for the riding. There were roads in his neighbourhood that ought to be made passable ; several of the ratepayers had to use Mr Bartholomew's tramway to get their goods along, and I as these roads all radiated from the township, he would also be serving the interests of the town by doing his best , for the roads referred to. Mr Wagstaff said the ratepayers would expect that the councilors of the different ridings woujd help one another in this I way. j Mr Goldfinch proposed Mr Charles Selby as a fit and proper person to represent the members of the Pohangina Association in the Pohangina County Council.— Seconded by Mr Sinclair. Mr Selby rose to thank the meeting for the honor done him, and if elected would do his best for tho riding. Mr Wagstaff Baid that the Board's Engineer had given him a bit of good news that day. The Minister of Lands has had the matter of the Wanganui Harbor Board thirds brought before him. The Wanganui Harbor Board have always denied their liability to pay thirds over to the local body for roadmaking, taking shelter behind their Endowment Act. The lato Mr Mac* arthur, when considering the question, thought tne Harbor Board was liable. If these thirds can be obtained they will help the new County very materially to get a good start. A vote of thanks to tho Chairman terminated the meeting.

A meeting of the residents of the township was held on Saturday afternoon in ibe room used for a State school to consider the advisability of acquiring a site on which to erect a Public Hall. Warden Brown said it would be of no use to apply to the Wanganrii Harbor Board, is they had no pqwer to grant leases. After some discussion it was resolved, That a committee be elected from among tnpse present, and the matter of acquiring the site to be left in their hand's. ■ The following gentlemen agreed to act a§ cpmmitteemen : Messrs Bayliss, Adsett, Sinclair^ Culling, Welsh., an<J 13rq\yn. A njeetiu" was announced a month from dato tq rcpoive tncif report.— Times.