TE KUITI TOWNSHIP AND WAITOMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 31, 24 May 1907, Page 2

TE KUITI TOWNSHIP AND WAITOMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

Ever since the formation of Tc Kuili township there h;is been some doubt as to the. position ol' the lownship with ref;nr< 1 to the Wailonio County Council. The position of the Tc Kuiti streets and the Council's responsibility in Ihe mailer, was brought up al (he April meet in;.'; of the Council, and a committee was appointed to ;;el information and place the results before the Council al the last mcctinr,. In (lie course of the investigation il was deemed advisable to obtain lc;jal opinion on Ihe matter, and (he followm,:; Idler from T\]r Swarbricl;, solicitor, to the Council, was read at I lie last meet in;', : 1). 11. l.usk, Chairman Wailomo County Council, Te Kniti. Dear Sir, - In reply to your leitcr of 711 >, I understand thai Tc Kuiti is a Native township laid out under " The Native Townships Act, I>S<)_S." By section 11 of thai Act a plan of ihc township ha:, to be deposited in (lit- ollice ol (he District Land Registrar, land by :;ec lion XI), the effect of depositinr, such

a plan is to vest all the road:-; shown therein in the Crown as public roads, and no further dedielalion is required. By "The Native Township Local Government Act, the inhabitants of a Native township are constituted a corporate body, somewhat similar to the corporal i< >n of a borough, with power to levy rales, and by si e lion )l, all roads in the towir.hip arc placed under the control of liieCoun cil of the township, wh< isc business it is to at lend to I bll. ' i lie ( on nty Council lias therefore nothing to do with the matter, it v- Ihe people in the township who should move, y.el a Council appointed lor the township, rate themselves and do (he work. Yours truly, A. Svvauiikick. The letter gave rise to some discussion by the Councillors, and in view of the opinion e.\ pressed, Ihe following resolution, proposed by Cr N. I. 11 mil, and seconded by ('r ( )rinsbv, was carried : I hat the lei Icr from MrSwarbriek ibe strictly pieserved, and Ihe subject of rating Native townships be one of the principal items to be brought before the Minister for Public Works; by the delegates appointed to meet him."

TE KUITI RACES, <■ Interest in tin- above meetinr,, which takes place on May 2 .-jib, has extended considerably durin;; (lie nasi week. The Committee has worked hard i>> have every(hinn in order, and a successful ;;:illu j'iiu V is assured, providing lhc weather is favorable. A considerable amount of work has been done on the course, which is now in excellent order, thou,",h the r.dinjv will be a trillc heavy. The acceptances for the various events are j'.ood, and decent fields should face the starter, except in the 1 Ton)' Knee, in which there will probably be only two contestants. The ) c kuiti Cup has attracted a really j'.ood licid, and the 11 ui'dle K aces are also well pa t ionised. A fair number of visitors are expected (Void Kihikihi, Te Awanuilu and oul lyin;; districts. The followin/', are su,';;U's(ed a:, bcine, likely to inn well in the different events : Maiden I lurdles : I'iloitoi and tone (if started). Maiden I 'late: Kosede and Sunshade. Cup : Pukcnui and Muriwai. Handicap Hurdles; Muriwai and Pitoiloi. Flyin/i; Handicap: Pukcnui and Rokoana. Pony Race : Miss Gertie.