QUEENSTOWN TOWN COMMITTEE.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 269, 25 November 1865, Page 3

QUEENSTOWN TOWN COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the above Committee was held on Thursday evening, 23rd inst, at the Forester's Hall. Pressent— Messrs Weaver (chair), M'Dougall, Malaghan, Bowes, Burns and Manders (hon. sec.) The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Mr Haughton, M.P.C., offering his services to the Committee for anything required in the Provincial Council by them. Mr Manders brought up a report of the action he had taken in obtaining signatures to the memorial for forming Queenstown and Frankton into a municipality. It was ordered—" That the Hon. Secretary write to Mr Haughton, informing him of the resolution of the Committee in favor of District Councils, and requesting his support of the same." It was ordered—" That the Hon. Secretary write to Mr Haughton and inform him of the action of the townspeople in reference to obtaining a municipal council, and requesting him to support the petition; and also in obtaining a money endowment for the municipality." Ordered—" That Mr Manders' action in obtaining signatures to memorial for municipality be approved of; and that the same be forwarded, as previously directed, to his Honor the Superintendent." The Treasurer reported that he had in hand £l2 ss, and that about £7 was due on the dinner and pic-nic. The following accounts were passed:— R. Anderson and Co., steamer, £6 ; Warren and Willis, advertising, 10s; M. Malaghan, ales, £2 6s 6d; D. Weaver, wines, £2 10s; J. Bowes, engrossing address, £2 4s 6d; H. Manders, stationery and postages, 18s; J. M'Dougall, for pic nic, £9. Total, £23 9s. The other accounts were ordered to stand over, as they belonged to the town dues. A balance of 7s 6d in the pound was in hand, but another instalment of 8s in the pound was due from each resident to pay these accounts with. It was proposed by Mr Manders —" That the resolution of the Committee passed on the 14th September and confirmed on the 20th September last, fining absent members or members not present at half-past 8 o'clock, be duly enforced." Seconded by Mr Malaghan. Mr Bowes proposed, as an amendment — " That the fines be not inflicted." Mr Manders objected to the amendment, as being out of order, notice of motion being re quired to expunge any bye-law passed by the Board. Upon the votes being taken —Messrs Malaghan, Burns and Manders voted for the resolution; Messrs Weaver, Bowes and M'Dougall voted against it. The chairman gave a casting vote against the resolution. Proposed by Mr Malaghan—"That a subcommittee, consisting of Messrs Bowes, Weaver and Manders, inspect the new road and report thereon at the next meeting of this Committee." Seconded by Mr Burns, and carried. Proposed by Mr M'Dougall—"That the attention of the Government be called to the state of the Moke Creek track, to which nothing has been done since it was first made; and that they be requested to put a man on for a fortnight, to remove the landslips." Seconded by Mr Burns, and carried. Notice of motion by Mr Manders—" That at the next meeting of the Committee the subject of the fines due by members be taken into consideration." The meeting then adjourned to the 30th instant.

MEMORIAL FOR FORMING QUEENSTOWN INTO A MUNICIPALITY. To his Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Otago. The Memorial of the undersigned, being a majority exceeding two-thirds of the inhabitants of the district hereinafter mentioned:— Your memorialists desire that your Honor will take such steps as shall, as soon as possible, secure to them the advantages of local self-government by the establishment of a Municipal Council with the necessary powers and holding its meetings and having its seat at Queenstown, Lake Wakatip, in accordance with the terms of the 44 Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865." Your memorialists respectfully suggest that the Municipal District of Queenstown should be that defined by the course of the Shotover river from the Arthur's Point Bridge to its junction with the Kawarau river and thence to the Lake and as otherwise hereinafter described and as per plan hereunto attached. Your memorialists further suggest that the above district be divided into four wards. (Here follow the wards—South, East, North and West.) Your memorialists further pray you will be pleased to give to each of said divisions two municipal councillors who with the mayor or chairman, being elected by the ratepayers, may constitute a council of nine. And your memorialists will for ever pray, &c. (Here follow signatures.) ♦ Despite the changeable weather that has lately ruled the crops look very well.