PUBLIC MEETING AT TINWALD.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1920, 20 April 1880, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING AT TINWALD.

A public meeting, presided over by Mr Graham, washeld yesterday (Monday) afternoon in the Tinwald Hotel. About twenty-five ratepayers attended. 'The chairman explained that the meeting had been called to consider tho quosfion of separation from the Longboach Hoad Board district. Five years ago ho had been in favor of separation, and had not yet altered his mind. Since Graham’s road had been made nothing had been done for the district, and there was no likelihood of anything being done. Tinwald had never received a fair share of attention from the Longbeach Hoad Board, and tho only thing they could do was to separate from it. Great stress had boon laid on the expenses which tho establishment of a new Board would involve, but he saw no reason why it should not be earned orveconomically. Mr Carter moved meeting approves of separation from the Longbeach Road Board district, and requests Messrs Carter, Graham, and E. G. Wright to present a petition to tho County Council, requesting a new road district to be constituted, to be called tho Tinwald-Winslow road district, and to comprise ail that block cf land lying between the boundary road and tho railway Hue.” The motion was seconded by Mr B. Ede, and carried unanimously. The chairman then read the petition, which is to bo submitted to the ratepayers for their signatures. It was to the effect that, although tbe land in that district was far poorer and of lighter quality than the Longbeach swamps, it was assessed at a higher rate because of its proximity to the railway, and no proportionate advantage had been received. The Longbeach Road Board had constantly refused to form the so-called boundary read, and declined to attend to tho wants of Tinwald. Too much money had been spent on making roads through swamps requiring expensive bridges and culverts, for which a special rate should have been levied on landowners immediately benefit ted. Tho meeting then terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman.