Palmerston-Waitapu Small Farm Association.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 31, 4 July 1885, Page 2

Palmerston- Waitapu Small Farm Association.

The following is' the copy of the memorial sent to. the Minister of Lands by twenty-five members of tha Small, Farm Association :— ■ . . :V To the Hoh.vMinistei: of Lands—Understanding that a resolutios submitting the name of a. surveyor to. carry ■qiitthe survey of the Waitapu Block for the Palnierstori- Waitapu " Small Farm 'Association will be forwarded "f or. ratification or otherwise by the Government we the undersigned, as member of. the same submit the following facts for consideration prior to a decision being arrived at. - ', 1. The meeting at which the matter was discussed was irregularly v called, a large nuinb.er of the members not having had any notice convening the same. : 2. That certain parties who were not. members of the Association were present at such . irregular meeting and voted on the question. ■ ■ ~ - i - 3. That the question put and resolution which was carried was, "That M'rWv'H E. Flyger " should be appointed as isiuch surveyor. . , .','■'.;■ ■ '■ . .4. That after the resolution was thus put and carried, the said W. H. R. Flyger, who acted as secretary at the meeting, iriserted;withqut authority the name of T. W.Downes, and we understand that 'an application has-been or is about^to he niade to appoint this latter gent|enian ;in i ' Flyger'B place, it having transpired tliat Mr Flyger is not an r authorised surveyor, which renders it necessary that he 'should procure some deputy whom the" Govern?, ment authorities would recognize. 5. That the amount of Mr Flygei-'s charge is £145 odd m excess of . the tender of a well-known and 'reliable isurveyor who tendered for thb same^ * 6. That without impugning the character or ability of Mr Downes, we object to this amount being thrown away, or that a gentleman-would be nominated by /Mr; Flyger for the purpose of putting money into his pockets against the interests of the members generally. .7. That the Government authorities m sanctioning this irregularity . would do an injustice to a large number of the mem-, •bers, ; and' we ! respectf tjlly . suggest .'thiii ttie* department should tibt'ratify ! the ap-^. pointment upon "public gtounds,'*;and' . should insist that either :tenders;-be oalled* or that the Government should undertake 5 the survey at a rate limited, m.' the. rulers, jand thus ensure lihe work bemg .carried ; 6ut prorhptly ' and effectuallyli We'iikye the honor to be, t etc, 25 memDersV';^' ■.■ : "> The surveyor-General • wrote m- reply ;as follows:— ' . :^:c-' -;:• •' : 'j^:;l :\ ' Gentlemen, — I have been directed rtp: acknowledge the receipt of your memdr- : ial, oft the {date quoted, m the mari gin, addressed* to the Hon. the Minister of Lands, relative to the action taken by the Palmerston rNorth Small- Farm As- , sociation,; m the appointment ; Mr ;W. H.ißi Finger as surveyor to the Association, and requesting the ■Goyernment not^ to ratity such appointnieht for reasons Instated. In' reply I arnto Inform 'you ' •that Under 1 the 'circumstances the Government can only- agree to one of two, courses, namely : — Ist. <That the Association invite, tenders for the survey, on a specification proposed by the Survey Department, or 2nd. That the Government undertake the survey. The Asso-