MR G. F. RICHARDSON AT FORTROSE.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 305, 13 November 1883, Page 3

MR G. F. RICHARDSON AT FORTROSE.

. A public meeting, jContenijdibT^.B. A j Fortrose Hote.HOdfci^ftß^i in the chair^ After, the meeting had been duly consti-j tuted, ":'.\i/n'.L¥A , „ , j MrG. F.'RicttaWsonJßddressed it atcon-j glderablelength.;,. f H«, : J?ega^. hj, referringftq • a itiattev whicfthad^'ciused some misunderr«tandii^Tiiaf,"^at thote^b^fy-wlioliad pai4 <(t their ?aff»s t iyjßre ; t:eiilbitledrrfo'.:vqt6 :at county; He read.BeQtjon, jq.bearing.qn the matter; iind staged; 16at* Be „.Eact taken an, -biiinioaf aboufc- tjhe'irtatterJ with" ; the insult that it .had be^decides «pIL should v " be marked up ti» tt'e night beXorejtb^e election, 1 to record a disputed vpte^but by prodoetion oi the_rate .receipt,- He -might say that who 4 *er« 'iraa-.eleetedj wouiar-not be Very, ?h'app/ pMtitti.'^There' was 1 a L clear bailee to tH credit .oL.the riding: of nepily X250,; and^its'JSDare'ol !He' cbit of the county office*, b^f iL^6|. .1n../act,the.'rid-! iagsnad all bt en spending 'in excess of their retentfi' for ! gbmi?Ty«aTi ' past. Up to September 20, 1883, the :Fprtrojw riding had Jtapna<Sdl7926 7s- fidj 1 including tfnder the ; Arxangftment a sum 0f,L297 9a 6d,; while the ,tptal revenue had I t^lntip : to'tne!Same date 1j7^63 11s lOd, an ex««Mi)M462;'ifs 7d: iTteWynOtiam Ming . had jap to, thq same date spent L1 9, 6^9 2% sd, including L 302 0s 2d (Roaitsand Bridges)! 2SaSst f a revenue 0fL17,031 lie Bd, an excels' b^JO6ll 109 9di '• He considered: that the 1 in 7 the., ridings, would result in; revenue te that of Toi Tods. The; "ißo^Rtiralae of'tHe'couhty for the cdrrent year| „%af 14j2?£,098. ..: A ninth of this: would be ' L 47 t s,ooo,w^ile the present value of . the Xoii ¥aY ii448,00b. lie hoped that /repj, the ;Boads and Bridges Aefe and apM^Eriations. the,; riding would get five er bix Pb]«uiisn.£l -ppunds. With reference to tlie, iroads ih'the Otara bfbek he said' there was a sumof LB7O^t6' :the r ctddii bi that block. NQWthe Waste Lands Board had to approve * of 'these roads, which had to be shown on a itt <r d3tfiftd-ma'p. He thought it would be much , better to give the county carte blanche in «tb,e Matter.^ '.This, L 370 TV,as due in March last, and authority could not yet be got from WelKhfffcon to have it expended, but as soon as-thit was done th£§bm in question, which might .then be LSGOLwould, it was to be : trusted, bepfopedyapplied. .Since hehad been chairman of the. Counor}. he had come to think thatweh^''aa-O#do9a of local goTeromeat, llsjosM& s - we were hetiged • wnnd-Md brou|ft^«t every turn. 3t ' ' thought a reesot of ;flie county.syatam highly necessary, and would be ia favor, of reducing them in numbe^ and increasing thfin! •ia (?iKfi „e*£eudi£g JtKeir; ' powers, Jncludiiig.. among those Jast the; adpiinistrationflf ,matteia pu^ely^loca^, A He e4'ufeto»tea thfcni^d^imhtioried police, postj and telegraph, locar 'railways, a«d others; - The present systenvdf contracting railways ' hfehat^ri^as'ir^tflful.ij^h'are'rarei'eno i^th^,wXj,^ng* in ■course; «f construction ln^oudiJaJicU} Theße r were';mac[e fora little distance ana theft a)ioV«^ -to languish in an unfinished stataei instead of concentrating our strength old otff and adding: Jtpthe revenue im-' 'jpdiately^ ," v cjffmc w^fes sihould, be done on 'the same prineipieiaiprivate ' onefii and he ;;/' : - 'off W.|minm£J^{^u|fcuon resumed . The •MikiiSnafiisafd they, coultt not deny it^'Mrßtciiaiasdnfiaa'gone into thesubiecie^aastiYely 1 ; i . l HejnYJ(;^,.d,tif^"^ pt^a 'l&tiBm? th^y''weVe<*'ifeally; entitled to the >&maMgG'& fleWr^.Mynieift money. from th^ v^nt^^uMs^sUhe" propw\bßdy to : Wply* He alao understood that* large "sum v ;5t mm** m fl||W^4^9,«>44ie*l6>k.

M *^*^^fS^y? ff '* ?^ — ; — — I Mr Richardson repeated- his remark that the Council should ;b£ve (fafteJblancJien The Waste Lands Board .-had been written to, JandT-tillS rfeply} jfrom Wellington;- was; re • Veive'd they could not even lay 'off the wpyks. They nrast^whit till the Government «aw fit. I Further replying: to Mr, Millar, he that the ! .Gpy^rnmenthxote Existed only- ,Qn ? paßer. ; • . , • (* l "ITfe 11 ofcJtlttnan 1 ' Jmjrgested I> tliat w "motton should be p&'efeflLinrgirig.: the Government to hand ov?r the amount due to the County ■Council for theii* expehditnre. • :, A motion to that effect" wns made by Mr Bruntou, eeconded by Mr Elliot, and unanimously 1 carried. ■-"'•'■ -:i--'----_ i' ■'■ -'■ Mr Bichardson expressed. an opinion that »ll ; suoh moneys, would. be asked for by : the .(tk>rim.ii. - \ ' ,' •'■:,'.-■,""'•'■»•'; ' Ift Jifllar proposed Wr .JWchardwn : »s a fiuifnWe candidate for the riding. ifr,Miln» tosh seconded*;; The motion was ca^Bed by acclamation, itrid.the nomination pa.per was ihereuj)on 'filled- up arid handed for transmission,, to the returning officer at Wynd'hani. ■"■'" : '" • ..•/. '• ■; "'<;•;■;■,'-. ' Vote's" nfthar' g to" the Breaker and to the chairman <■' } eluded a most unanimous meeting.