TAHUNA’S EXIT.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4492, 15 November 1922, Page 3

TAHUNA’S EXIT.

FROM PLAINS COUNTY. TERMS OF SECESSION. The Hauraki Plains County Council discussed terms of Tahuna’s secession from the Plains County at the Council meeting on Monday. The following report was submitted by the clerta; "Last week Cr. VVli.itechurch and I met a committee of the Piako County Council (the chairman, Cr. Walters ’, solicitor, Mr P. Gilchrist; and clerk, Mr N. Ray). The Piako representatives wanted information with regard to the Jahuna riding generally, and in particular the riding accounts and the loan. I supplied the information as well as I was able. "The question of the condition attached to your resolution agreeing to the secession was brought up and discussed. It .was agreed that I should recommend you to adopt the following procedure by way of separate resolutions :

(1) That the Hauraki Plains County Council proceed with l the legalisation of the Maukoro deviation, provided that, pn adjustment of assets and liabilities- with the Piako Council, the latter takes over as a liabiity half the cost of the deviation.

“(2) That the Hauraki Plains and Piako council's each resolve to proceed with the Maukoro’ deviation bridge and approaches under Section 119 as soon as the Tahuna area becomes part of the Piako Couhty, and that the Piako Council apply for the Governor’s warrant, and that the Hauraki Plains Council agree to pay half'the'cost.

“(3) That the Hauraki Plains Council resolve to allow the Tahuna area to secede to Piako County. "If these steps are taken, then the chairman of the Piako Council said he thought his council would pass similar resolution’s.

Cr. Mayn said the Piako County, on Mr Walters’ admission would derive a certain benefit from the Maukoro bridge, and he suggested that the Piako County be cited to contribute a portion of the cost. He took it that the Piako county would readily agree to pay a. portion. 1

Cr. McLoughlin urged that the matter be gone on with aS far as possible before the present council goes out of; office. Cr. Whdtechurcb said that if both councils agree to the resolutions the new councils could not alter them.

Cr. Mayn said the hanging up if these matters was detrimental to those works.

Cr. Whitechurch was quite willing that the matter be gone on with if it could be. The Council could "not go on with the bridge without the legalisation at the same time. Cr. McLoughlin would like to see both counties committed as far as possible. Cr. Mayn suggested that the Council meet the Piako Council in conference. He said he was assured by Mr Walters that there was part of a riding in the Piako County which be rated for the bridge. The chairman said they had everything worked out to take place as soon as the secession took place.

The resolutions set out by th]e clerk with regard to the secession of--Ta-huna were adopted. Cr. Mayn proposed a notice of motion that the Tahuna riding boundary on the north be the Maukoro Landing road and on the west the Tahuna loans area, and‘that the minute on the books of the Council relating to the Tahuna boundary on the north be rescinded.