SUSPENSION OF THE COUNTY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 2, 30 November 1883, Page 3

SUSPENSION OF THE COUNTY.

Discussion mMc Cduii'cil." .',.''" .jjltoV-/ v_i4ttcyiJ:»i '•-••• .•iH : fiU"'' J i - A t Wejjnesdtiv's J meeting :of . the Oroua County Council 5 Cr Bailey wished to diAiihformed if the matter of getting/signatnxes: 4o< thepetitiofc'for the-su's- y pension of the Counties Act was being pushed ahead. — ~~ ( M&Bnty, lonpheing-referre'd/to,- stated he had ha&iivjery.: inherent- success ; numbers of the r ratepayers whom he had? :i«4nej*b'd )ir to sigh treating the matter lightly; H'esuggesbd that the members of the Council place /tha* matter before' the 'ratepayers ' whenever opportunity offered', as lie believed a' great many of the Ji ratepayers were entirely ignorant of*the nature, of the petition. £>< ;;i i- ' i: \ ir/ ' Cr Sk'ermatf objected -to 1 such a proceeding. He'underatood'Mx Biay had entered into an agreement to do certain works at a contract price, and he could not see why th^'Councillors should assist him i^jThe^wjvy --of suggestion. Cr Baih#SpdKe to thesame^effect. Mr Bray^pxpjained • that he did not wish ti^Gwncillofls to go. out oi their way tdf }gS3t,J%pdtureg, but nierely to give h^suoih a^si|^ce?fe:liiy m their power Is3h prdd'rtq fivcilitate the completion^ the, worfcv : r . Cr Walker -thought the Councillors might loo^at ttii&^atter motelenietly. !For his pariNb^h^no objeblioni'w hatever to give MlhSiay eyery^assistance he could. He Bilggented that the Crs. be supplied with copies of the petition and^ Whenever ' opportunity offered; place the 1 matter^b'e'fore-th^ ratepayers v Cr/Ppuglaivwjas inpKtced; to:jloofc .at the matter in.tbe.same^ght as Cr Walker, but at the 'same time lie understood when he was elected a C ouricill6r that the ma^r lotth&.eu^pensipnlof the County would be pushed' forwaid as much as rmssibje. pr^bse he would jnot be m the'Councifat ihe present time, if he had. any idei that , matter would UUne n postponed' to ah indefinite period, L jf .£, „,..,.,... ;> ; A^disWssion her took place as to the most feasible manner of placing the matterybefore, the i*atepayer3 so as to be full/'tindei-stooli'by them. x It - v/as. understood that the Councillors owtfin'slgn^ltf rei ! to the petition as c^po^PPJlfe, fofofo themu

We Tecerved' 3 * special' cablegram to the StaHDABD close to 5 o'clock last evening whieb,^ill~be4«indrel«ewhe»r -We had iust Kooe.to prew. and didj..uot care to delaTßnbnc'afionJnjorder feUMW***. nor we*W •i4telHgence ; oE.Bnffipieafe -import- , fcnce^.neceiaUatether^flßue of anExtra, vfhiojiw our usual practice