FEILDING.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 97, 22 September 1877, Page 3

FEILDING.

[Fbom oub l own Cobbespowßent.} -It will be, in the; recollection of some 6f your readers that a leiter v from . M r y A. F- Halcom.be .^tiie separation olE ! Kiwijea and Madchester Ridings from the Manawatu County, appeared m the ''N;' Z. Tinies,"andalspJ^ti:^Halcom^^ letter was subsequently noticed by Mr Sanson, jof Sanclon, the lattet gentleman's energy of character being displayed .to great advantage m his. perional opposition to/the' agent of the ; Feilding Corporation, w hom heevideni;iy believes to be an incarnation of the « ■ Nursery! Bogie. And;iHr»Sanson then announced how the Kiwitea settlers retiuested him^tp frame a petition for them against their separation from : thfc County; and that he had complied with that request. JNTeit \ve T4a r d" { an .an- ! m th© V Ni from r its b^rn Sandon Correspbn'dent; announcing, that the petition wus m the hands of an energetic committee; and i . that? vit j^iftuld ; be^moie TMmerbusly feigned-than other petitions m circulation m tha^ public spirited districts But the : jlSandon, Correspondent -.of i the^"! N. seems to omii a f e^yli!Sp^^ltdnt- ' ' J^tv m connection with- Mr. -Sajasbn's' anti-separation committee^ be- • come^ener^lly ktiip^n at, Feilding, very much to the 1 credit of .the nSandon people-^-which is, that, ii was proposed -^yk>piblic meeting there to fldopt an "^prarseparation petition,^ but as the meet: mg had been called for another specific purpose, it was suggested that a meeting should be .specially convened at - Sandon, ,to take into consideratipnthe; : advisability of! petitioning : v agaihsf the^ ! Reparation of tjke.ridings of ,Kiwitea arid Manchester fr<}in the Manawatu County. \]Dhe p^eoDle^ of j§andpn, m public mcct 3 ing assembled, 'decided . not tjo petition ; . against separation on the ground ihkp U; - was a mat^r fp^ the, sep^arafionists tiem-^ .Selve^ to eatablish^he^blainfs|by petip, , tionin'g. sfqr; it; iin jsufficiißnt numbera' tp '. fettle > ;j Sando^i; people iqr '.. this, decision, bujk it r vXif.% pit j that the -Sandon OprrespPn^" 5 • y inipntion , it;,, wtig. s fthe^tj^er x piece -of | iiei^Sr tKel •energSti^^dommittee vihat J|ad "charge:; oXrV^^^^'^^iii duei time^.yre co^&^ekrotMe&ctifei T fcanv^ss ': going^^;f^on., if Or signature's i! at i' r ';^al|3jn^a^'d;in^Q Kiwatea district, and Kpw,in|tea^'iof phdwiiig a draft of the Kpe^tion^to^^^^ tp- ; sfsre. shewn ..-a sheet of pap^r'; V^Ththout^jiy^ieiadjng,: -and if the person ; rasted^jto^sig'n r,equested: to see thepeiti- ' v w^t v : was unless he proved * ;, Einise^r tb/be so' f ayoirable to the object. . 'il'bsJtp^promise* to . "sjgn lt'4 but I liaye jad£ t , t i^eit *een' :.an^ pne inltjbis district '. sawj^the^ .petitibji. have_ heard, noyrever, ; a good^djtfijL,pr the ar'i - : "g^menfs^use'd "to indupe; 'people' tp sigii.. the loose' sheets of paper pn^ente4 ; *Jp /t;fi>ein^ land -they- were m tliat ■ " * Jir vse,paratipn ; #&£ granted : the new" icbiMtft of; the^wp;l ridings ofe^ l^ncWslerifafldtKiiHtea, an4jl fthat^fios'p. Ridings, should, berepreseiite.d!, ■• tiy tlier.i;v?o .gentlemen jijpw representing" • > ijbem in.' |he; fManawatu' Cotmcil. TKjs •."Vse,ems tb;ha^e £ bjeen;tlie belief, of no less f a^pj^o^|haJitypurj own intelligent 0*:- --._ resppndeu^j' ,jt^ o fi jirhen Joe ; jafely *;saiE;:|h%|yie'^e^^unt^ : Council 'wbufdbe; to . an absent Ppi^oratio^:;£.mien,agontie- ;/ inW / pf j ;his 'in|ejligen^e : Djeiifeve !/iJ|aid^is no^wjc^^^^^^Tan active signat^^n in^he Ma^ir • JpwiteaT [ B&in'gV should .^JfovlelgpC.-Sl names iaf V;Cbunty elec|brs thft progb^^ j th^ anti^separatibri petrabnv\against the 285t separatipnV. 2^ eie^ , that responded to the call of "tHe aiti^^ f? :Gommittee thatywas !to j hstve ejected •■ • ' $uch wbnd(?rs r ! in J ,tKe wiiy '; 'of getting . Signatures '" ' to ! i; thieic ' petition. , \'. Ifut ' only 28 of tbe n&w Kii^tejL 'C JCpunly .;electbrs ? fifgnfecl; \ it, therejfare ;i "lioness than 408 names on the petition; i^anid-pf number 32f names are?(en- ; inj batches foUowin^, each !^'6tß«r^wbibh' is^a":^s^^ ? / thinjgtp':liave t :bccu^ A itxiim^pqij those dupUcato 1 signatures are residents of Palinerstbnj a place that got its own , separation ffpibtne 1 (fonvfty:, but I can- !; iyot tMiilc thaif 4C«, les¥ 32 .perscwbs, Xesy^ dent m the TManawattf, could have been . ri gpfe^pffer '^deliberate-misult to ■% w^6^iomraunity, and the anti-separatjpn rt j^titibh is a ddbf^ f right ihsWt tcTeyery . .roan that signed the.separation petition^ : wilT^rantthe prayer of - *ha^> insulting- peHfeibtf than Parliament will ■endorse" the' insult offered iby it.---1 vThe'^petitibn' be it 'observed is not; the petition Jof tahy. ratepayers or county ..electors, although 28 such electors of 'ihe ne^;^^^^y^'Biif|ijß>^ii% but it is said to be the petition of iima 'pwnersj ; Settlers, and residents : jof the.^cbuiily of lf MJ^^t^i and'ttiiit accbrirfts i for' 1 the' :%dt^hkt labCTPers 1 wilhb^it )s^v stake' in the county were asked fto: sign it/ J 4 know one^laborer refused to'jiign *.*' it; because he ha*d no interest m it^ bjat^ Kp'winany other 'Bird^i ; of are' ■ 4mbng the; anM^sepai^tion petitioners P But even they might noit.be prepared tb^ as =this Sanspn petition does. •:•; be to let those T^hbse aames appear^^ ParKambnt . signed; to the insisting .petition see whitt Mtis that they a^e "maae Jia^ of the 289 county electors who haVe petitioned • : for Bepa'raiibn. ! ; >^ 'l»fciThat Wti -cotiMy ■ efectbrs, |bat' signed the petition can m no true sense ,^g& the term be^i^dt» , be settlers. >; v 2ndv Tliat ( the!"' anti-separatidh petii? ' tioners" hie welf assured that inanyj of f*H® Pj?™°ns who have signed^the pefatioii : fere virtually subject to Corporation cpn- ■ >trorarid'cperlsion. ■ / {^;-- -; ' •'•'.■■■''..("> t^&a* 1 TKit it v woiild' ptftrage pn & iommont sieirte aUbw^eildiii& to ;be^^ ; "cp^^cbumy'toVh:"-- S~~- - !<*»•>

4th. That Feilding is dominated, and ruled by the servants o£ a non-resident Corporation. As the activ e.committee m charge of the petition cdisrally- guarded | the/contents of the_ petition from becoming publicly known, until they could no longer conceal them, those who i signed it and others may now hare sotne interest m seeing the assurance with which Parliament is petitioned to endorse the insult that is offered to the 289 county electors who have petitioned to be allowed the of local selfgovernment, . I thought of sending a copy of the Bame bjat really, it is better for the Feilding. people '. hot to see the names of those who have so grossly insulted i them published, but I j send you a copy 61 the petition for the information of all parties.. 'ivi; • ;-'-'■ '4?dtHß Honourable the Speaker and . . Members of the Legislative Coun : ' . eil.in Parliament assembled, the' .. /humble, petition, of the under- '■} ..I .signed :—n } Shewefch-r-* i. . „ • '1~ ; , • • ; fli(at;yettf petitioners are i iianpV dfiji^tn, Settlers, and Eesidents of the*. tJbtraty of Manawatu, . and have beconie aware that aJPetition to His Excellency the' ; UoTernor, .for the, dismemberment of the said County under the fourteenth section of the Gbunfcies iLeti is m course of preparation and signature*,: '■„■■:■ V „- That your. Petitioners believe it to beprobable'itnat/the said Petition will receive, a Suflcient iiilrribel' of signatures* to meet' , the requirements of the Counties Act, m lo ' cernect, but^^hey r-humbly, "submit' that its*' spirit arid nrcetitibri; ■ owing to the' exceptional^ circunistan'ces of the case, will be entirely defeated atfd destroyed should the prayer 6f't"hiWeiki<iH tie granted. ' That'/ari examination of the Petition to HisEtcelleh'oy/itfhich is relied on to secure . sep^BtldhV ? w^iiprove that a very large proportion, amounting to nearly the whole iiumber of the 'Signatures, are: those of persons residing orowning property on the 'land sold, or agreed to be sold by the Government to the Manchester. Corporation, and known as ..the Block, of which only: a few thousand acres are actually bccupiiedy .'.tK^'niost 1 of , the said persons reside, '^tH^ltHeyviilage' communities: of Feilding aM'Halcombe Town,' and can m no true sehpe" of-the term be said to be '■ "settlers "f witßin the proposed new County. ; ; Aitd that _nipreov ; er;yoar.Petitio(riertf: drfe well thepterso'tte who haveBigned: the iiE'etitiq'ti aife virtually under the control and-—Bubje*ct to the coercion of ferraflts'ipf 'Ctjiei Manchester Corporation. :; -jThaf while it would not be unreasonable • tKat the: -ToWnship of Feilding should now v or'hereafter. begoine ia borough, sunder the ' iMunieipa^ Cprpprat>pns,Act, your Petitioners submit that it would be an outrage 1 j,on : commpn.aenße,;:and completely destruc- , • f tiye ;pf"'tKe" spirit and intention of the ; ' Counties Afetj :r to permit' a small town, dominated .and ; by the agents and gefiatHiJoi Corporation to ..tspeßife aTneV County of which the said agents and servants would have the' almost ■absolute i 1 control- and managomeut for an pSfttbrf^; ' • ''"' Vi ; '■■■ Tliat your Petitioners verily beKeYe that . Beparatipu f !of :i the : County of Man l-awat^wotfld;-not conduce to the advance-, iment of "the diafcrictfgenWally, and therefore ipray::that should: His Excellency issue the Proclamation prayed for your honorable house .will pass a Resolution m term's of tKe' fifteentjhsSßcfcon of tbe t Counties Act, or preyent-inl Bb'me'iway the d'ismfem'beriEtent of the' County of jMana'vfata. And your Fctftipirers will ever* praiy.-